THE CONGOS - 2010 @ VAUREAL PART II

THE CONGOS - 2010 @ VAUREAL PART I

THE CHANTELLS & U BROWN - Children of Jah + desperate times (1977 phase one)

"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...

GET A CLIP:


DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DDQFZ9QZ

THE NAROBH SISTERS + THE GAYTONES - Promised land + version (1974 Gay feet)

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!

DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=26DNDJEH

MAD PROFESSOR & EARL 16 - 2010 10 28 @ MONTREUIL Café la pêche

Mad Professor & Joe Ariwa feat Earl 16 a Montreuil oct 2010
envoyé par live-n-direct. - Clip, interview et concert.

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/

WELTON IRIE - Army life + version (1982 Hitbound)

I Like Welton Irie so much ! He's a great underrated DJ and did a great job during the beginning of the eighties. Here's one of his biggest hit, produced by Jo jo Hookim on his hitbound label. Truly a classic of the rub a dub years (done over the "mad mad" riddim) Welton makes no secret how "funny" it seems to be in the Jamaican army, really turning them into ridiculous...No doubt there must have some gnashing of teeth in that time. I think Yellowman followed the trail and made one about the soldiers as well... This single is not so rare but still good!(with version)

GET A CLIP:


DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3OLLP46B

CLINTON FEARON & BOOGIE BROWN BAND - 14 10 2010 @ MASSY Centre culturel Paul Baillart

Clinton Fearon live a Massy octobre 2010
envoyé par live-n-direct. - Regardez la dernière sélection musicale.

Nice video of Clinton Fearon on his 2010 french tour with the Boogie brown band...
2 tunes from his brand new great LP "mi deh ya" and 2 of his classics from the gladiators days...

01 are you ready
02 better days
03 chatty chatty mouth
04 richman poorman

Enjoy!

GREGORY ISAACS - Chucky no lucky + wine in time (1974 G.G Records)

Sad news these days...
Another veteran singer passing away.
R.I.P Gregory "cool ruler" Isaacs
Gregory's voice is warning rude boys on this single!
Produced by Alvin Ranglin on his GG records label in 1974
It sounds like an early reggae and it's very soft...

GET A CLIP


DOWNLOAD LINK
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RQ7U1IGT

EDI FITZROY - Handle and blade + first aid (1981 Klasse 1 international)

Edi Fitzroy is one of my favorite artist and very underrated to my ears. Here's a cover of the heptones "i've got the handle" from 1981. don't know this producer A.GENUS it sounds like a pseudonym...Anyway it's a good one and got the raw sound of the jamaican studios. The tune is stripped to the bone and ain't got heptones lover's backing vocals anymore. Dub is wicked too!

GET A CLIP:


DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=40WGC135

VARIOUS ARTISTS - "GREEN BAY STORY" RIDDIM

Il s'agit ici d'une production de GLEN BROWN, mythique producteur jamaicain,bidouilleur genial qui reussi le tour de force de faire de tres nombreux cuts toujours tres differents a ses riddims sans jamais vraiment lasser nos oreilles. One riddim album donc, pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, il s agit d'un même instrumental versionné par differents artistes...L'original est je crois que de GLENROY RICHARDS "wicked can't run away" sorti en 1978, mais il y a aussi des versions tres connues de cette tune comme celles de WAYNE JARRETT "youthman" et TAPPA ZUKIE "greenbay murder". Perso j'ai aussi un faible pour celle de DILLINGER "youth man" qui n'est, elle pas produite par Glen Brown...Rien de tout cela cependant car il s'agit ici d'autres versions. Notons qu'aujourd'hui encore il ne se passe pas une année sans qu'une nouvelle serie de cet immortel riddim ne sorte.Cet album reste un mystere pour moi car meme si il s'agit visiblement du même album que le "greenbay killing" LP, les titres sont ici mis dans le desordre et comme c'est un blank, je ne possede ni pochette, ni notes...tout ce que je sais c'est que Ringo qui ouvre le LP a fait son (tres bon)cut dans les annees 90 puisqu'il le dit lui meme dans l'intro...
Plein de versions vraiment differentes pour ce one riddim album, avec des artistes inconnus pour moi, mais creatifs et novateurs. Glen Brown fait parti de la race des seigneurs, ceux qui pousse les gens a donner le meilleur d'eux memes...
JUST LISTEN!

DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CVRFX3AS

01 RINGO - green bay killing
02 WELTON IRIE - wicked have fe run
03 LJ RAP - friends
04 TUFFEST - war boat
05 JIZSY KING - girls pretty
06 RANKING JOE - peace & love
07 REV BADOX & GLEN BROWN - can't run away
08 MC DADDY MIKEY JARRETT - youthman go to school
09 DENNIS ALCAPONE - woligans
10 TILIBENGEH - green money