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BROWN, LEROY/BLACK TRAPS - BLOOD A GO RUNOriginally released in 1979, 'Blood A Go Run' is a heavyweight roots reggae tune sung by the obscure artist Leroy Brown, backed by the famous Soul Syndicate band. This is timeless roots rock reggae, recorded and mixed at King Tubby's studio in Jamaica. |
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FFRENCH, ROBERT - I AM WONDERING/DANCE IN A SKATE LANDInterstellar dancehall in an extended mix and a mad style track by obscure DJ Shortie Ranks. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica in 1985. |
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GUARDIAN ANGEL - WOMAN AT THE WELLSylvia Fagan a.k.a. Guardian Angel is the oldest sister of Bevin Fagan (Matumbi's lead singer). Matumbi was the top British Reggae band from the '70s and early '80s. Bevin Fagan and Euton Jones (drummer and founder member of Matumbi) produced 'Woman At The Well', the only ... read more » |
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INNISS, BERT -NATIONAL RECORDING ORCHESTRA-/MIGHTY SPARROW - SLAVE/THE SLAVE'Slave' is a dark instrumental of Sparrow's 'The Slave' from 1963 by Bert Inniss National Recording Orchestra with backing vocals by March of Dimes Quartet. It was the first release on the National label, which would become Sparrow's home from 1963 to 1967. |
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ITAL FOUNDATION - VOL. 1Ital Foundation came together in the winter of 1977, out of a shared belief in Rastafarianism and deep love of reggae music in their home place Bermuda. Their music tackles global issues of colonialism, poverty, prophecy and redemption. They released only one album in 1980. |
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JAHLIN - ROOTS REALITYJahlin, whose real name is Colin Pitter, was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada in 1975 for his education. In 1980, Jahlin joined the reggae band Joshua on the recommendation of a fellow musician, Gregory Frank. Later, he recorded his first single 'Roots Reality' under his ... read more » |
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MARGINO - HAPPY PEOPLEMargino (real name Kim Kallie) is a South African artist who did vocals with reggae group Kariba and jazz rock outfit Turbo in the early '80s, and later did backing vocals for Future. Recorded at RPM Recording Studios, Johannesburg in 1985, 'Happy People' is a flawless ... read more » |
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MIKEY MELODY - SOLDIER IN TOWNMichael Edgehill a.k.a. Mikey Melody was born in the parish of Portland, Jamaica. At a young age he performed with a sound system in the neighborhood community. Known for his sweet voice, his friends gave him the nickname 'Mikey Melody'. Mikey Melody was influenced by '60s ... read more » |
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POWELL, JOHNNY - MOVING OUTThe one-arm keyboard luminary is well known in the Jamaican scene. The accomplished singer and musician joined a group called Solid Foundation in 1977 and stayed with them for two years. Johnny made the move for the United States in 1982, and formed his first own band ... read more » |
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SEATON, B.B. - VOICE OF THE PEOPLE/PEOPLE'S DUBRoots reggae stepper, as released on B.B. Seaton's album 'Reggae Land'. Combined with heavy dub in 'The People's Dub'. Previously unreleased on 7". |
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SENATOR GARY - THEY ARE DANGEROUS'They Are Dangerous' is the second song released by Senator Gary. The riddim was build by the late great keyboard player Winston Wright (1944-1993) and the tune was produced by Neville Reid who died a few years ago. The flip contains the dub version. |
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T.Z. JUNIOR - SUGAR MY LOVEThandi Zulu known as T.Z. Junior was a young girl from Soweto. She started her musical career with Peter Moticoe who produced 'Love Games' with The Young Five on Heads label in 1984. Then, Peter Moticoe brought her to Phil Hollis at Dephon Entertainment who then teamed them ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - WE SING GREGORYOn 'We Sing Gregory', Jamaican producer Bravo teams up with the Gregory Isaacs backing band the Roots Radics. This tribute features many big reggae stars. TRACKS: 01. Luciano - Thief-A-Man 02. Glen Ricks - Number One 03. Horace Andy - Night Nurse 04. Sugar Minott - Wanted ... read more » |
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WEBB, LAURY - WOMAN MY QUEENJamaican born and New-York based Laury Webb is singer, musician, producer, actor, former model and writer. His musical career began with a role as keyboardist and later backing vocalist with the reggae vocal group The Meditations. When he started a solo career, he recorded ... read more » |
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