Once Upon A Time… Count Ossie 1926~1976 🔥 The Heartbeat of Wareika | Original Nyabinghi Tribute

COUNT OSSIE 1926~1976 THE HEARTBEAT OF WAREIKA Before reggae carried its message across the world Before the basslines became a universal language There was a drum rising from the hills of eastern Kingston That heartbeat belonged to Count Ossie Born Oswald Williams in Jamaica, Count Ossie was a master Rastafari drummer, cultural guide and one of the great foundations of Jamaican music From the Rastafari community near Wareika Hill, his drums carried African memory, spiritual resistance, unity and ancestral consciousness into the changing sound of Jamaica Wareika was more than a place It became a meeting ground where Rastafari culture, African-Jamaican percussion, jazz musicians and the emerging sound of modern Jamaica could encounter one another The drums spoke through three essential voices The bass drum carried the deep heartbeat The funde held the steady pulse The repeater answered freely with improvisation and fire Together, they formed the spiritual and rhythmic language of Nyabinghi Count Ossie helped bring this sacred drumming beyond Rastafari gatherings and into Jamaican popular music His percussion became part of Oh Carolina by the Folkes Brothers, produced by Prince Buster, a historic recording often connected to the birth of ska His musical journey later joined with the vision of saxophonist Cedric “Im” Brooks and The Mystics Together they formed The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari Their monumental album Grounation united Nyabinghi drumming, horns, poetry, chanting, jazz and Rastafari consciousness in one of the most important cultural works in Jamaican music Count Ossie died tragically on October 18, 1976, at the age of 50, following a road accident in Jamaica Count Ossie was not simply playing rhythm He was preserving memory Teaching unity Reconnecting Jamaica with Africa And allowing the drum to speak where history had tried to silence it This original tribute is dedicated to the man whose heartbeat still lives beneath roots reggae The drum before the reggae The pulse beneath the bass The ancestral fire of Wareika This is not a cover This is not a remix This is an original Nyabinghi roots tribute creation by Lyric Poupette Production The voices and music in this tribute are part of my original creation and do not represent Count Ossie himself performing 💚💛❤️ One love, deep respect and eternal gratitude to Count Ossie The Heartbeat of Wareika Lyric Poupette Production Original Nyabinghi roots reggae tribute Lyrics, concept, artistic direction, structure and final creation by Lyric Poupette Production 🎥 Tribute directed by Lyric Poupette Production 🌍 Independent Artistic Director of Reggae Roots & Dub Reggae 🎶 Original reggae music 🎧 Bilingual subtitles EN / FR included 🎤 Voices: Aiden Original work by Lyric Poupette Production Declared with SACEM Protected and time-stamped by Safe Stamper / blockchain audit on file Radio broadcast copies available upon request Unauthorized reproduction, download, repost or redistribution is strictly prohibited © 2026 Lyric Poupette Production - All rights reserved #reggae #rootsreggae #nyabinghi #countossie #wareikahill #wareika #mysticrevelationofrastafari #grounation #rastafari #jahrastafari #jamaicanmusic #jamaicanreggae #reggaehistory #africandrums #rootsculture #spiritualreggae #consciousreggae #originaltribute #reggaetribute #rootsreggaemusic #ohcarolina #princebuster #cedricimbrooks #onelove #lyricpoupetteproduction #onceuponatime