I'm Jamaican (born and bred) so it's no surprise that Reggae is my favourite genre of music Biased? Yes - I know lol

Do you have any reggae favs or classics?

Check out this new artiste 'Press Fyah' -

He won a competition in Jamaica earlier in May and have now released his new single 'Far Away'

Check it out!

>> Here <<


''....Far away when dem developing dem evil plan, dem a evil man. I wanna be free from captivity both physical and mentally. I wanna be free, from badmind, grudgeful and jealousy. Take me far, far away.... ''

I love it!

http://omgtre.com/

If you would be so kind to post your comments on the blog as well - Ta!

Massive dub/reggae/calypso fan here

Love Lee Perry stuff, love loads of the early Trojan releases....

Lee Perry? *runs to uncle google* LOL

Love Trojan records myself, as well as individual artists such as Alton Ellis, Yellowman and Simple Simon.

Scratch Perry is like, THE most important reggae musician IMHO. You should really check him out, he is a pioneer and nothing short of a genius

It's still alive but not on the same scale it was when in the 70's Bob Marley era.

That was the ultimate reggae era Trojan.

Have you guys heard of 'Cherine Anderson'?

Anyone here heard Serge Gainsbourg's two reggae albums? A 52-year old Frenchman doing a reggae album sounds hideous, but for the first one, Aux Armes Et Caetera he went to Jamaica and hired Sly & Robbie and The I-Threes and made a surprisingly good album.

Gregory Isaacs has died :'(

He passed away this morning

Yep, love reggae.

Favourite artists in this genre have to be Burning Spear and Sly n Robbie.

*thumbs up*

Capleton - Mashing Up The World

Eek-A-Mouse - Ganja Smugglin'

I was gonna upload some trojan dub to youtube today, if anyone is looking for anything and cant find it lemme know and I'll see if I have it, I've got bucketloads of Trojan stuff.

Pulll Uppppppp!!! Love Capleton!

I was just about to type that here.
That was a great song. May he rest in peace.

RIP Gregory.

Fave reggae (well probably more Ska I guess!) tracks include: 'Israelites' by Desmond Dekker & 'Double Barrel' by Dave & Ansell Collins.

Yeahhhh, nice.

Makes me wish I still smoked.

I would put King Tubby slightly ahead of Lee Scratch Perry myself, but as he is more of a producer than a musician I am going to backtrack and agree with you

A good recent reggae tune is Hold Yuh by Gyptian

my love of reggae started 1975- 76 working at butlins Barry Island and some great nights in the Padget and fryers arms.

Sadly.. I use to listen to john Peel just for the two reggae Tracks he played hated all the rest.

One of the best sessions was steel Pulse Handsworth revolution with out all the synth over dubs on the record was brilliant.

I still love playing the raw session from that program which i have on cassette tape which i transferd to CD, David Hinds a great singer .sadly my interest died what with the arrival of lovers rock, IT ended around 1981- 82 with the electronic keyboards playing bass and drums and Reggae sounding like it had been record in Chavs bedroom .

Sorry i like the real bass and real drummers.

my favorites


1. Train To Rhodesia. Big Youth

2. Norman. Max romeo

3 Hit the road Jack. Big Youth

4. Mini Bus driver. Junior Reid

5 Plastic smile. Black Uhuru



Dub


Scientist rids the world of evil curses and vampires album



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_3F9yKas6w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA7rQXpIpIw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COXG4MCEP7c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU3FeSwvdoY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTf0rPhEmP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F4qzG5i34E&feature=fvst

RIP Gregory Just listening to some of his music now.


As for reggae, I pretty much like the roots and culture, some lover's rock too.

The whole Satta Magnatta album was pretty special, but these are my favourites.

The Abyssians - Declaration of Rights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQa-NMF4wvg

The Abyssians - I and I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUX_BUY5sjM

The Abyssians - Forward unto Zion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDtUP0ZPSZY

And some others:-

Dennis Brown - Whip the Jah Jah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX3g8iAjzF4

Barrington Levy - Under Mi Sensi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96l8j6SCcN4

VC - By His Deeds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bNKk5cML0


Love making music

Trevor Walters - Love me Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMAlSFKaTk

The Investigators - Love is what you make it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwcWZc_iqM
(I got seriously pressed into the wall with this track )

Awesome lushness, fanks for sharing

Thanks for reminding me, I completely forgot Barrington Levy and Black Uhuru.

I used to (still do!) like this little number From Black Slate too. What else did they do?

Amigo

I'm not sure but you just reminded me of this beautiful lil number *dance*

Horace Faith - Black Pearl

Love Amigo! Bought the 12" when it came out. I actually hated Bob Marley and any other reggea until I first heard UB40 on John Peel when they first came out in 1980. They were the first group I saw live in 1980 and it was a fantastic gig. Saw Misty in Roots a year or so later. In fact I think now that the first reggea record I really loved was Warrior Charge by Aswad

Dunno in a reggae thred, but basically my love for reggae is part and parcel of my love for ragga and raggacore and jungle like 94 style, and I think this is a lovely little mix with some beenieman in it here mixed by DJ Subsdance who is an absolute ruler of ragga and jungle, she's the SW's best kept secret.

RIP Gregory