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Various Artists: Kung Fu! (Reggae Vs The Martial Arts) (TJCCD206)
Hot on the heels of the spaghetti Western set but for me it was the Kung Fu sounds. How I remember going to Gloucester ABC cinema on a Friday night to catch the wekly Kung Fu cinema sessions. This was my introduction to Eastern Kung Fu movies and then we’d head to the dancehall for a reggae session. There was a guy who used to get all the latest reggae and stuff, really upfront material and used to play halls around Cam and Dursley, wow!
Course, some of this seems a little contrived now and there was certainly better material around but it was, and still is, all good fun.
Loads of Lee Perry of course but also early Keith Hudson and Big Youth, Linval Thompson, Jammy and even Barrington Levy. We have Dave and Ansell over the Poppa Top Rhythm, top sound. Super track too by the distinctive Junior Byles
Format: CD album Released: Sep 27 2004 Availability: In stock: immediate despatch Price: £12.99
Martial Arts gave power to the powerless in the same way that Reggae music gave a voice to the voiceless, and links between the two disciplines were rapidly forged. Jamaicans have always used music to fight their way out of the ghetto and many tracks on this set were directly inspired by the struggle for equality depicted in the Martial Arts films. The Far East meets Western Kingston in a fearsome selection from legendary figures such as Lee Perry, Keith Hudson, Augustus Pablo and Prince Jammy, all kicked off by Lloyd Parks' version of Carl Douglas' 1974 global mega hit, 'Kung Fu Fighting'.
Tracklisting
Kung Fu Fighting - Lloyd Parks - Listen
Bruce Lee - Skin, Flesh & Bones - Listen
Enter The Dragon - The Upsetters - Listen
Exit The Dragon - The Upsetters - Listen
Black Belt Jones - Keith Hudson - Listen
Black Belt Jones - The Upsetters - Listen
Hap Ki Do - Big Youth - Listen
Bells Of Death - Augustus Pablo - Fight On Fight On - Keith Hudson - Finger Mash - Lee Perry & The Silvertones - Listen
Iron Claw - Tommy McCook - Listen
Iron First - The Upsetters - Listen
Kung Fu - Linval Thompson - Listen
Kung Fu (Instrumental) - Linval Thompson - Listen
Fu Man Version - The Upsetters - Listen
Black Belt - The Upsetters - Listen
Karate - Dave & Ansel Collins - Listen
Kung Fu Part Two - Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Listen
Shaolin Temple - Barrington Levy - Listen
Shaolin Temple - Prince Jammy - Listen
Throne Of Blood - Prince Jammy - Listen
Fist Of Fury - Prince Jammy - Listen
Hold Them Kung Fu - The Upsetters - Listen
The Long Way/All The Way - Junior Byles - Listen
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