currently playing

peter austin - time is getting harder (safe travel)

 

pat kelly - soulful love (the best of sun shot)

 

junior dan - wise man

 

johnny osbourne - love makes the world go round (summer records anthology)

 

burning spear - man in the hills [man in the hills]

 

roy [?] and dillinger - freedom version

[forward 7" and 12" collection i downloaded]

 

the lions - sweet soul music (jungle struttin) this album just came out and its good stuff kinda funky

 

big youth - keep a secret [shades of hudson]

 

johnny clarke - enter into his gates with praise (a ruffer version 1974-78)

 

hippy boys - this is it (reggae with the hippy boys)

 

augustus pablo - young generation dub

[king tubbys meets rockers uptown]

king of the dub albums!

 

i was reading about native culture reggae at http://republicoflakotah.com/

so decided to listen to-

burning spear - columbus [hail h.i.m.]

and

culture - pirate days [two sevens clash]

as both reference the original jamaicans

[the arawak the arawak the arawak was here first]

 

joe gibbs - pretty girl (joe gibbs anthology 1967-79) joe gibbs is a producer and these various artists are on his label

 

heru - i think i have that anthology [or one or two just like it]

i also had a weird dream about joe gibbs a while ago [don't ask]

didn't he die recently?

anyways, i am listening to more ethiopian music, sorry

check out chocoreve.blogspot.com archives for september to download some great ethiopian sounds

[reggae later?]

 

ethiopian band - band you belly

[joe gibbs and erroll thompson - the mighty two]

 

the mighty maytones - madness album

 

roy richards - hopeful village ska [lest we forget]

 

scratch and charlie ace - cow thief skank

i would listen to this song every day if i could [why can't i?]

[upsetter collection]

 

pioneers - greetings from the pioneers 1968

 

natural ites - picture on the wall album