Reggae

[marxstudent]

Right now I'm into a lot of Sizzla. I really like his music- Smoke Your Herb, Karate, Jah Will Be There are some heavy favorites. Whenever I sing Jah Will Be There to my friends they crack up for some reason... :unsure:

I like the "harder sounding" reggae. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I don't know how to really describe it but yeah anyone recommend anything else out there?

[Rastafari]

by "harder sounding," I think you mean Dancehall

[Umoja]

Bounty Killah, Beenie Man, Chaka Demus ("Murdah she wrote"), Spragga Benz (Especially because he was in "shottas"), and Burning Spear.

[Alejandro C]

Burning spear's marcus garvey album is my favorite reggae album. followed with tosh-scrolls of the prophet and then marely and the wailers- Live!

[Mr Mojo Risin]

if you like scrolls of the prophet, you should check out tosh's box set "Honorary Citizen." 3 discs baby...

What, no Aswad? British ragga since the 80's, i think. they sound good.
and of course ziggy...I also have something by mama booker. its pretty interesting as well.

[Mano Dayak]

Bob Marley
Stanley Beckford
Hans Söllner (german speakers, buy his last album , it's really great!)
Tiken Jah Fakoly

[Rastafari]

some of Aswad's stuff is like Jazz-Reggae. Awesome.
As for roots reggae, try "Handsworth Revolution" by Steel Pulse. The best British Reggae band. If you want more of a "disco-roots" feel (which is decent), Third World has some good stuff.

Oh, and don't forget Black Uhuru and Micheal Rose

[iwwobblie]

Check out The Congos and Lucky Dube.

[Rob]

It's all about the skinhead reggae--Clancy Jones, Harry J's All-Stars, Pat Kelly, Symarip, etc.

[canikickit]

Freestyle (http://www.realvibes.net/video/freestyle1_300k.wmv)

[El Brujo]

Desmond Dekker. Best reggae artist IMO.

Also UB-40 *waits for attacks from the many people who hate them*

[Rastafari]

UB-40? I hope its a joke
anyway, Don't forget Toots

[Rastafari]

Originally posted by [email protected] 6 2003, 06:15 PM
Freestyle (http://www.realvibes.net/video/freestyle1_300k.wmv)
I have two words:
Say Wha?

[marxstudent]

Thanks, Rasta. Yeah I prefer dancehall. :)

Do all of y'all buy your music or what? I d/l a lot of mine but they're usually random stuff.

[ComradeJunichi]

Skinhead reggae over here too. Desmond Dekker, Symarip...hm, does ska count too? Judge Dread, The Specials, and the like. :)

[Rastafari]

here is a good ska song I just wrote. To the Tune of "Land Ho!," which is strangely stuck in my head

I got my motor scooter
and my shiny big black boots
I'm dressed up like a looter
and I'm listening to Toots.

They claim that we're all Nazis
but you know thats pretty gay
I don't like to "push Paki's"
and Hitler was just O.K.

Well if I get my hands on a hairy scalp
I'm gonna' shave that mother down to naught

and If my ears pick up that a-Skankin' Beat
I'm gonna find myself some skankin' meat (some ass, fellas!)

well if it turns out that the skank-chick blew
I may just get back home and Marry Joon!
marry Joon!
marry Joon!


Ska, Yo!




Better a Skinhead, than Dead!

[ComradeJunichi]

What the hell is wrong with you?

Anyway, my boots are red.

[Rastafari]

you don't like my ska?
I think I deserve at least one "bastard" in your post somewhere.

[Mano Dayak]

i like it...it's not bad...

Hugh Mundell
Ruff Cutt & Roots
Gilberto Gil

[canikickit]

Hugh Mundell is great.

[Mano Dayak]

yes.

[Danton]

No

[canikickit]

The Augustus Pablo produced stuff is great.

[Danton]

Yes

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I like that song, and the lyrics are quite inventive. By the way, man, I've seen those red boots of yours. from the "I look liek a nazi" thread.

[Rastafari]

pretty snappy boots, they are

[Mano Dayak]

I bought a compilation called "Reggae Vibration" yesterday in a second hand CD shop. It's great! The compilation contains songs of both English spealing and French speaking artists and from different years... so I guess it'll stay in my cd player for a while now.
some artists:

tiken jah fakoly
pierpoljak
yaniss odua
lord kossity