Jah Gumby - Humility: The Vibes of Jah G (AGS-LP005)

Progressive dub reggae from the heart of Pālolo Valley, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Humility: The Vibes of Jah G is both a premier and a primer of Jah Gumby’s original creations: 16 carefully selected tracks that showcase the artist’s ability to synthesize everything he embodies — the awareness of a true crate-digger, the immediacy of body surfing at Sandy’s, the intensity of punk, the sensibility of jazz, and the discipline of a studio engineer. Humility: The Vibes of Jah G by Jah Gumby What happens when a young kid from Pālolo Valley collects and trades hip hop tapes at age five, discovers Gregory Isaacs at age 12 (then buys every release Isaacs ever made), learns to play almost every instrument, forms a punk band with his friends at 15 (soon morphing into legendary roots group Ooklah The Moc), amasses a vinyl collection of thousands of reggae rarities (rivaling only that of his father’s massive jazz collection), studies music theory under unsung hero and fellow Pālolo resident, guitarist Jimmy