Various - The Dreads At King Tubby's LP
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Rastafarianism
came to prominence in the late 1960’s / 1970’s and had a huge
influence on the musical culture in Jamaica. The sentiments of
the songs reflected the
struggles of life, as reggae music always did but now with an
added spiritual/ conscious element to the lyrics. By the mid
1970’s most if not all the top flight singers were following
the doctrine and growing their hair to dreadlocks. Everything
was truly ‘Dread’.
At the heart of this
musical explosion was again producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee a man
who was always at the heart of the action and many times in his
career ahead of the musical game. As Bunny Lee’s stable of
singers were at this time nearly all Rasta’s and with the
worldwide acceptance of Bob Marley, in especially the foreign
territories, this musical style was the way forward for reggae
music in the mid-1970’s. The visual focal point of this new
turn in reggae music would be a call to all things ‘Dread’.
Add to the mix Bunny Lee’s close working relationship with
studio wizard King Tubby, again not a Rasta himself, but someone
who could sonically bring what was needed to the table and
enable the whole musical chemistry to fall into place. Heavy
rhythms were created to match the heavy and serious lyrics and
‘Versions Galore’ as they say were coming out fast and
furious.
We have compiled a set of
conscious tunes that not only match the `Dread’ criteria, but
also are just great tunes. The great Jacob Miller’s ‘Zion
Gates’, Cornell Campbell’s ‘Two Faced Rasta’, Horace Andy’s
‘It’s Gonna Be Dread’ alongside Linval Thompson’s `Never
Conquer Jah’. Two timeless cuts from ‘The Abyssinians’ get a
fresh outing by two great singers, firstly Don Carlos’s cut to
‘Satta Massaganna’ and the prince of reggae himself Dennis
Brown works ‘Declaration of Rights’ in fine style. Johnny
Clarke’s ‘Man Like Me’ and ‘Dem Say Rasta’ still sound as
fresh today as when they were first laid down and Wayne
Jarrett’s ‘Live On Jah’ and Frankie Jones ‘Satta and Praise
Jah’ add to this great selection. All great ‘Dread’ tunes that
were cut or voiced at King Tubby’s giving them that extra
shine.
Format &
package: LP
Record label: Kingston Sounds
Year of release: 2019 (compilation)
Tracks:
A1 Jacob Miller - Zion Gates
A2 Don Carlos - Satta Massagana
A3 Johnny Clarke - Dem A Say Rasta
A4 Horace Andy - It's Gonna Be Dread
A5 Dennis Brown - Declaration Of Rights
A6 Cornell Campbell - Two Faced Rasta
A7 Ronnie Davis - Every Rasta Is A Star
B1 Horace Andy - This World
B2 Johnny Clarke - Man Like Me
B3 Frankie Jones - Satta And Praise Jah
B4 Linval Thompson - Never Conquer Jah
B5 Cornell Campbell - Rightess Rasta Man
B6 Wayne Jarrett - Live On Jah
B7 Linval Thompson - Wicked Babylon
| Specification | Description |
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| Weight | 0,4 Kg |
