Celebration - The Best Of Reggae

**Chittychangchang** · 20-06-2014, 11:55 PM

**Chittychangchang** · 20-06-2014, 11:57 PM

**YeesipSam** · 21-06-2014, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by rebbu

Arguably the best producer of this time.
Canadian. Production is very, very good.

Very, very good. Just found another one.

**YeesipSam** · 21-06-2014, 01:09 PM

A nice dub.

**rebbu** · 21-06-2014, 02:40 PM

**rebbu** · 21-06-2014, 02:47 PM

**YeesipSam** · 22-06-2014, 09:07 AM

Zion Train have been going for a stunning 26 years. (Time flies when you're having fun...). Although there have been some major changes in line-up over this time, they have stayed interesting throughout. Here's an uplifting one for a Sunday morning.

**YeesipSam** · 22-06-2014, 09:13 AM

One of their earlier tunes.

**YeesipSam** · 22-06-2014, 09:28 AM

They began as a sound system, then got into making tunes. This one shows their sound system roots.

More to come.

**rebbu** · 22-06-2014, 07:06 PM

**rebbu** · 22-06-2014, 07:24 PM

^ lots of big names working with this guy.

Contributing Artists: Luciano, Eek-A-Mouse, U Roy, Tenor Fly, Prince Jazzbo, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Earl Zero, Cornell Campbell, Longfingah, Tenja, Manchez, Horance Andy.

**rebbu** · 22-06-2014, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by YeesipSam

They began as a sound system, then got into making tunes. This one shows their sound system roots.

More to come.

Ha. The start gave me a right scare. I had the sound turned up very high. Fuck. I got heart palpitations after that.

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by rebbu

Great tunes, great album

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by rebbu

Ha. The start gave me a right scare. I had the sound turned up very high. Fuck. I got heart palpitations after that.

You can't beat a good siren for getting the adrelaline going.

To finish for the moment with Zion Train, a live set.

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 07:40 PM

Molara was a vocalist for Zion Train for many years. Here's another fine female reggae vocalist.

On the same rhythm.

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 07:53 PM

Both of those tunes were released on the Wackies record label.
Lloyd Barnes, known as Bullwackie, emigrated to the Bronx from Jamaica in the early 1970s, where he founded Wackies House of Music, a record shop with a studio out back. The Wackies record label followed, Bullwackie on production. (He still lives in the Bronx, as owner and operator of a music studio at the age of 69 or 70).
What I find quite special about tunes released on the Wackies label is the bass-heaviness of the productions. If you haven't met your neighbours yet, but would like to meet them, queuing at your door to complain, play some late night tunes on the Wackies label.
Here's a good example and one of my favourites, by an artist with the unlikely name of Stranger Cole.

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 07:58 PM

Fitting for Thailand. Mango Walk. Bullwackie production.

**YeesipSam** · 23-06-2014, 08:07 PM

One of my favourite favourites. Been grooving to this since I was a yout'man.

**YeesipSam** · 25-06-2014, 04:06 PM

Adrian Sherwood thinking outside the box.

**YeesipSam** · 26-06-2014, 06:25 PM

Conscious lyrics, great voice, well mixed. Feel the bass.

**YeesipSam** · 26-06-2014, 06:37 PM

French band. Just found these. I think I'll check them out. (The wonders of YouTube).

**rebbu** · 27-06-2014, 02:40 PM

Not enough Marley on this thread.
Gotta give it up for Bob boi.

**rebbu** · 27-06-2014, 02:41 PM

"Rastaman Live Up!"

Rastaman, live up!
Bongoman, don't give up!
Congoman, live up, yeah!
Binghi-man don't give up!
Keep your culture:
Don't be afraid of the vulture!
Grow your dreadlock:
Don't be afraid of the wolf-pack!

Rastaman, live up!
Binghi-man, don't give up!
Congoman, live up, yeah!
Bongoman, don't give up!

David slew Goliath with a sling and a stone;
Samson slew the Philistines with a donkey jawbone:
Iyaman, live up!
Rastaman, don't give up!
Binghi-man, live up!
Congoman, don't give up!

Trodding through creation in a irie meditation;
Seen many visions in-a this yah Armagiddyon:
Rastaman, live up!
Congoman, don't give up!
Rastaman, live up, yeah!
Natty Dread, no give up!

Saw it in the beginning, so shall it be in this iwa;
And they fallen in confusion, well-a just a step from Babel Tower
Rastaman live up!
Congoman, no give up!
Rastaman live up, yeah!
Congoman, no give up!
Grow your dreadlocks;
Don't be afraid of the wolf-pack!
A-tell you, one man a-walkin';
And a billion man a-sparkin'.

Rastaman, live up!
Binghi-man, don't give up!
Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up!

**rebbu** · 27-06-2014, 02:46 PM

Oo-oo-ooh, yea-ah. Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy-yoy-yoy!
Feel it in the one drop;
And we'll still find time to rap;
We're makin' the one stop,
The generation gap;
Now feel this drumbeat
As it beats within,
Playin' a riddim,
Resisting against the system, ooh-wee!

I know Jah's never let us down;
Pull your rights from wrong
(I know Jah would never let us down)
Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no!
They made their world so hard (so hard):
Every day we got to keep on fighting (fighting);
They made their world so hard (so hard):
Every day the people are dyin' (dying), yeah!
(It dread, dread) For hunger (dread, dread) and starvation
(dread, dread, dread, dread),
Lamentation (dread dread),
But read it in Revelation (dread, dread, dread, dread):
You'll find your redemption
And then you give us the teachings of His Majesty,
For we no want no devil philosophy;
A you fe give us the teachings of His Majesty,
A we no want no devil philosophy:

Feel it in the one drop;
And we still find time to rap;
We're making the one stop,
And we filling the gap:
So feel this drumbeat
As it beats within
Playing a riddim, uh!
Fighting against ism and skism,

Singing: I know Jah's never let us down;
Pull your rights from wrong:
I know Jah's never let us down.
Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no!
They made their world so hard
Every day (we got to keep on fighting), every day;
They made their world so hard
Every day (the people are dying), eh!
(dread, dread, it dread, dread) Oh, whoa! Make dem a-go on so:
(dread, dread, it dread on dread) Ah, whoa!
(dread, dread) I'll walk (it dread, dread)
Ah, whoa! Frighten dem, ah whoa!
(dread, dread) Ah, whoa! Frighten dem, eh!
Give us the teachings of His Majesty - with a stick-up!
We no want no devil philosophy. Can you hear?
Give us the teachings of His Majesty,
For we no want no devil philosophy.

We feel it in the one drop; you're lucky!
For we still got time to rap,
And we're making the one stop
Let me tell ya: this generation gap.
So feel this drumbeat;
I tell you what: it's beating within
Feel you heart playing a riddim - [fadeout]

**rebbu** · 27-06-2014, 02:57 PM

They say "herb makes you rebel." Against what?

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