Soul Syndicate

Soul Syndicate
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae
Years active	early 1970s – present
Members	Earl "Chinna" Smith Carlton "Santa" Davis George "Fully" Fullwood Tony Chin Bernard "Touter" Harvey Keith Sterling Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace Cleon Douglas Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Yishka

Soul Syndicate, originally called the Rhythm Raiders, were one of the top reggae session bands in Jamaica from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s.

In the first half of the 1970s the band from the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston recorded for producers such as Keith Hudson, Winston Holness (under the pseudonym The Observers),Duke Reid and others on some of the most popular and influential recordings of the era. Core members of the band are guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith, drummer Carlton "Santa" Davis, bassist and founder of Soul Syndicate George "Fully" Fullwood, rhythm guitarist Tony Chin and keyboard player Bernard "Touter" Harvey, later with Keith Sterling on keyboards. Other members at various times included drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, guitarist Cleon Douglas, and keyboard players Earl Lindo and Tyrone Downie.Freddie McGregor was at one time the band's featured vocalist. The nucleus of the band also recorded under the name The Aggrovators for Bunny Lee. As well as playing on countless releases backing some of Jamaica's top vocalists, including Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs, they also released several albums credited to the band. Harvey later became a member of The Wailers Band.

According to guitarist Tony Chin, Sun is Shining was the first song members of the band recorded with Bob Marley.

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