Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (1887–1940) was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, and entrepreneur. He founded the Black Star Line , a part of the Back-to-Africa movement, which promoted the return of the African diaspora to their ancestral lands. Hence, he was revered by rastas far and wide. And here's a heavy heavy roots six pack to prove it. "Marcus Garvey's words come to pass, can't get no food to eat, can't get no money to spend..." Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey Johnny Clarke - Poor Marcus Culture - [...]
I know I do... So it's roots time once again on For The Sake Of The Song . Always harder than the rest, seen? Presenting one more ten pack straight outta Trenchtown. Ride on, natty... ride on. Big Youth - Some Like It Dread Rupert Reid - See The Dread Deh Mighty Diamonds - Jah Jah Bless The Dreadlocks Linval Thompson - Ride On Dreadlocks Johnny Clarke - Dread A Dread [...]
Shambala, the only way to spend the last weekend in August, make it a habit to keep as much of their line-up as possible tip-top secret, so the whole festival is a surprise. But as a little treat, they're pleased to announce a few of the confirmed acts, just to whet your appetites... and all signs point to another doozy of a line-up... Read more..
Not quite Egyptian and not quite reggae either, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers big 'hit' Egyptian Reggae oddly earned him one-hit-wonder status amongst most music philistines. However, as leagues of new indie acts worth their weight in Pitchfork reviews will attest (including a name drop in in LCD Soundsystem's self consciously referential Losing My Edge ), his influence on the burgeoning punk and new wave movements of the late 70s cannot be overstated. Despite that, his instrumental Egyptian Reggae is still [...]
Wild Weekend , edition 21. The iPod shuffle picked a varied bunch of high society tunes once again, and all you gotta do is check ´em out. Surprises await... And easy does it. We´ll start off with the sound of angry LA. "So you marry your daddy, with a different name..." That´s John Doe and Exene singing, from a still amazing debut record called Los Angeles . Came out thirty years ago already... Time sure flies, kids. Some thundering roots reggae follows, featuring the one and only Johnny Clarke. [...]
A dubbed out alternative to Phil Spector's Xmas.... Johnny Clarke - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The original song written by John Holt and performed by The Paragons, straight razor tight shave. I wasn't going to post this, because sometimes I don't want to share, but then I get to thinking... I can't do this shit forever so I might as well let this ride. So enjoy fuckers. The Paragons - The Tide Is High (download) A few years back I drove out to Boston on a whim; had a week of vacation, and ipod, and nothing to stop me. Along the way I realized something profound, and that [...]
Classic steppers tune, I have used this on mixes in the past. Just 're-discovered' it - one of the upsides of having too many records. Johnny Clarke - Play Fool Fe Get Wise (123)
You don't need to be George W. Bush to wage preemptive war. When the reggae toaster I Roy saw his microphone dominance challenged in the mid seventies, he struck his competition first, delivering the scorching track "Straight to Jazzbo's Head." Naturally, the song prompted retaliation from the up-and-coming Prince Jazzbo, and it touched off one of reggae's great lyrical feuds.
RUDY A MESSAGE TO YOU Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware of the Devil Trojan : 2002 [Buy it] RUDIE'S MEDLEY Peter Tosh & The Soulmates Trojan Rude Boy Box Set [Disc 3] Trojan : 2002 [Buy it] RUDE BOY TRAIN Video Desmond Dekker The Original Rude Boy Music Club Records : 1997 [Buy it] [...]
"It was Bob Marley who made reggae into an international phenomenon. In the wake of his success in the 1970s came a host of other names, and it wasn't long before reggae became an established genre of music. But reggae was simply the growth, the development, of what had been happening in Jamaican music.Beginning with ska, and then rock steady, the loudest island in the world had declared its real musical independence, and had already made an imprint on the world, albeit a small one." Rest the rest here . [...]
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