# Inspiration Information - Amp, Sly & Robbie

**URL:** https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432
**Category:** Records/Books
**Tags:** amp-fiddler
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432 "2020-05-06T10:23:25Z")
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### Author: ![silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/silentboatman/32/11_2.png) [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432/1 "2020-05-06T10:23:25Z")

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Since I’m still waiting on that purple/pink vinyl release of Motor City Booty, I continued to [dig deeper in the world of Amp](https://pfunkforums.com/t/amps-group-space-cadets-whaaat/419). So I got the _Inspiration Information_ record from 2008. It’s a collaboration with Sly & Robbie and recorded in Kingston, Jamaica. A great blend of soul and reggae!

 ![amp_inspirationi_nformation](https://pfunkforums.com/uploads/default/original/1X/08e65f29c87f1af5af50855b937bd431f928e79b.jpeg)

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My favorite track so far is _Blackhouse (Paint The White House Black)_. But I don’t know, there are lots of great tracks.

https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2593559818/size=large/tracklist=false/artwork=small/

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The vinyl doesn’t have the track _Be Alright_ as the CD/digital release have. But I had to get it anyways 🕶. Here’s a great promo clip about this album.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3zAkOQmPnZo/hqdefault.jpg "Inspiration Information Interview Amp Fiddler, Sly & Robbie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zAkOQmPnZo)

In that clip, Sticky Thompson plays a strange but really cool instrument around 7:20. Anybody knows what instrument that is?

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@Ampidelic Thanks for releasing quality stuff!

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### Author: ![MrSuperNobody](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/mrsupernobody/32/311_2.png) [@MrSuperNobody](https://pfunkforums.com/u/MrSuperNobody)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432/2 "2020-05-06T11:06:37Z")

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A Brazilian instrument called a Cuica!!!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ohs3ZYYnAh0/maxresdefault.jpg "Tamborim, cuíca, ganzá, berimbau") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohs3ZYYnAh0)

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### Author: ![MrSuperNobody](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/mrsupernobody/32/311_2.png) [@MrSuperNobody](https://pfunkforums.com/u/MrSuperNobody)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432/3 "2020-05-06T12:00:31Z")

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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R1Qee42jCf4/hqdefault.jpg "Airto Moreira - Celebration Suite") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Qee42jCf4)

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### Author: ![James\_Flessas](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/james_flessas/32/1060_2.png) [@James\_Flessas](https://pfunkforums.com/u/James_Flessas)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/inspiration-information-amp-sly-robbie/432/4 "2020-08-14T09:19:30Z")

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Be alright is actually my favorite cut on this , bummer they left it off , I have some soundboards from Amp at a few jazz festivals that are worthy , his bassist on one cut is plugged into a vocorder and sounds sharp as hell