The Montreal-based reggae outfit Kali & Dub Inc. was formed in 1986 by Hayes "Kali" Thurton. Kali was born in Trinidad, but in 1972 he and his family moved to Canada. While studying science at the University of Toronto, Kali got hooked on the local reggae scene (populated as it was by greats like Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles and Johnny Osborne). After a few years of gigging around Toronto he moved to Montreal, where he was a member of a couple of bands (including Selah, who opened for UB40, Steel Pulse, Gregory Isaac, Black Uhuru, and The Clash) before he put together Kali & Dub Inc. They released a couple of albums on vinyl (the EP I'm posting today and a full-length named Human Rights) and two CDs (Rise Up, which was nominated for a Juno, and Weapons of Mass Construction). Over the years, Kali & Dub Inc. won a number of Toronto and Montreal music awards and shared the stage with a lot of international reggae greats (including The Wailers, Burning Spear, Aswad, Ziggy Marley, Black Uhuru, The Meditations, and The Mighty Sparrow). These days, Kali is still very active within the Canadian reggae scene, although he performs as a solo act.

The entirety of Uncensored Reggae was written, arranged and produced by Kali, and was recorded in 1988 at Madgic [sic] Studio and Secret Studio (both in Montreal). The band consisted of Kali (lead and background vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards), Lincoln Leslie (background vocals), Allison Smith and Sophie Delorme (keyboards), Joanna Peters (background vocals and percussion), Anand Sahai (drums) and Andrew Harder (bass). Overall, the record has the prototypical '80s sound, although it doesn't get anywhere nearly as carried away with the synths and sound effects as some of the reggae from that period. "Crucial Dub" is an instrumental version of "Crucial Rock" (an easygoing party tune) while "Home Livin'" is a slightly melancholic look back at Kali's Trinidadian upbringing.

Home Livin'
Crucial Dub
Crucial Rock