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By Clyde Macfarlane
While Inna de Yard are breathing new life into roots reggae, Clyde Macfarlane highlights nine other albums worth adding to your collection
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1
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (Jam Sounds, 1976)
The Abyssinians’ close harmonies were key to making roots reggae soulful. Satta Massagana’s tracks move from brooding to elation, with brothers Linford and Donald Manning singing as one to echo Bernard Collins’ lead. The use of Amharic vocals gives weight to their message, and the title-track is probably the most important Rastafari hymn on record.
2
The Congos
Heart of the Congos (Black Ark, 1977)
The masterpiece of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s Black Ark studio. Chaos and structure are balanced on a knife edge, as Scratch cloaks the chants of Cedric Myton and Ashanti Roy with a jungle of otherworldly sounds. Myton’s sublime falsetto steals the show, hypnotising the listener with deep Biblical imagery. VP Records has just reissued this classic album.
3
Rocky Dawuni
Branches of the Same Tree (Cumbancha, 2015)
Ghanaian singer Rocky Dawuni’s uplifting ballads are soaked in a haze of Brazilian percussion, rich grooves and New Orleans-style rhythms. His rendition of ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ has a distinctly African pulse, mixing highlife and roots. Reviewed in #108.
4
Inna de Yard
The Soul of Jamaica (Chapter Two, 2017)
A beautiful acoustic set from reggae veterans Cedric Myton, Ken Boothe, Lloyd Parks and Winston McAnuff, The Soul of Jamaica is spiritual roots played for the love of music and friendship. Crickets and birdsong introduce us to the ramshackle structure of these recordings, each track played out in a hilltop retreat beyond Kingston. Sadly, no Heart of the Congos renditions feature here; for the complete scene, YouTube Inna de Yard’s ‘Fisherman’ or ‘Open up the Gate’. A Top of the World in #126.
5
Gregory Isaacs
Cool Ruler (Front Line, 1978)
Reggae’s ‘lonely lover’ found fame in the early 70s for his sweet voice and masculine vulnerability. With this shift towards roots, Isaacs kept his haunting sadness. Bongos and rattlesnake-like bells give these tracks a familiarity, ensuring Cool Ruler stays with you for days.
6
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Talkin’ Blues (Tuff Gong, 1991)
In 1973 Bob Marley had star potential, Peter Tosh was distrustful of the management and Bunny Wailer was tired of touring. The Wailers broke up shortly after these San Francisco radio sessions. The band muscle through perfected hits, elevating each one beyond album restrictions and into soporific, hand drum-led jams. Marley’s philosophy is told through conversation extracts, while Bunny and Tosh both take lead on some brilliant original material.
7
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Survival (Tuff Gong, 1979)
Most rootsmen sing about Africa with the same air as their paradisiacal Zion, but Bob Marley’s vision was anchored in reality. He played ‘Zimbabwe’ as riots erupted at the country’s independence gig, standing solo as his band were tear-gassed off stage. The stunningly rich anthems ‘Africa Unite’ and ‘Survival’ helped make Marley as iconic as Che Guevara. Roots music embraces anti-commercialism, so it’s fitting that none of these songs feature on Legend.
8
Prince Far I
Free from Sin (Trojan, 1979)
Prince Far I entered the music industry by reciting psalms over dub tracks to make them accessible for illiterates. From the beginning he sounded like a gravelled preacher, his voice packing as much thunder as the drums and bass of his dub-heavy self-production. The church organ on Free from Sin reawakens his preacher role, all praises directed towards Jah.
9
Steel Pulse
Handsworth Revolution (Island, 1978)
Roots’ roots are wide spreading, as is evident from the quality of Britain’s greatest reggae band. Handsworth Revolution is equal to the best roots albums from Jamaica. Born in Birmingham to Jamaican immigrants, the band cry ‘doesn’t justice stand for all’ with a distinct Brummie twang, their message of equality holding particular urgency with their Rock Against Racism involvement.
10
Peter Tosh
Equal Rights (Columbia, 1977)
‘I don’t want no peace, I want equal rights and justice’ – this is Tosh the militant, wiser than on his Legalize It debut and fired up by pan-Africanism. Reggae stalwarts Sly and Robbie match him with the punchiest of instrumental backings. ‘Downpressor Man’, Tosh’s version of a folk song that goes back way further than Nina Simone’s ‘Sinnerman’, is roots reggae on a huge canvas.
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Reggae Anthology-The Ruler (1972-1990) by Gregory Isaacs
Gregory Isaacs Greatest Hits Zippy
Artist(s) : Gregory Isaacs
Release Date: 2011
Added: 2011-10-12
Updated: 2015-08-19
Description: 40 Reggae Hits (2CD)
Type: Album
Genre: Reggae
Gregory Isaacs - 2011-Reggae Anthology-The Ruler (1972-1990)(2CD)(CDM) {DS}
Disc 1
101 - My Only Lover
102 - Do You Ever
103 - All I Have Is Love
104 - Lonely Soldier
105 - Love Is Overdue
106 - Never Be Ungrateful
107 - Bad Da
108 - The Sun Shines For Me
109 - Set The Captives Free
110 - My Religion
111 - Philistines
112 - My Number One
113 - Tumbling Tears
114 - Special Guest
115 - Border
116 - Storm
117 - Mr. Cop
118 - Sister Love (Extra Special)
119 - My Time
120 - Slave Master (Live)
Disc 2
201 - Let's Dance
202 - John Public
203 - Soon Forward
204 - Tune In
205 - Top Ten
206 - Permanent Lover
207 - Front Door
208 - If I Don't Have You
209 - Night Nurse
210 - Private Secretary
211 - Let Off Sup'm
212 - Private Beach Party
213 - Victim
214 - One Man Against The World
215 - Rumours
216 - Red Rose For Gregory
217 - Big All Around (Ft. Dennis Brown)
218 - Jealousy (Ft. Jimmy Cliff)
219 - My Native Woman
220 - Too Good To Be True
ARTIST: Gregory Isaacs
ALBUM: Reggae Anthology-The Ruler (1972-1990)
LABEL: VP Records | 17 North Parade
PRODUCER: Gregory Isaacs
WEBSITE:
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GENRE: Reggae
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: October 25, 2011
QUALITY: Mp3 VBR 235 Kbps Avg
FULL SIZE: 264 Mo
LENGTH: 152:11 | 02:32:11
Disc 1: 75:01 | 01:15:01
Disc 2: 77:10 | 01:17:10
COVERS: Official Gregory Isaacs - Reggae Anthology-The Ruler (1972-1990) CD Cover
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