ZION TRAIN LIVE IN FRANCE (2007)

ZION TRAIN LIVE IN FRANCE (2007)
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WWW, December 2008 - A horn section, a vocalist and an engineer behind the mixing board: UK Dub collective Zion Train shows you don't need to have a band on-stage for a concert, especially not when it's all about DUB.

Zion Train has released a number of albums that incorporated Reggae Music with techno/trance, appealing to the New Age and Dance crowds of the 1990's.

None of that in this concert, though. Stricktly Roots Reggae in this century, UK style.

As they visit Tulle in France, Zion Train comes as a live horn section with pre-recorded music, everything mixed down in Dub vibe by the engineer as the vocalist chants it up from the top to the very last drop. Lot's of echo's, lots of sirens, and lot's of real horns.

Best enjoyed when your computer is connected to a subwoofer!

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SUMMERJAM REGGAE FESTIVAL 2008 (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

SUMMERJAM REGGAE FESTIVAL 2008
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WWW, December 2008 - The list of artists featured in this great documentary about one of Europe's biggest Reggae festivals is too big too mention. Just be aware, they they're all there!

Luciano, Queen Ifrica, Stephen Marley. Just three out of many artists who performed at Reggae Summerjam. This German festival is one of the biggest, of not the biggest Reggae festivals in Europe. People having a good time, artists are interviewed (German subtitles), and of course, lots of music.

An hour and 14 minutes of pure niceness, which will surely give you a good impression of the European Reggae scene.

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THE HARDER THEY COME (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

THE HARDER THEY COME
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WWW, December 2008 - Starring Jimmy Cliff as Rhygin, The Harder They Come tells the story of Jamaica's Robin Hood (or Al Capone) as he comes to Kingston and grows out to be the talk of the town.

This movie was shot in the 1970's, not quite the time where Rhygin troubled the police on Jamaica. But that doesn't matter, especially not since this movie does more than "just" telling Rhygin's story.

The Harder They Come gives a pretty good insight in Jamaica during the mid 1970's, even though the economical situation hasn't changed much throughout the decades.

Young Jimmy Cliff enters Kingston as his mother died, and get confronted with the high cost of living and huge unemployment. Music, often seen as the other way out of the ghetto, turns out to be inaccessible for talented people due to corruption.

After a long, long attempt to basically get a life, Jimmy Cliff becomes one of Jamaica's legends. Rhygin, seen by one as Robin Hood and by the other as Al Capone, was a pain in the neck for Jamaica's police until they shot him to death.

This great movie tells Rhygin's story, while giving a picture of Jamaica during the 1970's. Essential!

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BIGGATON - BUN TUMBLE BUG

BIGGATON - BUN TUMBLE BUG
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WWW, December 2008 - Chanting the words at incredible speed, Jamaican based Biggaton definitely keeps the fire burning in this attack on the root of all evil!

He performed with Capleton in the UK, was present at the Jamaican festival Rebel Salute and toured through the USA throughout 2005. Just three facts of Biggaton's professional carrier.

In this video, he chants down the root of all evil at incredible speed. Keep the fire blazing!

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HISTORY OF REGGAE - 3

HISTORY OF REGGAE - 3
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WWW, December 2008 - The last part of this three-part history of Reggae Music takes us worldwide as we explore just what Reggae and Rastafari has brought to the people of the world.

As our host concludes his three-part history of Reggae, he tells us how through Reggae, Rastafari not only inspirated social movements, but equally the indigenous people of the world.

Like Reggae was a melting of American music and Jamaican Folk Music, so do people around the world combine their Folk Music with Reggae. We get to hear a number of examples.

That's it, before we go into the place where our horst lives: Hawaii.

Check it out!

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HISTORY OF REGGAE - 2

HISTORY OF REGGAE - 2
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WWW, December 2008 - The second part of this three-part history of Reggae takes us to the 1970's, when Reggae became more and more popular throughout the world.

In three parts, we are taken through the history of Reggae from a Hawaiian perspective, that is. Part two takes us to the 1970's, when Rastafari became more and more a predominant theme in the music.

Before that, we are taken to Jamaica's economic situation after the independence which was cause for a new kind of suffering, and a new kind of music.

We hear some of the greatest from the 1970's, from Culture to Niney the Observer, from Peter Tosh to the Lone Ranger.


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HISTORY OF REGGAE - 1

HISTORY OF REGGAE - 1
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WWW, December 2008 - In part one of this three-part Reggaementary, our host shows us the tunes that gave birth to the name Reggae.

In three parts, our Hawai based takes us from the days of Jamaica when Reggae was born to the here and now, especially to Hawai.

The first part contains an excursion into the birth of the name Reggae, as well as the music. Who coined the phrase first? There is a difference in opinion, and we hear them both.

We also hear the tunes that gave name to the music that was there before Reggae: Rocksteady.

Everything is presented in a relaxed atmosphere: a few tunes, some comments, and some more tunes.


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BLACK UHURU LIVE IN JAMAICA 1982

BLACK UHURU LIVE IN JAMAICA 1982
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WWW, December 2008 - They're announced as the best vocal group of the year, and subsequently Mikal Rose, Puma Jones and Duckie Simpson enter stage with Sly and Robbie to proof the statement fact.

Black Uhuru, especially back in those days, was just as much Sly and Robbie as the singers who formed the actual group. They experimented and experimented, resulting in a sound that was way ahead of it's days and even years.

Lots of this can be heard in the recording of this concert they did at Montego Bay, Jamaica. The sound is not the best, there is problems with the keyboard player in the beginning but Mikal Rose gives a more than great performance!


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TWINKLE BROTHERS LIVE IN PORTLAND 1981

TWINKLE BROTHERS LIVE IN PORTLAND 1981
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WWW, December 2008 - They are known for their Conscious lyrics in which they don't apologize for the truth that they sing over some crucial drum and bass lines. The Twinkle Brothers, live in Portland.

The sound quality is definitely not the best, but the contents of the recording is more than just historical. The music is fat, enthusiastic, spiritual and strong in the same time.

As they play one -long- tune after the next, messages are spread about freedom, equality and justice. The year is 1983, and we hear mention of apartheid but also stuff that is very actual still.

This was the time before the political correct cultural mafia decided to take on Reggae with the result that may be considered rather known as many (had to?) sign gag orders in the name of "compassion".

Anyway, you can't keep a good message down and even though the sound quality is poor, this show was obviously crucial as the vibes clearly show.

Straight to the head of Babylon!

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CULTURE LIVE IN PARIS 1979

CULTURE LIVE IN PARIS 1979
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WWW, December 2008 - Two years after the Two Sevens Clashed, Reggae Harmony group Culture went to Paris (France) to give a crucial performance with a host of Jamaican star musicians.

Only a few years after they came to the scene with the majestic Two Sevens Clash, the Vocal group Culture was established as one of the hardest acts on record and on stage.

As they toured the world with an all-star band, they also visited France to perform at the Batalan in Paris. Long, long versions of their tracks because of the long dubby parts and an improvising Joseph Hill, whose leading vocals were only matched by Burning Spear.

Enjoy!

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BIG YOUTH AND SOUL SYNDICATE LIVE IN CHICAGO 1981

BIG YOUTH AND SOUL SYNDICATE LIVE IN CHICAGO 1981
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WWW, December 2008 - When the first 4 minutes of sound checking is over, the recording starts and gets more and more interesting as the Soul Syndicate open up with some crucial instrumentals only to go over and serve as the backing band for Big Youth.

The year is 1981. Studio band the Soul Syndicate has made a name as well did Big Youth, who toasted over many Dub riddims allready. The band and the DJ decide to take the concept on stage and they do so in Chicago, Illinois.

In the city where Al Capone has his syndicate, the Jamaican artists bring some upfull vibes. Starting with a little sound check which takes about 4 minutes, the band follows to open up for the MC with a set of nice instrumentals.

When Big Youth enters, the atmosphere is already strong and the result is a strong concert, as Big Youth toasts and sings. In that singing, you can hear how this served somehow as an inspiration for later artists like Sizzla.

However, this was still in 1981 and you can hear that in the recording as well as the instruments. Know your history, know your destiny!


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BLACK UHURU LIVE IN GERMANY 1981

BLACK UHURU LIVE IN GERMANY 1981
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WWW, December 2008 - In the early 1980's, Black Uhuru's music was as progressive as it was a Sly and Robbie project. As they toured the world with their remarkable show, they visited the German city of Essen as well and this is the result.

Looking for high quality, top mastered live recordings? Skip this one. In all other cases: download this historical recording of Mikal Rose, Puma Jones and Duckie Simpson as they sing over Sly and Robbie's hard hitting drum and basslines.

Hear Mikal Rose interact with the audience, Sly and Robbie backing him up as he sings one tune after the next with Puma and Duckie on backing vocals. Listen to long DUB parts long before Live Dubbing was attempted by others.

Essential!

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BURNING SPEAR LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH 1986

BURNING SPEAR LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH 1986
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WWW, December 2008 - This historical recording gives us Winston Rodney and his Burning Band performing in Jamaica during the time of his album "Resistance".

A Burning Spear performance is an experience. It has been so for decades, now. Take this concert: it brings us back to 1986, when Rub a Dub was hot and digital devices entered in the studio... and on stage.

Burning Spear has always done his own thing while around him all these things were happening and developing. Sticking to his own form of Roots Reggae, also in the times of Yellowman and Barrington Levy.

No difference here, either.

The concert gets hotter and hotter, better and better. Just like the recording, that is. Listen through the first 15-20 minutes and hear the quality improve.

Another piece of Reggae Niceness fe true!


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PABLO MOSES AND MEDITATIONS LIVE IN TEXAS 1997

PABLO MOSES AND MEDITATIONS LIVE IN TEXAS 1997
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WWW, December 2008 - In this energetic dual concert, Pablo Moses and the Meditations provide their audience with some crucial Rastaman Vibrations.

It's all there: long part of drum and bass, guitar solo's chanting and reasoning. Pablo Moses and the Meditations give an energetic performance in this music hall that was famous for hosting crucial Reggae bands throughout the time of it's existence.

The recording quality is fair, as the sound was taken directly from the mixing board. Sure, there's a bit of feedback here and there, a wrong note on other places too, and obviously the sound was mixed for the location rather than for the recording.

Bless Up!

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YELLOWMAN AND MIGHTY DIAMONDS - HAVE MERCY

YELLOWMAN AND MIGHTY DIAMONDS - HAVE MERCY
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WWW, November 2008 - A rare video with an exceptional combination: Yellowman meets the Mighty Diamonds in a gathering that is too sweet to ignore!

Yellowman stand synonymously with, let's say, dirty lyrics. The bulk of it was meant as a joke because Yellowman himself is severely handicapped due to the fact that he is an albino, but many have not caught the joke and maybe not everything was that funny indeed.

However, none of that in this special tune. A remake of the classic Mighty Diamonds track "Have Mercy", we also hear and see the singers whose sweet voices are never too much. And we meet the King of Dancehall, as he chants along with the rhythm and the singers.

Crucial!

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BLACK UHURU - BULL IN THE PEN

BLACK UHURU - BULL IN THE PEN
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WWW, November 2008 - In this video, we meet Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie and a whole lot of other musicians in the studio. The vibe of the 1980's is perfectly captured, where the music could have been played today as well.

Sly and Robbie have been using their cooperation with the vocal group Black Uhuru to produce some of the most progressive Reggae at the time. It captured the vibe of the time, just like Burning Spear and Bob Marley had done before, which led them to introduce Reggae to a new audience.

When they produced "Bull In The Pen", Sly Dunbar was heavily involved in the digital drum kit, which he used in ways nobody had done before. We see him playing along with Robbie Shakespeare and a lot of other crucial musicians.

Niceness!

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BLACK UHURU - ORIGINAL FOREIGN MIND

BLACK UHURU - ORIGINAL FOREIGN MIND
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WWW, November 2008 - Black Uhuru's name is inseparably connected with the names of Mikal Rose, Puma Jones, Duckie Simpson, Sly and Robbie. In this video, we see only one of them.

Don Carlos and Junior Reid are two great Reggae vocalists who have been members of Black Uhuru throughout the group's history. In this video, we team up with Junior Reid as the lead vocalists with Duckie Simpson as everlasting member of the group.

Junior Reid obviously has the voice that keeps everything together, while many people will surely miss the drum and basslines by Sly and Robbie as well.

Still, this is not a video to skip, as we see Junior Reid doing a wonderful performance. Original Foreign Mind in itself has become a classic, which says a thing when considered neither Sly nor Robbie was there.

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LUCIANO - OVER THE HILLS

LUCIANO - OVER THE HILLS
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WWW, November 2008 - Luciano meets Sizzla, and together they go up to the hill of the Bobo Shanti Rasta. To chant down Babylon, and to congregate among brethren.

In this 1996 video, we see the Messenger as he wants to find a place to rest. Suffering in the ghetto's, wars and rumors of wars, death and destruction takes it's toll and it's not just the ones who die that suffer.

As we walk along with him, we land in Creation, in Nature, where Jah Works are seen and felt and freedom is tasted. We meet Sizzla and he receives more power during his meeting with his brethren and with the Creator as he trods through creation.

Ire Ites!

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PRINCE LINCOLN AND THE ROYAL RASSES - KINGSTON 11

PRINCE LINCOLN AND THE ROYAL RASSES - KINGSTON 11
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WWW, November 2008 - Hammersmith Palace was the scene for an energetic, lively, conscious and above all historic event, when Prince Lincoln and the Royal Rasses performed.

Right after the introduction, the band starts playing an impressive intro. Of course, you must have been there to feel it, but the vibes still radiate from the screen when watching this video.

When Prince Lincoln enters stage, the vibe is right and the tones are set. The horns start to play, the Prince starts to sing, the music flood like rain.

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SUPERCAT AND REGGIE STEPPER - JUNGLIST

SUPERCAT AND REGGIE STEPPER - JUNGLIST
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WWW, November 2008 - In the 1990's, there was an explosion of Drum and Bass, or Jungle, or whatever the name was. The music was brand new, and it sound like this.

Supercat and Reggie Stepper get together for an extremely danceable tune: It's called Drum 'n' Bass, or Jungle: an ultra deep bass with a breakbeat on top of it, et voila: there was a mysterious combination of highly energetic drums and an ultra-cool bassline.

The Sound of the Nineties: check it!

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YASUS AFARI - HONOR

YASUS AFARI - HONOR
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WWW, November 2008 - DUB Poetry is where several forms of Art meet each other in Reggae Music.

It started in the 1970's, and in 1992 it sounded like this.

The music is digital, the poet is Yasus Afari. He is keeping up the tradition of DUB Poetry in Jamaica, and he does so from his consciousness as a Rastaman.

In this video, we see and hear him chanting down Babylon's new world order. Straight to Babylon Head!


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STILL COOL - TO BE POOR IS A CRIME

STILL COOL - TO BE POOR IS A CRIME
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WWW, November 2008 - In this 1979 TV performance by the UK group Still Cool, we see them singing the tune that is a classic until this day.

Don't ask me what these vinyl scratches do in the sound. This is not your average You-Tube clip, where you hear a tune and see photo's: we see the singers as they playback on the tune.

This 1979 video clip is, just like the singers, still cool. An incredibly sensitive UK Roots tune, that unfortunately has a theme which is actual even today, almost thirty years after the video was recorded.

Behold!

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TONY REBEL - SWEET JAMAICA (1993)

TONY REBEL - SWEET JAMAICA (1993)
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WWW, November 2008 - Before he started Rebel Salute, before he became known to the world as another conscious DJ of the time. Tony Rebel was already going strong.

Jamaica, Land of Food and Water. That name was given to the Island by the original inhabitants, before Christopher Columbus and his gang of vampires turned it into a big plantation.

Jamaica, also the birth place of Tony Rebel. He grew up feeling what it means to be at the receiving end of Babylon System's ugly shitstem. He saw the dances getting hotter, as cokane and violence flooded the island, and decided to do something about it.

Together with people like Luciano, he was part of what some call the "Rasta Renaissance" in the early nineties. "Sweet Jamaica" was one of the tunes of the day.

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LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH

LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH
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WWW, November 2008 - In 1993, Luciano introduced himself to the people of the world, and to JAH, with an impressive musical track and video clip.

This is it.

Luciano, aka The Messenger. In the early 1990's he entered the global scene with a new kind of Roots Music, dubbed by this website as "contemporary Roots". It was a time where cokane and violence ran the dancehall and violence ran the place more than ever before.

Nowadays, we know him as a long dreadlocked singer, but back in the time he was still growing them. He was growing his faith, too, but by looking at the video and feeling the vibes in the music, you can easily see that that faith was already solid as a rock.

Check!

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LINTON KWESIE JOHNSON - DI GOOD LIFE

LINTON KWESIE JOHNSON - DI GOOD LIFE
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WWW, November 2008 - A Video Clip with DUB Poet Linton Kwesie Johnson is kind of rare. When it's played on MTV, it's even more rare.

But here it is!


When LKJ entered the scene, the music that came with his poetry was deep, and hard. DUB effects and everything was there. In fact, it was LKJ's "Five Nights Of Bleeding" that got yours truly hooked on Reggae, somewhere in the early 1980's.

In 1992, the vibe had totally changed. Dennis Bovell, the musical genius behind LKJ, had taken himself and his musicians to higher grounds and they started to experiment with other styles, which they integrated with Reggae.

The result could be an upfull, ska-ish track with Africa style guitar licks.

Like "Di Good Life".

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ROOTS RADICS - RADICALLY RADICS

ROOTS RADICS - RADICALLY RADICS
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WWW, November 2008 - Usually, they are in the background, barely mentioned, while in fact they do all the work. Channel One Studio Band the Roots Radics ask your attention, please!

Sly and Robbie were part of the first Studio Bands of the legendary Channel one studio's in Jamaica, where just too many Roots Rockers and Rub a Dub is recorded to mention.

After the Aggrovators and the Revolutionaries, it was time for the studio to come up with their third band. The name was the Roots Radics, as they played one Rub a Dub after the other into the multitrack recorders at Channel one.

They are barely mentioned on the albums and the concert posters, when they performed to back this singer after that DJ. They played album after album, where only the DUB engineer took the credit.

Now this is changed.

Here is the Roots Radics, starring: The Roots Radics!

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CLINT EASTWOOD AND GENERAL SAINT LIVE (1982)

CLINT EASTWOOD AND GENERAL SAINT LIVE (1982)
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WWW, November 2008 - One big party going on, as the MC's Clint Eastwood and General Saint pop up on stage with a full blown band to make some fun at the UK based "Old Grey Whistle Test".

"Another One Bites The Dust", is the title of the tune the DJ Duo performs. They were known from their world hit "Stop That Train", as representants of Rub a Dub Style in the World Charts.

And no, that is not "World Music". For every music is "World Music".

That aside...

Clint Eastwood and General Saint have a lot of fun together with the band and the audience, as they perform what was then a brand new Style of Reggae.

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THE SPECIALS AND MADNESS LIVE

THE SPECIALS AND MADNESS LIVE
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WWW, November 2008 - In the 1960's, you had skinheads who liked Ska music and were usually seen as rude boys.

No, this is no typo and this is not about neo-nazi's either.

In the end of the 1970's, the UK witnessed the birth of the "Two Tone" movement. It was a Movement with a philosophy and with a music, too.

The name of the music was a bit deceptive, though. It was basically a Reggae rhythm with the drums playing on the 2 and the 4 with the skanks between the counts, where the bass continued to play a reggae-ish line.

It sounded like Reggae, but it was not Reggae.

However, ten years before that, Jamaica also had a music called Ska.

And this is not the only comparance...

Two-Tone was also an answer to the rising army of neo-nazi's who called themselves skinhead. We can see them in the streets today, even, too. However, what most neo nazi skinheads do not know, is that just like Ska, also the skinheads were originally found in Jamaica.

Two-tone had the mission to tell the skinheads about their Toots, and they did so with a lot of music. Here are two of these bands.


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BLACK UHURU LIVE AT GLASTONBURY, 1982

BLACK UHURU LIVE AT GLASTONBURY, 1982
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WWW, November 2008 - After a few atmospheric impressions of a rainy day at Glastonbury festival, we go straight into a majestic performance by Sly and Robbie's Black Uhuru!

As the rain falls down, so does the music. A very strong set played by Sly and Robbie with Black Uhuru during their best days with Puma Jones, Duckie Simpson and Mikal Rose falls over the audience that soon forgets the rain and start chanting along as the band plays Sinsemillia.

The rest is history, which can be seen in this two-part impression of a peace festival somewhere in the UK during the early 1980's.

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THE WAILERS - STIR IT UP (OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 1973)

THE WAILERS - STIR IT UP (OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST 1973)
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WWW, November 2008 - The "Old Grey Whistle Test" was a UK program, where artists performed live. At least, most of the time. There were artists who playbacked.

Even though the video is presented as a live performance, it is more than clear that the Wailers (Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley) playbacked their way through the song.

The year was 1973 and the Wailers were still threegether. Peter, Bob and Bunny traveled to the UK for some performances, among which this one at the Old Grey Whistle Test. They don't look to happy, either, and those who know "The Bob Marley Story" will recognize the frustration in the eyes of the three brethren and the musicians behind them.

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THIEVERY CORPORATION - THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON

THIEVERY CORPORATION - THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON
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WWW, November 2008 - In 2002, Reggae and DUB had come a long way, resulting in many sub-genres emerging throughout the decades. Thievery Corporation is one of the collectives that came out of this development.

As we see pictures of the many wicked things Babylon does to the people of the world, a smooth and groovy music plays and the singer tells us all about the Mystery.

When the four minutes are over, you know one thing: you don't wanna be The Richest Man In Babylon.

Musically, the clip is just as interesting as the topic. We hear a melodic form of toasting, we hear a drum and bass beat that is not Reggae but still does give a Reggae vibe, or to be more precise: a DUB vibe.

Electronic Music, straight to Babylon Head!

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ASWAD - AFRICAN CHILDREN

ASWAD - AFRICAN CHILDREN
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WWW, November 2008 - The UK has been a major outlet and breeding place for Reggae Music. Patterned after Bob Marley's success, the 1970's gave birth to countless of UK based Reggae bands and Aswad was one of them.

The "Old Grey Whistle Test" was the name of a television program in the UK, where bands and artists performed live for a studio audience.

At least, most of the time.

In this case, it definitely was a live performance. We see Aswad as a full blown band performing somewhere in the early 1980's. An impressive performance, allready showing the group to be here-to-stay.

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BLACK UHURU - LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH 1984

BLACK UHURU - LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH 1984
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WWW, November 2008 - When Black Uhuru performed at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival in 1984, they had made their name not just within Reggae Music.

Throughout the 1980's, Black Uhuru was much, arguably even more, a Sly and Robbie project rather than a vocal harmony group consisting out of Duckie Simpson, Puma Jones and Mikal Rose. Albums like "Sinsemillia" and "Red" had shown already, just how progressive Black Uhuru actually was.

In 1984, Black Uhuru had become one of the top groups in Reggae Music. They had, just like Burning Spear and Bob Marley before them, introduced Reggae to an audience that was not usually looking for Jamaican Music.

The top-notch production and musical skills of Sly and Robbie were responsible for the success of Black Uhuru. Before the Rhythm Twins took over the care for Black Uhuru, so to speak, they had been "just" another vocal harmony group.

When Michael Rose joined the group, together with the American Puma Jones, the success formula was completed. Throughout the 1980's, they dominated the Reggae charts.

Watch this mighty performance by the singers and players of instruments, and realize that this was almost one quarter of a century ago!

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TENOR SAW - LIVE IN JAPAN

TENOR SAW - LIVE IN JAPAN
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WWW, November 2008 - Reggae is definitely "Big In Japan" and it has been so for quite a while now, as this 1980's performance by Rub a Dub singer Tenor Saw shows.


The video opens with Tenor Saw saying some nice things to the public, after which we go straight into the performance of two tracks, of which the second one ("No Work On Sunday") is one of the best known songs by the Rub a Dub singer.

The video was shot somewhere in the 1980's, when Reggae Times were definitely changing.

Together with singers like Barrington Levy, Cocoa Tea and others, Tenor Saw was part of a new generation of singers after Rockers Music had slowly changed into what we now call early Dancehall or Rub a Dub.

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MAD PROFESSOR - ROBOTRONIC

MAD PROFESSOR - ROBOTRONIC
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WWW, November 2008 - In this ultra-rare video clip, we see the King of UK DUB while listening to one of his DUB excursions into Outer Space.

The junglist drums just go too well with the deep bass, as Neil Fraser a.k.a. the Mad Professor mixes everything into a deep, deep DUB. He has been mixing in his Ariwa Studio ever since his humble beginnings, before growing out to one of the leading forces in UK DUB and ROOTS.

Is he the King of UK DUB? Ah, well, there are a lot of titles thrown around, and many are just to signify the importance of the persons who receive these titles.

Judge for yourself, as the Mad Professor takes us into Outer Space with yet another Hi Quality Deep Bass DUB tunes!

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BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - KINKY REGGAE (1975)

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - KINKY REGGAE (1975)
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WWW, November 2008 - After the bizarre introduction, Bob Marley and the Wailers perform their track for American television. The year is 1975, and a lot was about to happen.

The quality of the video is abominable, but the historic value of this Bob Marley performance for American television is just too big.

America was not ready for Reggae, as many Reggae historians would say, about that time around the early 1970's. In a documentary called "Catch a Fire", we see just how much effort was put into getting Bob Marley and Reggae Music accepted by the mainstream in the land of R&B.

The performance on this video can be seen in that historical context. It was a time wherein not just Bob Marley and the Wailers, but many more tried to get Reggae Music into the main stream. A long, long struggle that would take quite a few years still...

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ANTHONY B - MR HEARTLESS

ANTHONY B - MR HEARTLESS
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WWW, November 2008 - Who is Mr. Heartless, and just why does he have no heart? Let Anthony B enlighten us with some Truth Vibration, Rastaman style.

How's life in Jamaica? Many seem to think that it's just about sunshine and drinking rum on the beach or something like that. Anthony B shows what life is like, especially in the ghetto's where people get killed like tourists get drinks in hotels.

The music isn't Reggae, isn't Dancehall, and yet it is. A mystical thing, which obviously has to do with the message contained in this tune.

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LUCIANO - LIVE AT SUMMER JAM 2008

LUCIANO - LIVE AT SUMMER JAM 2008
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WWW, November 2008 - Germany has a lot of Reggae lovers, and many of them express their love in an enthusiastic way. When a very lively Luciano performs at Summer Jam, the interaction is complete.

As Luciano jumps up and down, asking the public if they feel allright, the Messenger delivers another word of wisdom: Give praise to Rastafari, the Almighty.

He delivers the message to the people of Germany, and those that came from other countries to enjoy this large Reggae festival in the heart of Western Europe.

It's well received!

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DENNIS BROWN - LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH (1991)

DENNIS BROWN - LIVE AT REGGAE SUNSPLASH (1991)
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WWW, November 2008 - See the Crown Prince of Reggae performing for an enormous crowd at the Mother of all Reggae Festivals in Jamaica!

The music is tight and the band is basic: there's nothing left of the "big band approach" which marked the 1970's when people like Dennis Brown and Peter Tosh were touring the world.

Keyboards replace the horns and digital drums replace the acoustic set, this is the sound of the nineties after Jamaica went through a decade of musical turmoil and the phrase "Roots" got a whole new meaning.


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TWINKLE BROTHERS - SINCE I THREW THE COMB AWAY (1982)

TWINKLE BROTHERS - SINCE I THREW THE COMB AWAY (1982)
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WWW, November 2008 - This Nazarite's Classic performed by the originators at Reggae Sunsplash 1982: another piece of niceness for the eye and ear, the soul and spirit.

Reggae Sunsplash can be called the Mother of all Reggae Festivals, and the video recordings made of the many concerts by the many legendary artists have obviously become a must-see for every self-respecting online Reggae fan.

The Twinkle Brother's classic track can be called a true Nazarite's classic as well. Dealing with situations caused by the fact that someone starts to grow dreadlocks, many could and can identify with the words which makes this track extra special.

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JAHRANIMO AND KIRK DAVIS - JAH JAH LOVE

JAHRANIMO AND KIRK DAVIS - JAH JAH LOVE
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WWW, November 2008 - Riding a catchy riddim, these two brethren give thanks and praises to the Creator Who gave life to us all.

A slice of Jamaican Toast, a bit of sweet singing, a bit of stricktly drum and bass, some backing vocals, it's all there.

The lyrics go deep, as they praise Jah Jah and in the same time give a little bit of warning for those that want to make money with "God".

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ROCKERS HI-FI - TRANSMISSION CENTRAL

ROCKERS HI-FI - TRANSMISSION CENTRAL
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WWW, November 2008 - DUB has been the vehicle for many, many experiments. It's not just a thing from the recent years, as this 1980's video shows.

The music that carries to ultra-stoned voice is hard to define. It's a beat that sounds like a House beat, but it's played by a real drum or at least made to sound like that. There's a bassline too, very much present.

It was the last video made by the collective that heralded digital Dance music in a time where the term "computerized" was a dirty word for just too many people too mention.

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ICE BLOCK - DEMASCUS ROAD

ICE BLOCK - DEMASCUS ROAD
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WWW, November 2008 - This Jamaican vocalist sings his conscious message on top of a cool Roots Reggae tune, everything perfectly turned into a video clip by Wayne Benjamin.

Many people inna Babylon more or less like what they are doing. At least, they think so. As around them Babylon is falling, they have to pretend that "everything is okay".

It's called "living in a lie", and Ice Block is not going to join the madness.

Check it out!


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JAH ARMY RIDDIM

JAH ARMY RIDDIM
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WWW, November 2008 - A more-than-up tempo Steppers, two vocalists and a Dub: This must be Roots Ministry's presentation of the JAH Army Riddim and so it is!

It takes the German based Sound System just five minutes to get us straight into the groove of this militant, hard hitting Steppers tune.

Jah Melodie and Zoro chant down Babylon once more and once again, after which we go deeper with a small portion of the energizing DUB version in which the minimalistic Drumbeat becomes even more harder than before.

Keep an eye on this riddim: there must be more and more who want to chant some more!


PLAYLIST

1. Jah Melodie - Jah Army
2. Zoro - Killing Fields
3. Iyah One - Version

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3600 SEC

3600 SEC
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WWW, November 2008 - Time for some upfull, righteous and militant Roots and DUB that will bless up the hearts and soul of Roots Sons and Daughters world wide.

3600 Seconds, to be exact.

After being treated to no less than three excellent tracks by the Zion Train related Italian based collective Moa Anbessa wherein the Book of Books is quoted more than once, Coco "Ring The Alarm" Tea takes over with "Long Time". Indeed, Long Time he's been sounding the alarm and he's not about to stop doing it either.

A crucial musical introduction to a crucial one-hour mix of mainly UK DUB and Roots Music. Upfull, Righteous music and lyrics that will bless up the hearts and souls of Roots Sons and Daughters everywhere.

Ruff and Tuff, Thunder and Lightning!


PLAYLIST

01. Moa Anbessa - Foward Medley
02. Moa Anbessa - Holyfire Medley
03. Moa Anbessa - Jah Command feat Dan I
04. Cocoa Tea - Long Time
05. Hornsman Coyote - Nobody (Abassi All Stars)
06. Ras Imru Asha - Seige
07. Eli Emmanuel - Sadam
08. Abassi All Star feat Prince David - Put Life First
09. Winston Fergus - Serious Crime
10. Junkyard Productions - Politricks
11. Earl Sixteen - My Empress
12. The Disciples - Imperial Steppers
13. King Shiloh & Peter Broggs - Live In A Higher Region
14. Cultural Warriors - Righteousness
15. Vibronics - Positive Direction

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ONENESS RIDDIM

ONENESS RIDDIM
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WWW, November 2008 - In Reggae, several vocalists will use the same Riddim to voice their lyrics over. Over the Oneness riddim, for example: a cool contemporary Roots Reggae One Drop.

Luciano opens up this presentation of the Oneness Riddim, and he is followed by not only a long list of names: he is also followed by a wide variety of styles these vocalists use.
It shows the Power of Reggae: every one can join in and do his own thing.

Thanks to the German based Roots Ministry, who compiled and skillfully mixed this short presentation!

PLAYLIST

01. Luciano - Use Jah Words
02. Earl 16 & Joseph Cotton - Bun Down Soddom
03. Skarra Mucci - Glory Glory
04. Jahcoustix - Tears Of Happiness
05. Uwe Banton - Love Light
06. Spectacular - Rally Round
07. Lutan Fyah - Hypocrits
08. Alborosie - Wright Or Wrong
09. Conscious Fiyah - Live Up
10. Oneness Band - Oneness Version


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DUB EVOLUTION

DUB EVOLUTION
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WWW, November 2008 - We've come a long way after King Tubby started to spice up his instrumental B sides with effects, movie style. DUB EVOLUTION shows us how far the technique is developed in an excellent presentation of the better UK DUB.

Ariwa, JAH Shaka and Conscious Sounds are the most represented studio's on this collection of heavy drum and basslines as they can arguably only be produced in the UK.

Militant Steppers, pumping One Drop's, long and lasting echo's, righteous lyrics: from the top to the very last drop of this deeply recommended podcast we'll be moving and grooving while giving thanks for the Art called DUB.

Even Horace Andy's Kunta Kinte, even though the track some with full lyrics, could be filed under "Dub". There is just too much mixing going on to ignore.


PLAYLIST

Parte1
01. Manasseh - Zion Dubbing
02. Jah Shaka ft Twinkle Brothers - Jah Shall Reign Dub
03. Barry Issac - Creation Dub
04. Carlton Livingston - Dub In The Streets
05. Keety Roots - Defend Dub
06. Jonah Dan meets Bush Chemist - Yom Kippur
07. Horace Andy - Kunta Kinte

Parte2
08. Mad Professor - Cultural Explosion
09. Jah Shaka meets Fire House Crew - Intervention Dub
00. Junior Paradise - Respect JAH
11. Jonah Dan - Captivity Of Mount Zion
12. Music Family - Big Mouth
13. Ital Horns meets Bush Chemist - Mas Que Nada
14. Imperial Sound Army ft Dan-I - Creation
15. Imperial Sound Army ft Dan-I - Me Know

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TUF TUF TUF

TUF TUF TUF
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WWW, November 2008 - Dennis Brown's rendering of Marley's "Want More" opens up a mix that more than deserves the name given by the Selector. Roots and Culture, Tuffer than Tuff!

Before the Zagreb based Radikal Dub Kolektiv ends this 47 minute Podcast, we've been treated to some of very hard Dubs and Vocals. Tuf, Tuf, Tuf is indeed the word to use no less than three times you'll need to describe what you've just bee going through.

You will rise up, full of energy to Chant Down Babylon one more time, definitely wanting more as Dennis Brown asks us right at the start.

It's the thing, you know. It's the one thing you want, once you've been taken by the deep, conscious sounds we loosely call UK DUB and Roots.

You want more.

You want it Tuf, Tuf and Tuf.


PLAYLIST

01. Dennis Brown - Want More
02. I-Plant - I Am Blowing a Dub
03. Improvisators Dub - Serious Time
04. I-Plant ft Ganja Tree - Hard Road To Travel
05. Eastman Sounds - Help The youth
06. Eastman Sounds - Jah Jah Way
07. Eastman Sounds - Bot Speaking Dub
08. The Bush Chemist - Speaker Rocker
09. The Disciples - Imperial Stepper
10. Abassi All Star - Roading Of Correction
11. Kanka ft Mc Oliva - No Stress (part 1)
12. Manutension - Tribute to King Tubby
13. Radikal Dub Kolektiv - Loonich

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BEEEM BAIXO

BEEEM BAIXO
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WWW, November 2008 - After passing the first minutes of this Podcast in total confusion, slowly it becomes clear what this is all about: bass, bass and nothing but bass. Bass, and DUB!

Yours truly doesn't speak or read Spanish or Portuguese, which seems to be the native language of our host in this extremely interesting mix. However, "Beeem Baxio" can hardly refer to anything else but... the Bass (Baxio, anyone? thank you).

It's all about Bass, after all. Bass, and Dub.

Contemporary Dub. Contemporary, online DUB even. For not only do we find a couple of nice tracks by Dutch based Twilight Circus, we're also treated by some works of Dubmatix. Dubmatix is one of the most prolific Online Artists. Those who visit the Dubroom may have seen his advertisements or read the Dubroom review on this artist.

Next to Twilight Circus and Dubmatix, Beeem Baxio is filled with bass-driven music as only Reggae Music can be.


PLAYLIST

01. Guvna Dub - Fistful Of Dub
02. Nick Holder - Moments in dub
03. Digital Dubs vs Dubiterian - DIB DEB DUB
04. Dub Matix - Repatriation
05. Ketty Roots - Dub Majesty
06. Wicked Beat Sound System - Be Humble
07. Piratedub - Dub Plate Roots
08. Twilight Circus - Filter 13 [Wailers Tribute Mix]
09. Sub Oslo - Sub Oslo VS Bookshelf Speakers
10. Twilight Circus - Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra Dub
11. Guvna Dub - Karmaggeddon


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MISC DUB

MISC DUB
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WWW, November 2008 - Sometimes, you shouldn't be discouraged by the title of a tune. Or a Podcast. For the "miscellaneous" category in DUB is everything but a pimped trashcan.

This is for those that want their DUB in each and every (im)possible way.

Finn the Giant and Polish based Muflon DUB are two Online Artists that fit perfectly well with the Twinkle Brothers and UK DUBheads Manasseh and The Equalizer.

We're going into several styles and regions in this Podcast, after all.

With a title like this, there are some who would expect a mix-up of indefinable material that is usually indefinable because of their poor quality. The "miscellaneous" category, after all, is invented for such things.

Right?

Wrong.

At least, not in DUB. Listen to the evidence as it is presented to you in this Podcast. We go from one DUB Vibe into the next without pain and suffering, and realize how rich the Art that give name to this website really is.


PLAYLIST

01. The Lions - Ethio-Steppers
02. Manasseh meets The Equalizer - Planet Humanity
03. B.r. Styler - Fire Burning
04. Twinkle Brothers - Stomp it Out
05. Finn The Giant - The Giant Attacks
06. Muflon Dub Sound System - Follow Jah Ways
07. Dreadlock Tales - Follow The Sun
08. Wild Cat - Space Station Wildcat
09. Junkyard Productions - Wo Woi
10. Jamaram - No Place To Run To (Dub Remix)
11. Habakuk - Dub Co Dzien (by Kadubra)
12. Tuff - Oh What A Fire
13. Jonny Blender - Thinking Of A Better Day

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