By 1984 Fraser had teamed up with Sandra Cross, a lovers rock singer and sister of Victor Cross, an early Ariwa Sessioneer. The siblings had worked together as The Wild Bunch, an Ariwa album act, before Sandra,a sweet-voiced, confident singer, proved capable of delivering Ariwa the hits it was seeking. Her " Country Life " (1985), built around a string of hits, including a cover of The Stylistics' " Country Living" (previously covered in the reggae idiom by the Mighty Diamonds) was something of a commercial breakthrough.

Other albums from Jamaican singer Johnny Clark, and DJs Peter Culture and Pato Banton brought further acclaim, and the open-minded Fraser began to work with acts as diverse as UK indies and sound ssystem legend Jah Shaka. Wolverhampton - based DJ Macka B's debut album " Sign Of The Times " (1986), was the strongest Ariwa release yet, and remains perhaps the most effective roots statement ever recorded in the UK. A move to West Norwood found Fraser the boss of the largest black-owned studio complex in the UK, with two consoles, one a powerfull, outboardlittered twenty-four track.

It was here he fashioned some of his most wonderfull lovers rock records, including John McLean's " If I Give My Heart To You ", Sandra Cross' " Best Friend's Man " and Kofi's vival of her own earlier hit, " I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks " Fraser also attracted some heavyweight Jamaican names to his premises, including Bob Andy, U-Roy, Yabba You and Lee "Scratch" Perry. (With new, second album for Ariwa coming up : " Black Ark Experryments" and seperate dub album). He did not neglect his excentric side though, cutting strange tunes such as Professor Doppler's " Doppler Effect ", and " Echoes Of Deaf Journalists ".