Sylford Walker

Sylford Walker (born c. 1955) is a Jamaican reggae singer who first recorded in the mid-1970s and, with reissues renewing interest in him, returned to recording and performing in the 21st century. Since year 2025, he with his cousin Rachaad Amjarii collaborates with french Soundation Sound System, operated by selecta Mackafyah. Early 2025, Sylford Walker releases a new LP entitled Good Encouragement featuring 20 tracks on two records, on the label Sunvibes Music.

Biography

Born in Penlyne Castle, St. Thomas, Walker relocated to Kingston at the age of nine.

Walker began working with producer Glen Brown, although his first releases were recorded for Joe Gibbs in 1975, including the singles "Burn Babylon" and "Jah Golden Pen" (written in 1974 while serving a prison sentence for possession of marijuana), Walker drawing comparisons with Burning Spear. His most productive period was working with Brown in the mid-late 1970s, singles from the era including "Lamb's Bread" and "Eternal Day". His debut album, Lamb's Bread, produced by Brown and mixed by King Tubby, was recorded in 1978, but not released until Greensleeves Records and Shanachie Records issued it ten years later. In The Rough...

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