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.. .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. ..
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';: RELEASE NAME.... Twinkle Brothers - Dub Massacre Part 1-2 :;`
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Record Label............. Twinkle Records
Original Year............ 1989
Compressed by............ Dubwiser
Rip Date................. 11/23/2001
Size..................... 104MB
Release Type............. Reggae, Full Album
Number of Songs.......... 20
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:.: Notes And Information About The Release :.:
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The Twinkle Brothers hail from the north coast of Jamaica in
the ghettos of Falmouth, the Parish of Trelawny. The two
brothers, Norman and Ralston Grant, were baptized in the
church of Anglican Diocese. They started singing in the
Sunday school choir and concerts at the age of six and eight
respectively. At that time they started to make their own
instruments since they could no afford to buy them. They
made guitars and drums from various tin cans (garbage can,
sardine, milk, etc.) and fishing line.
After Jamaica received her independence from England in the
early 60's, the Twinkle Brothers started to sing in real
competitions. At that time the government of Jamaica started
National Competitions called "Pop and Mento" festivals. In
these competitions you would start at Parish level, then go
the regional level. If successful there, you move on to the
National finals. For years the Twinkle Brothers were Parish
champions, then went onto the Regional finals where
(according to the crowds and the Twinkle Brothers) they were
cheated out of the winning crown for two consecutive years.
However, the third time being the charm, they broke the
barriers at the Regional finals in Montego Bay, and then
went on to the Nationals in Kingston. This time they were
victorious, winning first place in the "group" category!
Norman won first place in the "solo" category. They reigned
supreme for years in that competition coming away with
several medals.
In the early sixties they joined a band in their hometown,
Falmouth. The bank was called The Cardinals. All the members
were Falmouthians, some from middle-class society-teachers,
bankers, and accountants. Norman and Ralston were the only
"ghetto boys." The Cardinals started playing in hotels and
nightclubs throughout the island.
By the late sixties the Twinkle Brothers decided to do some
recording and went to Kingston to try to get an audition
with labels like Coxson, Prince Buster, Beverly's and
Treasure Isle, to name a few. They were fortunate enough to
get their first recording, a solo by Norman called "Somebody
Please Help Me", recorded by Leslie Kong on the Beverly's
label. A year later the got their first group single,
"Matthew and Mark", recorded by Duke Ried on the Treasure
Isle label.
In 1970, the entered the Jamaica Festival Song competition
and placed third behind Hopeton Lewis and the Jamaicans -
both groups on the Treasure Isle label. During that time,
the Twinkle Brothers were on the Jack Pot label, produced by
Bunny Lee. From there they moved to bigger and better things
- recording for Dynamic Sounds, Federal Records, Sun Shot
and Upsetter labels. In 1970 they formed their own Twinkle
label. They currently have 60+ albums (and counting) and
numerous singles to their credit (this could change before
you read this!) a live Sunsplash album and video, one live
album in Poland and three albums on the Virgin label. They
have toured the United States many times and several times
in Europe, Africa and Scandinavia. They've performed at
festivals nationally and internationally; a few of them are
the Essential Festival in Brighton, England, Bob Marley
Days, Reggae on the River, Sunsplash, Reggae in the Park,
the Hemp Festival, Roots Mountain Festival, Monterey Bay
Reggae Fest, Helsinki Reggae Festival, Holland's Reggae
Eruption, Festivals in Canada, Spain, Germany, Poland and
many more. They are now preparing for another Family Reunion
Tour this summer. Aptly titled, this tour will feature
Ralston's wife, Della Grant, along with other family members
and friends.
Source http://www.twinklemusic.com/twinkle_brothers_bio.html
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:.: Tracklist :.:
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01. Jahoviah In Dub Majesty 4:00
02. Dub Assassinator (in a murder style) 4:09
03. Magnetic Enforcer 3:29
04. Nations Liquidator 4:27
05. Escape From Hell 3:53
06. Dub Examiner 3:49
07. Kingdom Dub 3:21
08. Give Rasta Dub 4:03
09. On World Wide Dub 4:06
10. War Zone 3:29
11. Mountains Of Dub 3:43
12. Devaluation Dub 3:54
13. Dance Hall Invasion 3:52
14. Road To Damascus 3:48
15. Under World Dub 3:08
16. Dubbing For Peace 4:05
17. Tamborine Dub 3:18
18. Escape Of The Assassin 3:56
19. Gully Banking Dub 3:21
20. Burden Bearer Dub 4:02
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75:53
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:.: News & Information :.:
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"RAC STANDS FOR QUALITY NOT QUANTITY
AND REGGAE TO THE PEOPLE !!"
Intrested in joining?
Currently RAC is looking after.....
* Quality rippers.
Is reggae your main genre? Do you have indepth knowledge
about reggae and its history? Do you have a large CD/Vinyl-
collection at home? Do you buy reggaemusic frequently?
If you fit the profile.. you know what to do.
* Any person who feels they have something to contribute to
RAC, please come forward. Suggestions how to improve our
organisation is always welcome.
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:.: Proud Members Of The Family :.:
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ZaM - sliverr - `gpf - vega - Tokit
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Groups......... . 12iNCH . DH . YARD . VOD . iMPG . kW . SB .
. CmS . FTD . IGR . JAH . TWCMP3 . RBK . FSP .
And all the other groups releaseing kwality!
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:.: Roots And Culture Production 2001 :.:
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revised 29 Sep 2001 by gpf