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█▓▄ ▀▄ ▀▓▀ ARTiST...... : VA
▀█▓▄▄▄ ▀ TiTTlE...... : From Jamaica With Love-Classi
▀▀▀██▓▄▄ lABEl....... : Hardwax/VP
▄ ▀▀█▓▄ GENRE....... : Reggae
▀▀▄ ▀█▓ ENCOdER..... : Lame 3.97
▄▄▄█▓ ▄█▓ QUAlitY..... : VBR 44.1kHz
▐ █▓▀▀ ▄▄█▓▀ StORE dATE.. : 00-00-2007
▐ ▐█▓ █▀▀ RElEASE dAtE : 11-24-2008
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▐ ▀█▓▄▄ TRACkS...... : 19
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01 Beres Hammond░-░Last War 04:01
02 Barry Brown░-░Far East 02:58
03 Gregory Isaacs░-░Babylon Too Rough 02:56
04 Jacob Miller░-░Forward Ever Backward Never 03:07
05 Black Eagles░-░Forward Home 04:39
06 I Kong░-░Ghetto Cry 03:16
07 John Holt░-░Up Park Camp 03:36
08 Dennis Brown░-░Stop Fussing & Fighting 04:18
09 Jacob Miller░-░Keep On Knocking 02:43
10 Sugar Minott░-░Babylon 04:21
11 Junior Byles░-░Fade Away 03:02
12 Ras Michael░-░None A Jah Jah Children No Cry 04:04
13 Fred Locks░-░Vision Of Redemption 03:00
14 Black Uhuru░-░I Love King Selassie 04:31
15 Congos░-░La La Bam Bam 03:48
16 Wailing Souls░-░Things & Time 03:20
17 Leroy Smart░-░Ballistic Affair 03:15
18 Barrington Levy░-░No Fuss, No Fight 03:33
19 Dennis Brown░-░Revolution 04:22
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██▓ ░ Roots music is a term that is used both frequently
██▓ ░ and ambiguously in the Aotearoa music scene, often
██▓ ░ to describe anything ranging from Shapeshifter to
██▓ ░ Hollie Smith. However in the world of reggae,
██▓ ░ 'roots' has a pretty specific meaning. It refers to
██▓ ░ the genre defining sound that exploded across
██▓ ░ Jamaica during the 1970s when traditional African
██▓ ░ rhythmic patterns, Rastafari consciousness, and
██▓ ░ more than a lickle collie weed came together to
██▓ ░ spawn the rockers music. It was sound of
██▓ ░ unprecedented musical and spiritual depth that
██▓ ░ offered hope to a generation of ghetto sufferahs in
██▓ ░ Jamaica and beyond.
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██▓ ░ The Classic Roots compilation in VP's From Jamaica
██▓ ░ with Love series attempts to capture the essence of
██▓ ░ this sound with a collection of classic tracks from
██▓ ░ the rockers period. The founder of VP, Vincent
██▓ ░ Chin, owned and operated Randy's (one of most
██▓ ░ prolific studios in Kingston during the 1970s) so
██▓ ░ they had a pretty impressive vault of dub plates to
██▓ ░ choose from and this is certainly reflected in the
██▓ ░ quality and diversity of the selections. A number
██▓ ░ of heavyweight tracks are featured from artists
██▓ ░ such as Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Black Uhuru
██▓ ░ and Wailing Souls. However for me there are three
██▓ ░ stand out tracks.
██▓ ░ The first is Beres Hammond's Last War. It is a
██▓ ░ track that will be instantly recognisable to many
██▓ ░ reggae followers as the original riddim sampled in
██▓ ░ the recent Collie Buddz hit Come Around. For me the
██▓ ░ original is streaks ahead of the Buddz version.
██▓ ░ Hammond's husky, soulful voice sits perfectly above
██▓ ░ this surging, horn driven riddim as he sings about
██▓ ░ the need for unity and justice in the face of
██▓ ░ sufferation.
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██▓ ░ The next stand out track for mine has to be the
██▓ ░ classic rockers anthem Forward Ever Backward Never
██▓ ░ by the legendary Jacob Miller. In this track the
██▓ ░ Miller (who was tragically killed in a car accident
██▓ ░ at the age of 27) brilliantly applies his unique
██▓ ░ staccato vocal style over a bass heavy Sly and
██▓ ░ Robbie riddim. The marching steppers beat is a
██▓ ░ prime example of the skills that have led to Sly
██▓ ░ Dunbar being considered the premier drummer in the
██▓ ░ reggae world. The track is bursting with militancy
██▓ ░ and righteousness that leave the listener with the
██▓ ░ impression that Jah music is truly unstoppable.
██▓ ░ Another track that deserves special mention is the
██▓ ░ seminal Junior Byles cut, Fade Away. The track is
██▓ ░ built around a Soul Syndicate riddim that is
██▓ ░ heavily stripped back so as to not distract from
██▓ ░ the poignant melodies of Byles voice. Byles was a
██▓ ░ true sufferah who struggled terribly in the Babylon
██▓ ░ system. The track was recorded in 1976 at a time
██▓ ░ when he was in and out hospital battling severe
██▓ ░ mental illness. The haunting message that Byles
██▓ ░ delivers is one that decries the exploitation of
██▓ ░ the poor brought about by the pursuit of material
██▓ ░ wealth. The line 'He who seeks of only vanity and
██▓ ░ no love for humanity shall fade away' is a warning
██▓ ░ that seems just as relevant today as it must have
██▓ ░ thirty years ago.
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██▓ ░ New comers to the beautiful sound of 70's roots
██▓ ░ reggae should be aware the production quality is
██▓ ░ not technically perfect. The extreme treble highs
██▓ ░ and earth shuddering bass lines don't always make
██▓ ░ for ideal listening on headphones. However if you
██▓ ░ utilize a decent sound system you'll really
██▓ ░ appreciate the warm, heavily saturated sound in its
██▓ ░ fullness. All in all I think the Classic Roots
██▓ ░ compilation is an excellent way to dip ones feet in
██▓ ░ the world of Rockers music. However there is an
██▓ ░ ocean of roots reggae out there to discover so this
██▓ ░ album should be seen more as a launching pad rather
██▓ ░ than a comprehensive guide to roots and culture.
██▓ ░ Forward movement...
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| 01-beres_hammond-last_war.mp3 | 5,96 MB |
| 02-barry_brown-far_east.mp3 | 4,24 MB |
| 03-gregory_isaacs-babylon_too_rough.mp3 | 4,02 MB |
| 04-jacob_miller-forward_ever_backward_never.mp3 | 3,47 MB |
| 05-black_eagles-forward_home.mp3 | 6,75 MB |
| 06-i_kong-ghetto_cry.mp3 | 4,79 MB |
| 07-john_holt-up_park_camp.mp3 | 4,10 MB |
| 08-dennis_brown-stop_fussing_and_fighting.mp3 | 5,47 MB |
| 09-jacob_miller-keep_on_knocking.mp3 | 3,93 MB |
| 10-sugar_minott-babylon.mp3 | 5,86 MB |
| 11-junior_byles-fade_away.mp3 | 4,27 MB |
| 12-ras_michael-none_a_jah_jah_children_no_cry.mp3 | 5,52 MB |
| 13-fred_locks-vision_of_redemption.mp3 | 3,72 MB |
| 14-black_uhuru-i_love_king_selassie.mp3 | 4,68 MB |
| 15-congos-la_la_bam_bam.mp3 | 4,95 MB |
| 16-wailing_souls-things_and_time.mp3 | 3,87 MB |
| 17-leroy_smart-ballistic_affair.mp3 | 3,25 MB |
| 18-barrington_levy-no_fuss_no_fight.mp3 | 5,32 MB |
| 19-dennis_brown-revolution.mp3 | 5,89 MB |