| Errol Holt | |
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| Born | c.1959, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, dancehall |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | Early 1970s – present |
| Associated acts | The Morwells, Roots Radics |
Errol Holt (born c.1959), also known as Errol Carter and by his nickname Flabba, is a Jamaican bass guitar player who was a member of The Morwells and the Roots Radics and has played on hundreds of Jamaican albums.
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Holt's career began in the early 1970s when he worked as a session musician backing artists including Don Carlos and Prince Far I.[1] He also had a sound system hit in his own name with "A You Lick Me First" in 1976.[1][2] In 1976 he joined The Morwells, and later joined the Roots Radics, continuing his session work throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[1] In the 1990s he recorded with Israel Vibration, Mikey Dread, Sugar Minott, Mutabaruka, Bunny Wailer, and Yami Bolo.[1] He also began producing records, his productions including records by Jah Stitch, Dennis Brown (Blood Brothers and Milk & Honey), Delroy Wilson (Which Way Is Up), Beres Hammond, and Gregory Isaacs, co-producing Issacs' hugely successful Night Nurse album.[1] He continued to be active as a musician into the 2000s.