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Ras Reggae Box Set
Released
on 16 February 2004.
As reggae
moved into the electronic age in the 90s predominantly I lost interest a
bit. The music lost its feel, its depth, the arrangements felt empty and
vacant. The saving graces for me were the quality of some of the singers
Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Beres Hammond and groups like Israel Vibration,
Wailing Souls. Those that continued to sing with some Soul. Most of
the rest left me a bit cold and hey where were the ladeez.
This is the
territory that we are in with Ras who despite my feelings did a huge amount to
keep Jamaican fires burning.
That said
theer are sufficient good tracks on here falling into the category of my
personal appeal to make it worthwhile. If you are a dancehall head there
will be sufficient in that direction too.
The
obligatory DB track is his rendition of Night Nurse. The great Beres
Hammond is represented with the commercial Putting Up Resistance. Freddie
McGregors distinctive voice over beautiful harmonies on Push Come to
Shove. One of the most distinctive vocal groups Wailing Souls and Dog
Bite (very similar to Upfront), and also the Mighty Diamonds Gone Bad. In
my eyes not much emerging talent on the vocal front but one who did was Cocoa
Tea, featured here with Rocking Dolly. Another newer (relatively) singer was
Luciano who rarely fails to please. Jacob Milers Tenement Yard from the Rockers
soundtrack. And back to the more traditional Gregory Isaacs.
Consciousness
a plenty with the likes of Don Carlos, Israel Vibrations great Cool and Calm,
Peter Broggs, Rastafari elders and the inimitable Culture.
Other
tracks worthy of mention are little Kirks hard hitting Child Abuse, the Itals
In a Dis Ya Time, Mystic Revealers Space & Time.
A few
tracks go back into the 70s and 80s such as Black Uhuru, the Morwells Reggae
Party, Melodian Irie Feeling
Dancehall
wise Im afraid I go for the more commercial such as Tenor Saw or Michigan and
Smiley, but there is also Beenie, Buju, Sizzla, and from an old skool Eek
a mouse and Yellowman and more.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Ras Reggae Box Set
(TJETD152) |
Format: Treble CD album
|
Tracklisting |
3-DISC SET: |
DISC ONE: Reggae
Party |
Subterranean Homesick
Blues - Sizzla - Listen |
Night Nurse - Dennis
Brown - Listen |
Ring The Alarm -
Tenor Saw - Listen |
Great Train Robbery -
Black Uhuru - Listen |
Child Abuse - Little
Kirk - Listen |
Don't Be Cruel -
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Listen |
Putting Up Resistance
- Beres Hammond - Listen |
What Those Guys Are
For - Beenie Man - Listen |
Push Come To Shove -
Freddie McGregor - Listen |
Seven Days A Week -
Don Carlos - Listen |
Cool And Calm -
Israel Vibration - Listen |
How Much ? Sizzla - Listen |
Sorry - Foxy Brown - Listen |
Gold Spoon - Buju Banton
- Listen |
Children Of The World
? Yvad - Listen |
Reggae Party - The
Morwells - Listen |
War ? Yellowman - Listen |
DISC TWO: Irie
Feelings |
Lick Shot - Eek A
Mouse - Listen |
Dog Bite - The
Wailing Souls - Listen |
Sugar Daddy -
Michigan & Smiley - Listen |
Hot We Hot - The
Roots Radics - Listen |
Gun In A Baggy -
Little Lenny - Listen |
In A Dis Ya Time -
The Itals - Listen |
Ruffian - Charlie
Chaplin - Listen |
Baltimore Dub ? Scientist
- Listen |
Ain't Nobody Move Me
- Sugar Minott - Listen |
Place Mash Up -
Sanchez - Listen |
Gone Bad - The Mighty
Diamonds - Listen |
Rocking Dolly - Cocoa
Tea - Listen |
Activate Me - J.C.
Lodge - Listen |
Capo Dub - Carlton
& Family Man Barrett - Listen |
Irie Feelings - The
Melodians - Listen |
Rumbaskankin' ?
Bayanga - Listen |
DISC THREE: Moving Up
|
Peaceful Warrior -
Sly & Robbie with The Mad Professor - Listen |
Clean Heart - Anthony
B - Listen |
Space And Time - The
Mystic Revealers - Listen |
Rastafari Chant
Nyahbingi - Peter Broggs - Listen |
King's Highway - The
Rastafari Elders - Listen |
Afrika - Ras Pidow - Listen |
One Stone ? Culture -
Listen |
Another Moses - Apple
Gabriel - Listen |
Moving Up ? Luciano -
Listen |
Check It ? Mutabaruka
- Listen |
Tenement Yard - Jacob
Miller - Listen |
Watch Over Me -
Prince Malachi - Listen |
Stand Up ? Chalice - Listen |
Armagiddeon Style -
Brigadier Jerry - Listen |
Slave Driver -
Gregory Isaacs - Listen |
Rock Of Gibralter -
The Congos - Listen |
Loyal Soul Jah - Tony
Rebel - Listen |
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