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Cocoa Tea endorses…
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1301 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
It certainly isn’t a difficult to guess who Cocoa Tea is gonna back - not that he has a vote. But it is pretty impressive that he is still producing vital dancehall and has seemingly maintained a... READ MORE ...
cocoa tea
dancehall
endoresment
jamaica
reggae
obama
Lifestyle
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Johnny Osbourne - Truths and Rights (Heartbeat, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1290 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Johnny Osbourne, like many of his countrymen, emigrated to Toronto during the ‘70s. Osbourne’s relocation came after a short stint as lead singer of The Wildcats in 1967. Upon his arrival in Toronto, READ MORE ...
coxsone dodd
dancehall
dub
freddie mcgregor
johnny osbourne
light in the attic
reggae
rock steady
ska
skatalite
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The Skatalites – Stretching Out (ROIR, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1286 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Even if you have a never-ending penchant for a true ska, two plus hours of mostly instrumentals might do more than just satisfy you. In direct opposition to their work as the backing band for... READ MORE ...
cedric brooks
don drummond
lester sterling
reggae
rocksteady
roir
ska
skatalites
studio one
tommy mccook
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Kevin Kinsella - Firestick (I-Town, 2003)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1281 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Before playing this I didn’t know whether to expect some fine reggae rhythms from the leader of John Brown’s Body or simply a superfluous amount of talent. The slab draws a bit from two disparate roo READ MORE ...
blues
dub
folk
john brown's body
new york
reggae
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V/A - Studio One: Rub-a-Dub (Soul-Jazz, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1280 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
The songs that make up this album, when originally released, contributed to Jamaicans creating rap. There wasn’t a funky jazz band backing up any of these singers. And the concept of “band†is rather READ MORE ...
ska
reggae
studio one
dub
soul jazz
funk
soul
jamaica
lee perry
coxsonne dodd
horace andy
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The Gladiators - The Studio One Singles (Heartbeat, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1280 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
To comment upon this group in an unbiased manner is ostensibly impossible for me. To extricate the sounds that I hear – the harmonies, the rhythms – from a time that, in my mind, is linked to them... READ MORE ...
ska
reggae
studio one
jamaica
coxsonne dodd
gladiators
rock steady
heartbeat
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Aggrolites - Reggae Hit L.A. (Hellcat, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1280 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
They missed the sophomore slump. In fact the Aggrolites self-titled album so far surpassed anything in the genre that it seemed as if a newer... READ MORE ...
ska
reggae
soul
reggae hit la
la
hellcat
rancid
aggrolites
hepcat
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The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana (Heartbeat, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1280 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
As far as re-releases go, very frequently, the packaging is ignored. In the case of Satta that has been avoided. The cd cover most would associate with this disc is a close up of Bernard Collins... READ MORE ...
abyssinians
dub
heartbeat
reggae
satta massagana
ska
studio one
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Lee Perry - Chicken Scratch (Heartbeat, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1280 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Originally released more than a decade ago, Chicken Scratch possesses an indisputable ability to make a tangible cross section of Lee Perry fans cringe. READ MORE ...
ska
reggae
studio one
dub
jamaica
lee perry
heartbeat
chicken scratch
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