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Bongo Herman
real name Herman Davis
Kingston, Jamaica
Bongo Herman is credited on 551 releases across 225 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
551
Credits
225
Albums
7
Decades active
53
In collections
Biography
Herman Constantine Davis (born 16 September 1944), better known as Bongo Herman, is a Jamaican hand-drummer, percussionist and singer who has had a successful career stretching back to the early 1960s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
551 releases · 225 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 558
- Other credits · 58
- Production · 4
Studios: Channel One Recording Studio · Harry J's Recording Studio · King Tubby's Studio · Tuff Gong Recording Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Unlimited
1973
Many Moods Of Alton Ellis
1980
Confidence
2004
Black Woman & Child
1997
Serious Thing
1984
Free From Sin
1979
The Final Battle
2019
Rasta Philosophy
1985
Calling Rastafari
1982
Forward
1982
Where Is Your Love Mankind
1980
Revolutionary Dream
1975
Java Java Java Java
1973
Nightfood Ina Party Time
Foundation Come Again
2013
Revelation - Pt. 1 The Root Of Life
2011
Stronger Than Before
2007
Time And Place
2005
Spice In Your Life
2004
Familyman In Dub
1999
Packin House
1999
Cobra Style: Productions From The Wailers' Musical Director
1999
The Good Old Days Of The 70's
1998
Riding The Roots Chariot
1998
Frequent collaborators
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