Kiddus I

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Kiddus I (born Frank Dowding in Jamaica, December 1944) is a reggae singer and musician, best known for his appearance in the film Rockers.

Dowding was a member of Ras Michael's Sons Of Negus from 1971 to 1978, singing and playing funde drums.^[1] Rockers director Theodoros Bafaloukos had seen Kiddus recording "Graduation In Zion" two years before the film was made and decided to film Kiddus recording the track as part of the movie.

Kiddus had by then released a few singles on his own Shepherd label, including "Security In The Streets" which was recorded with Lee Perry at his Black Ark studio. After a handful of further singles, little was heard of Kiddus I until French label Makasound issued "Inna De Yard" in 2005, one of a series of albums recorded acoustically by vintage reggae artists in Jamaica. Japanese label Dub Store Records then reissued some of the 1970's singles, followed by the anthology "Graduation In Zion: 1978-1980" in 2007.