Home / Music / Cymande's Tough Gong title nods to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studioMusic linernotes album music cymandeCymande's Tough Gong title nods to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studioThe title refers to Bob Marley’s recording studio in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as Tuff Gong. Cymande recorded there, soaking up some of that Jamaican studio magic. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesCymande leaned into reggae on Tough GongCymande is pronounced sih-MAHN-dayCymande's Second Time Round fuses funk with Caribbean rhythmsTough Gong blends funk, reggae, and calypso into Afro-Caribbean soulCymande's recordings became hip-hop sample gold for De La Soul and the FugeesExploreMal Waldron spanned hard bop, post-bop, and free jazzMr. Bungle's debut blends funk, thrash, ska, and circus musicShlump builds ambient electronic soundscapes with a glitchy edgeVida Blue fuses jazz fusion and funk rockTransmigration of Soul blends Persian vocal tradition with electronic texturesPrevious Frank Farian produced Nightflight to Venus, like every Boney M, albumNext Cymande's Second Time Round fuses funk with Caribbean rhythms