Israel Vibration

The members of Israel Vibration were born in Jamaica. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skeleton" Spence all contracted polio at an early age, and met in a rehabilitation center. After going their own ways and joining the Rastafari movement, they later met in Kingston and began recording in 1976. The name Israel Vibration stems from the fact that funding for their first album came from The Twelve Tribes of Israel sect of Rastafari. Their first album Same Song was released in 1978. After releasing two more albums, Unconquered People (1980) and Why You So Craven (1981), the band broke up in 1983.



In 1988 each member of Israel Vibration separately approached Doctor Dread, who recommended that they reunite. Their first release after reuniting was the critically acclaimed Strength of My Life (1989). They would go on to release more music -- including several dub albums -- throughout the nineties. Apple Gabriel left the band in the late nineties to form a solo career. Their following release Pay the Piper (1999) is considered inferior due to Gabriel's departure. The remaining members still tour to this date.

Discography

* The Same Song (1978)
* Unconquered People (1980)
* Why You So Craven (1981)
* Strength of My Life (1989)
* Dub Vibration: Israel Vibration in Dub (1990)
* Praises (1990)
* Forever (1991)
* Vibes Alive (1992)
* IV (1993)
* I.V.D.U.B. (1994)
* Survive (1995)
* On the Rock (1995)
* Dub the Rock (1995)
* Sugar Me (1995)
* Israel Dub (1996)
* Free to Move (1996)
* Live Again! (1997)
* Pay the Piper (1999)
* Practice What Jah Teach (1999)
* Jericho (2000)
* Dub Combo (2001)
* Fighting Soldiers (2003)
* Live & Jammin (2003)