A killer version of the shanck i sheck riddim from Bobby Ellis. Mixed in a rub a dub style by the "great" Peter Chemist (see the picture) it is a modern version of the original from Baba Brooks made in 1965. Hope you like it! No precise date but it must be close to 1982.
First tune ever recorded by Earl Lowe aka Little Roy, one of my very favorite artist. Nothing to compare with his future rasta anthem "prophecy" "earth" or "Jah can count on i" but still the talent is here, and i always find funny to hear singers when they were a youth. Misleaded to the gaylads, this cut for Mr Dodd was released on his studio 1 label. According to Little Roy himself, this is a song that was made by his brother while "cooling" the flowers with water in their parent's garden. By the time he recorded that one he was not much than 13 years old. I've heard another studio one cut on this riddim but i can't remember who the artist was...Don't know either if Little Roy use it as an original riddim, but the bridge in the middle of the tune makes me think that he actually voice it after another version...Maybe someone knows more ? Anyway it's a pure gem from the rocksteady era, probably provided by the great soul brothers. The piano is particulary cool, incredibly groovy to my ears! By the way this song will be a flop, and Little Roy will try next with Prince Buster... GET A CLIP:
Too long since i haven't post anything here so...here comes a Johnny Osbourne lover tune from a 12" i have for very long...Cinderella, in combination with Lee van Cliff. Nice stuff, on Al Campbell's label JB. B-side is a crap from the tamlins so i won't use forces to makes you hearing it...I've got much more stuff to post soon!
A great performance from mr Brinsley Forde, ex Aswad lead singer, along french band bumcello for a exclusive performance! For those of you who likes the love fire/promised land riddim you'll get something unique. Brinsley's voice is still strong, and i hope his LP with Sly & Robbie will be released one day, and come back soon in France...
This is a good french dubstep band that was playing during the reggae B side festival. I'm not very used to that type of stuff but for once these guys really did it well to me! Check it...
"Children of jah" is the anthem of the talented chantells (Tommy Thomas, Lloyd Forrest, and lead singer Sam Bramwell also known as the channels) who made the fame of the very cult phase 1 label with it. A typical roots song of the time, probably backed by the revolutionaries. It could have been the itals or the jays...Anyway it's always good to hear it with here the toast part made by a great U brown. It's followed by "desesperate time" a very good stepper riddim...
I virtually know nothing about these sisters, but the tune is very nice. Produced on gayfeet's Sonia Pottinger label, it sounds like a lovely child song mixed with some nyahbighi background and a groovy jamaican drum and bass...The gaytones is just a generic name for the house band. I've heard that Judy Mowatt could be singing on it but i just don't believe it's true (my ears say so...). If you know more than i please leave a comment!
Fresh from the last weeek , this video contains the tunes "three meals a day" from Dennis Brown, "Freedom" an early tune of Earl sixteen from the black ark days, and "roots" one of Bob Marley's anthem...Great dub live show from Mad Professor & Earl Sixteen (with help from Joe Ariwa). It was a hot and sold out place... Thanks to http://liveanddirect.free.fr/
A killer version of the shanck i sheck riddim from Bobby Ellis. Mixed in a rub a dub style by the "great" Peter Chemist (see the picture) it is a modern version of the original from Baba Brooks made in 1965. Hope you like it! No precise date but it must be close to 1982. 
First tune ever recorded by Earl Lowe aka Little Roy, one of my very favorite artist. Nothing to compare with his future rasta anthem "prophecy" "earth" or "Jah can count on i" but still the talent is here, and i always find funny to hear singers when they were a youth. Misleaded to the gaylads, this cut for Mr Dodd was released on his studio 1 label. According to Little Roy himself, this is a song that was made by his brother while "cooling" the flowers with water in their parent's garden. By the time he recorded that one he was not much than 13 years old. I've heard another studio one cut on this riddim but i can't remember who the artist was...Don't know either if Little Roy use it as an original riddim, but the bridge in the middle of the tune makes me think that he actually voice it after another version...Maybe someone knows more ? Anyway it's a pure gem from the rocksteady era, probably provided by the great soul brothers. The piano is particulary cool, incredibly groovy to my ears! By the way this song will be a flop, and Little Roy will try next with Prince Buster...
