U ROY - DREAD IN A BABYLON
Runaway Girl
[3:46]6.1 Mb
Chalice in the Palace
[3:28]5.3 Mb
I Can't Love Another
[3:23]5.3 Mb
Dreadlocks Dread
[2:46]4.3 Mb
The Great Psalms
[2:49]4.8 Mb
Natty Don't Fear
[2:29]4.1 Mb
African Message
[2:42]4.6 Mb
Silver Bird
[3:11]5.1 Mb
Listen to the Teacher
[2:39]3.9 Mb
Trench Town Rock
[2:47]4.4 Mb
U Roy "Dread in A Babylon" Album Review
Used to U-Roy
U-Roy's Dread in Babylon is another in line of classics for the unorthadoxed singer/writer. Even though its a rather old cd, many of its songs are used in soundtracks for recent films. I.e. High Tension, After the Sunset, and City of God. For those of you unfamiliar with his style I caution you before buying this cd. Be prepared for elonggated scats and pseudo-harmonic melodies. The structure of the songs follow the traditional syncapation more familiar with reggae, but he primaraly talks the listener through each vocal journery, never jumping octaves or escalating in pitch. If you're expecting a Bob Marley, Ky-mani, Buju Bantu or I-Wanye sort of musician, this is not the cd for you. If on the other hand you enjoy "live" sounding bands, with improvised melodies, vocals and tunes then you'll defeniately want to buy this cd.
COCOA TEA - TEK WEH YUH GAL
Sunshine
[3:57]5.6 Mb
Have it Fi Mi
[3:30]5.2 Mb
Tek Weh You Gal
[4:54]6.8 Mb
Pie in the Sky
[3:38]5.6 Mb
Dance Hall Nice featuring Anthony B
[4:01]5.7 Mb
Pass it Over featuring Sizzla
[3:50]5.9 Mb
The West Wind
[3:46]5.8 Mb
True Love featuring Cutty Ranks
[3:46]5.9 Mb
Dem Start the War Again
[4:25]6 Mb
Revolution
[4:03]6.2 Mb
Love Don't Go Away
[3:51]5.9 Mb
You're Gonna Be My Lady
[3:53]5.7 Mb
Red Now
[3:48]5.3 Mb
Nice Time in France
[3:58]5.7 Mb
Cocoa Tea "Tek Weh Yuh Gal" Album Review
Feel Good, Feel Real Good!
Cocoa Tea is a very unusual singer. Cocoa Tea is probably the only person in the world that I know of that has the type of voice with which he could probably speak of flat out impending doom and yet strangely enough make all of his listeners feel good. It sounds like he records at his house, outside, just sitting around just reasoning or something singing all of his songs, it just so happens that everytime he does a full recording studio magically appears!
Having recently become a huge fan of the artist (of course i knew of his music, but didnt really invest in it too much until now)Tek Weh Yuh Gal is MASSIVE! Armed with what may or may not prove to be the biggest hit of his career Cocoa Tea has put up one of the biggest albums that I've heard in a long time. Of course you have the title track, which is pretty much a funny song, but its a feel good song on top of that (there is a difference), but then you have the wicked combinations with Anthony B (on of the album's best efforts) on Dance Hall Nice, a typically highly animated Kalonji on the Kushenpeng inspired Pass It Over; and a wicked combination with CUTTY RANKS! On top of the combinations, you have CT's usually high level material, the two opening songs on this album before the title cut are wonderful, love both Sunshine (which is nearly an imperial tune) and Have It Fi Mi.
Overall, like I said, this album is huge. There exists a point on this album where I pretty much lost it, it was so good that I forgot where I was, I feel asleep and dreamt that I was at a concert somewhere, the vibe here is that strong. Big album from a truly big artist.
On a side note, this is the second recent hit from rising Rasta label Kings of Kings, he first being label head, Iley Dread's Unite the People from 2003, both through VP Records, I hope to see more similar releases, Kings of Kings are apparently clueless as to how to make bad music.
GO GET IT!
JACKIE MITTOO - JACKIE MITTOO FEATURING WINSTON WRIGHT AT KING TUBBYS
Tribute to Count Ossie
[3:03]4.9 Mb
Release I Man
[3:55]6.5 Mb
Mpla Rock
[3:03]4.9 Mb
Legalize it
[3:08]4.8 Mb
Jumping Jack
[3:13]5.1 Mb
Super Chase
[3:55]6.6 Mb
Guiding Star
[4:21]4.4 Mb
Kind Girls
[2:30]2.6 Mb
Sniper
[3:42]5.9 Mb
Ill Try
[2:59]3.2 Mb
Peace Treaty
[2:37]2.6 Mb
Rastaman Shuffle
[2:27]2.3 Mb
Everywhere
[2:37]2.6 Mb
In Love with You
[3:24]3.8 Mb
Scores of Memories
[3:56]4.3 Mb
Jackie Mittoo "Jackie Mittoo featuring Winston Wright at King Tubbys" Album Review
Album Description
A superb collection of instrumentals from the 70s mixed at King Tubby's studio and produced by Bunny Lee. Attack Gold. 2004.
CHINNA SMITH AND AUGUSTUS PABLO - DUB IT
TRACK01
[3:00]4.4 Mb
TRACK02
[4:15]5.9 Mb
TRACK03
[2:51]4.6 Mb
TRACK04
[4:18]6.2 Mb
TRACK05
[4:05]5.3 Mb
TRACK06
[3:23]3.2 Mb
TRACK07
[4:54]6.8 Mb
TRACK08
[3:30]5.9 Mb
TRACK09
[3:28]5.7 Mb
TRACK10
[3:28]4.8 Mb
TRACK11
[4:05]5 Mb
TRACK12
[4:15]6.5 Mb
Chinna Smith and Augustus Pablo "Dub it" Album Review
Well Worth Purchasing
This rootsy dub CD does not disappoint. Spiritual, not boring,
sub-woofer working, "rockers" style dub. The few snippets of vocals
don't drag it down. It achieves a high level of dub satisfaction.
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