MIGHTY BULLWACKIES ROOTS SELECTION Wackies & City Line releases 1976 - 198? A sound apart.
UK singjay Sandeeno's dancehall killer Teardown Babylon (Prophesy riddim, Saxon) from 1997 was another I played at death back then. Wicked cuts by Lloyd.
Lloyd Barnes, Douglas Levy & Clive Hunt fashioned a disctinctive and very rootical sound from their New York base, building a strong underground following and in time attracting several big names to record with them. Original studio equipment, experimental techniques and space to improvise make for a wonderfully textured 'lo-fi' sound that at times rightly draws comparison with Lee Perry at Black Ark. Some serious classics here like Joy Card's Black Girl, the Love Joys' It Ain't Easy & Leroy Sibbles' This World. Wackies founded the studio and record shop in New York - WACKIES HOUSE OF MUSIC in the mid-70s. It was the first significant reggae label stateside as Barnes nurtured many local talents like the Love Joys, Junior Delahaye, the Chosen Brothers, Tony Jackson, Jezzreel & Mikey Jarrett. Tribute to the Silky One, the Arch Angel of reggae music.
Garnett was a one-off. The originality & natrality of his vocals swiftly earned him huge success from 1990 as he teamed up with Anthony 'Fire' Rochester & Tony Rebel to write a series of stunning, heavenly songs. One of my favorite artists ever since that time. Most of his biggest tunes are here together with combinations & cameos by nuff other artists. His influence on the music going forward cannot be overstated. He Tony Rebel & Cocoa Tea flew the cultural flag throughout the dancehall era & their latter success encouraged a whole new generation of rasta artists, man like Buju, Capleton, Luciano, Sizzla, Morgan Heritage and many others, and brought new opportunities to older generations of roots artists. Together they turned the music scene around.
Silk's sudden passing in 1994 was a massive shock as it felt like no sooner he'd come as he was taken away. He became an instant legend which in turn lent the 'nu roots' movement even greater momentum. Productions from JAMMYS, DIGITAL B, PENTHOUSE, BLACK SCORPIO, EL PASO, STAR TRAIL, TAXI, TAN-YAH, STEELY & CLEVIE, KARIANG, DERRICK MORGAN, ROOFTOP etc. Also a short focus on his formative years (from the mid-80s) as deejay Little Bimbo and his initial outings as a singer, including work with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion. Some killer dubplates from Killamanjaro Sound.
Sherwood formed African Head Chargewith percussionist Bongo Iyabinghi in 1981 as a vehicle for his more experimental journeys and the label gained a big reputation for leftfield music, making lps with the likes of Lee Perry, Gary Clail, Tackhead, Barmy Army (!!), New Age Steppers & Mark Stewart & Mafia. A soundtrack to the 1980s stoner scene in the UK. He stayed with the roots reggae thoughout though, going on to work with Little Roy, U Roy and others. He also formed 2 Badcard with longtime collaborater Carlton 'Bubblers' Oglivie in the mid-90s. This ya one takes me back to the heyday of that scene.
The Dubclub in London, Bradford's Dub Me Crazy sessions, Messenger in Edinburgh & massive all-nighters at the Scala Brixton, Leeds West Indian Centre, Bristol, Gloucester & nuff other places around the country. Full houses every time. While I don't often play this kind a music nowadays I used to a lot to back then. It was the nu-roots ting exploding outta Yard that fully drew my attention back away from the UK dub vibes, from around the time Garnett & Luciano made it big and Buju dread up. I continue to go to the odd sound system dance and it sounds good to me still sameway. Features tracks from the brand new LPs by YVAD,PROTOJE, KABAKA PYRAMID, NGA HAN, PAIAKA, GROUNDATION & the ALBOROSIE/WAILERS collaboration Unbreakable. Conscious new singles from CLUTCHEYE, BLACK ROOTS, CAPITAL LETTERS, BLACK UHURU, RAS XRTR3ME & JETHRO LION.
CASSANDRA LONDON does a wonderful duet with FRANKIE PAUL. Having recently been to see him live, there are a few old and new ANTHONY B numbers here too. He did a lively, well recieved show in Leeds, heating up the crowd despite the rain. God above everything. Riddim like the STRAIGHT STEP, LOTS OF SIGNS/ TONIGHT, FIRE AVENUE and STRAIGHT FROM THE FRIDGE. Reggae is a positive mission: the selections are posted here to showcase and preview artists & producers works, reviews, artist news and other informative purposes.
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AFRICAN TROD RIDDIM Title of Album: African Trod Riddim Genre: Reggae Year of Release: 2018 Tracks: 10 Total Time: 38 minutes and 6 seconds Format: MP3 Bitrate: 320 Kbps Total Size: 87.51 MB Song Title Artist Time 01 African Trod Renegad 4:00 02 Salvation Ataru 3:50 03 Trod On Jah Bouks 3:50 04 Hold the Faith Ra Deal 3:50 05 The Middle Passage Junior X 3:50 06 Street Life Loyal Flames 3:50 07 Give More Ras Fraser Jr. 3:28 08 This Love Future Gregg 3:50 09 Gone Away Maja Bless 3:48 10 Free Ra Deal 3:50 pw-reggaeddl.com « Last Edit: April 13, 2018, 02:30:27 am by wasim111 ».