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.. .ROOTS_And_CULTURE Proudly Presents Another High Quality Release. ..
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';: RELEASE NAME.... Mutabaruka - Melanin Man :;`
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Record Label............. Shanachie
Original Year............ 1994
Compressed by............ Rub_a_Dub
Rip Date................. 06-03-2002
Size..................... 69MB
Release Type............. Reggae, Full Album
Number of Songs.......... 11
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:.: Notes And Information About The Release :.:
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AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Mutabaruka was among the earliest "dub"
poets, a firebrand who repeatedly attacked the injustices
and hypocrisy he saw both in Jamaica and the Western world
at large. If anything, he sounds more strident and angry on
this latest set of poems. The title track, with its embrace
of the controversial melanin theory, will probably dismay
those who find the link between genetics, color and behavior
a tenuous one at best. The other numbers continue his
tradition of unrelenting, pro-Jamaican, pan-African
political fare. He does take a different tack on the last
work, however; "Dance" is reminiscent of The Last Poets or
Gil Scott-Heron, and for just a little while shows that he
can talk about something besides cultural conflict and
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:.: Tracklist :.:
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01. Melanin Man 3:45
02. Beware 4:07
03. Garvey 4:07
04. Killin 4:48
05. Bone Lie 6:07
06. Miss Lou 3:51
07. Lamentation 4:32
08. Colombus Ghost 4:10
09. People's Court Part II 6:24