Something special tonight, a compilation of songs we used
to play a whole lot in the past. Tagrijn was a youthcenter I
frequented at the end of the 70’s and early 80’s. Tonight’s
reünion made me compile this little collector for those who
are interested. Some songs are younger but they breathe the
atmosphere we all loved in those days, hope U like..

tracks;

1   Big Youth – Marcus Garvey dread
2   Mink Deville – Spanish stroll
3   Black Uhuru – Sponji reggae
4   Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Billericay Dickey
5   Jimmy Cliff – The harder they come
6   The Clash – Armageddon time
7   Althia and Donna – Uptown top ranking
8   Elvis Costello – Watching the detectives
9   Barrington Levy – Black roses
10  Iggy Pop The passenger
11  Prince Buster – Al Capone
12  The Meters – Jungle man
13  Dave and Ansell Collins – Double barrel
14  Allen Toussaint – Everything I do gonna be funky
15  Linton Kwesi Johnson – Want fi goh rave
16  Cypress Hill – Hits from the bong
17  Junior Byles – Demonstration
18  Booker-T & the MG’s – Green onions
19  The Maytals – Broadway jungle
20  Shabba Ranks – Wicked inna bed

A treat from Empire Records in 1984 was this here record.
Some of the tracks had already been released as singles.
5 tracks by Don Carlos & Gold and 5 by the Gladiators
and we’ve got us this delightful slice of vinyl. I love the way they
had the a-side mixed by ‘Chemist’ and the b-side by ‘Scientist’,
two great dub-masters. Listen …

tracks;

Side-a, Don Carlos & Gold,
1   Black out in the ghetto
2   Fight fight
3   Roots rock party
4   Travelling so long
5   Not giving up

Side-b, The Gladiators,
6   A nuh everything
7   That nuh right
8   Can’t stop righteousness
9   Call me if you need me
10  You can’t say that I’m lying

Yesterday evening I went to a concert of Israel Vibration in the
Amsterdam ‘Melkweg’. They appeared with the Roots Radics
and pulled of a wonderful show. Ever since the departure of
Apple, I guess in 1997, the once so famous trio turned to
continue as a duo. I must say Skelly and Wiss made a
huge entree and had the Melkweg at their feet. Remarkable
was the fact they had three microphones while singing with
two. As if they meant to say; ” Whenever you feel like it,
Apple, you’re welcome to join us again..”  Absolutely
marvelous to find Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt and Dwight Pickney
( I thought it was Bingy Bunny ) still performing in the band
they founded in the seventies. After the show I had the
pleasure of meeting with Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt and be able to
tell him what a star and heroe he is.
An evening to remember, listen to an oldie,
Flabba in dub,…yes I…. seen.. ?

tracks;

1   Flabba dub
2   Screw face dub
3   Bronx bommers
4   Macka dub
5   Ark special
6   Satta dub
7   Criple man scank
8   Rub a dub style
9   Murder dub
10  Super special dub

This is the guy that taught Bob Marley and the Wailers to sing
properly. “The Wailers weren’t singers untill I taught them. It took
me years to teach Bob Marley what sound consciousness was
about, it took me years to teach the Wailers. For example, they
will be going to make a record and I would go with them, and
there is somebody making constant mistakes. I would just have
to take this part in order to get the record finished in time.”
Bob Marley began singing in informal sessions at Joe Higgs’
yard on Trench Town’s Third Street in 1960. The Wailers first
got together there in 1961, initially calling themselves ‘The
Teenagers’. After quitting the Wailers at the end of spring 1973,
Bunny Livingstone Wailer became unwilling to leave Jamaica.
Joe Higgs, the goup’s original Trench Town mentor, took his
place for the illfated tour with Sly & the Family Stone.
( Rough Guide ) This is an album from 1978, listen…

tracks;

1   Devotion
2   One man kutchie
3   Unity is power
4   Gold or silver
5   Love can’t be wrong
6   Vineyard
7   Small world
8   Think of the moment
9   Sadness is a part of my heart
10  Sons of garvey

If I’m not mistaking, this lp should be out of print today. I could
only find it second hand, the cd too. If I’m wrong, we’ll know it
soon enough. For now let’s have it and enjoy it. Waap you waa..

tracks;

1   The Upsetters – Kentucky skank
2   U-Roy – Double six
3   David Isaacs – Just enough to keep me hanging on
4   The Upsetters – In the laah
5   The Upsetters – Jungle lion
6   David Isaacs –  We are neighbours
7   The Upsetters – Soul man
8   U-Roy – Stick together
9   I-Roy – High fashion
10  The Upsetters – Long sentence
11  The Upsetters – Hail stones
12  The Upsetters – Iron side
13  The Upsetters – Cold weather
14  The Upsetters – Waap you waa

Yesterday afternoon, my son and I were listening to some reggae
from the old days. I am so happy he has the same hobby his dad
does. He told me he’s going to Germany, to Europe’s biggest reggae
festival, Summerjam. We checked the festivals line-up and found that
among a lot of newer acts, Burning Spear and U-Roy are a few of the
older ones. My son didn’t know the music yet so we sat and listened
to some. Now here’s a U-Roy album for y’all from 1976. Take this and
be sure not to miss Dread in a Babylon as well.
By the way, better check my son’s blog too.
I hope you like’m, have fun.

tracks;

1   Babylon burning
2   Natty rebel
3   So jah jah say
4   Natty kung fu
5   If you should leave me
6   Do you remember
7   Travelling man
8   Have merci
9   Badie boo
10  Go there natty
11  Fire in a trenchtown

In 1983 I was completely captured by reggae music. This
one by Cornell Campbell got played a hell of a lot. Listen
to his wonderful songs and agree, timeless music..

tracks;

1   You’re my lady
2   Mister DJ
3   Your love
4   Stranger in love
5   Oh rastaman
6   You need sympathy
7   Don’t try to break
8   Money

Strictly looking at numbers of comments I can say
African music-genres are doing best at the GG. Do
you like a little reggae as well sometimes, then y’re
lucky today. For those who think; “nèè, not for me,..”,
I wanna say, “give this lp a try, nothing to loose but half
an hour of your time..and this is one of my absolute
heroes, with Sly, Robbie, Sky, Skully,
Ossie ans Winston.
..and African vibe..

note; backsleeve
speaks of 12 songs,
10 Dread at the control
11 Children of the ghetto
12 Accused ansd abused
The lp really contains only 9 !
Cheers.

tracks;

01 – Love is the question
02 – My girl
03 – Afrika is for blackman
04 – Dreader than dread
05 – The cheater
06 – Love for peace
07 – My love
08 – Girl you are a cheater
09 – Natty is a righteous man

rub
a
dub

tracks;

1 Invaders
2 Landing
3 Dark side
4 Attack
5 Beaming
6 Vulcan
7 Black out
8 Time passage
9 Meteorite
10 Galaxy

This band delivered a steady reggae sound from the mid seventies
throughout the eighties. Joseph Hill was the group’s leader and songwriter,
he died in the saddle, being on a European tour. He got ill very suddenly
and died the next morning on august 19, 2006, only 57 years old.
This is an album from 1981 on ‘virgin’ records, I am posting this one
especially for the people who were in the park with me last saturday.
We had us a sunny afternoon with irie rub-a-dub, rocksteady reggae
and other global grooves. Behold poor Jah people, stop the fussing and
fighting, work on natty and never get weary,
smoke up the international herb.

tracks;

1 Behold
2 Poor Jah people
3 Stop the fussing and fighting
4 Work on natty
5 Never get weary
6 Citizen as a peaceful dub
7 Iron sharpening iron
8 The international herb
9 Too long in slavery
10 The shepherd
11 Holy mount Zion