Bim Sherman - Solid As a Rock - original promo video

The late great Bim Sherman was a reggae singer gifted with a haunting, ethereal voice that reached into the very heart of his listeners. In the mid 1970s he recorded a small but perfectly formed showcase of classic roots tunes as a young struggling singer in Jamaica, He later moved to London where, as part of the post-punk reggae infatuation, he made a name for himself recording with Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound label. He became part of various musical collectives associated with On-U Sound, such as New Age Steppers (alongside Ari Up, formerly of The Slits), Singers And Players (with Congo Ashanti Roy and the late Prince Far-I ), Dub Syndicate and Justice League of Zion. He also recorded a handful of solo reggae LPs. Towards the end of his life, Bim Sherman took a whole new musical direction. He went to India and re-recorded his classic 70s roots tunes alongside a full Indian classical orchestra in Bombay, creating his masterpiece LP, the highly acclaimed Miracle. This opened Sherman up to an entire new