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Anyone listen to Reggae? Share some good tracks!

post #1 of 173
8/5/09 at 12:52am
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Just heard about Rebelution.. some really relaxed/chill music. I especially like these two song below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYo_SP26FBw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5PESJgUHx4


Does anyone else listen to this type of music? Share some of your favorites!
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post #2 of 173
8/5/09 at 6:56am
try these :





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post #3 of 173
8/5/09 at 6:28pm
most of my reggae is on vinyl, but you can pick a lot of them up on CD. A few faves:

Culture: Two Sevens Clash
Yabby Yu & The Prophets: Beware Dub (good luck finding this on CD! I never have )
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Rastaman Vibration/Burnin'/Catch A Fire
Prince Far I & The Arabs: Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 111
Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man
Mighty Diamonds: Right Time/Planet Earth
Dr Alimantado: Best Dressed Chicken
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape
Delroy Washington: I Sus
Sugar Minott: Black Roots
Black Uhuru: Red/Chill Out
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post #4 of 173
8/5/09 at 6:50pm
Best raggae album ever: The Congos - The Heart Of The Congos.

Maybe together with Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley - Catch A Fire.

The Congos - The Heart Of The Congos.
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post #5 of 173
8/5/09 at 9:22pm
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Originally Posted by steviebee View Post
most of my reggae is on vinyl, but you can pick a lot of them up on CD. A few faves:

Culture: Two Sevens Clash
Yabby Yu & The Prophets: Beware Dub (good luck finding this on CD! I never have )
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Rastaman Vibration/Burnin'/Catch A Fire
Prince Far I & The Arabs: Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 111
Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man
Mighty Diamonds: Right Time/Planet Earth
Dr Alimantado: Best Dressed Chicken
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters: Super Ape
Delroy Washington: I Sus
Sugar Minott: Black Roots
Black Uhuru: Red/Chill Out
the dub album of 2 seven clash is just too good

I've located a copy of the Yabbi Yu CD, I'll give my impressions ASAP.

I hope you heard the remastered extended version of Super Ape : HIPO

their copy of War Ina Babylon would also qualify as one of the best in my collection, and their george faith/black uhuru releases are also pretty mind blowing

but truly I think "unconquered people" and "true democracy" are some of the best roots reggae available. unconquered was recorded at tuff gong w/ marley's musicians, and it just sounds too good w/ the 3 IV guys singing on top

and this one is beyond words, as good as "war ina babylon" IMO :

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post #6 of 173
8/5/09 at 10:03pm
YouTube - Black Uhuru - Slippin' Into Darkness
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post #7 of 173
8/5/09 at 10:49pm
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Originally Posted by Happy Camper View Post
Very good cover, I still prefer War's original version.
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post #8 of 173
8/6/09 at 12:26am
hah it's not reggae, and it's not black uhuru either...without Puma Jones and Michael Rose, black uhuru does not exist

Sly & Robbie use Michael Rose impersonators(Junior Reid, etc), and release crap using the group commercial name(that they own)

I went to see them in 2001, and I also saw Michael Rose the year after....Junior Reid can't clash Mykael Roz
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post #9 of 173
8/6/09 at 12:34am
this guy is also a serious rocker : Matthew McAnuff - Be careful - Google Search

the new school is coming, he's really got mad talent IMO
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post #10 of 173
8/6/09 at 4:33am

LINVAL THOMPSON
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post #11 of 173
8/6/09 at 5:32am
Here are a few of my favorites

Garnet Silk - 100% Silk
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper
Luciano - Messenger
Midnite - Ras Mek Peace
Pablo Moses - In the Future
Ziggy Marley - Conscious Party
Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston
Peter Tosh - Legalize It
Mutabaruka - Any Which Way...Freedom
Tenor Saw - Fever
Eek-A-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem
Yellowman - Mister Yellowman
Collie Buddz - Collie Buddz
Gregory Isaacs - Cool Ruler
Half Pint - In Fine Style

You might also want to take a look at this list of 100 Top Reggae albums - it seems to be a fair representation of the stuff that has held up over time.
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post #12 of 173
8/6/09 at 6:09am
leeperry, you found Beware on CD? Impressed - I've kept an eye on the racks for years but never found it. The wrong racks obviously! I'd be grateful for label & cat number....

I need to check out Vibration, and the expanded Super Ape. Thanks.

I agree. No Puma? No Rose?! No Black Uhuru!

x2 on Linval Thompson, Toots and Moses, Isaacs of course.
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post #13 of 173
8/6/09 at 8:05am
allmusic ((( Beware Dub > Overview )))

"soon forward" and "cool ruler" are indeed 2 killers from Gregory Isaacs...just perfect!
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post #14 of 173
8/6/09 at 1:58pm
Have you listened to any Matisyahu. He is exactly reggae but he definitely has that vibe.
YouTube - Matisyahu Jerusalem
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post #15 of 173
8/6/09 at 4:38pm
The only reggae I have ever listened to is a couple of Bad Brains songs.
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