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| POWER
OF THE TRINITY |
| Giving
thanks and praises to the Most High, in
harmony. That is what the famous vocal
harmony group spiritually represent. Hear
the Mighty Diamonds, Israel Vibration and
many more in their best tracks! |
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| RASTA
CLEAN HEART AND LOVE II |
| More
Fire! In what some call the "Rasta Renaissance",
conscious artists take over dancehall music
in order to try and bring Dancehall back to
it's roots. Babylon no like it, but InI
advertize it! |
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| RECKLESS
ROOTS ROCKERS |
| This
compilation comes straight out of Wackies
Studio: pretty special, this actually was
one of the first US based Reggae
Studio's if not the first. A specific sound,
but definitely Roots Rock Reggae avant la
lettre! |
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| REAL
REGGAE ROOTS |
| A
great title for a great compilation. For
many people think that Roots Reggae is a
music from back in the 1970's. This album
will change that idea. Roots grow, you
know... |
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| REGGAE DANCE PARTY |
| This
is an interesting set of tunes from the
mid-1980's, when Reggae Music was changing
due to the digital possibilities in studio
and on stage. Most tracks were quite popular
around the times they were released. |
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| REGGAE
GOODIES 1 |
| This
is the first collection of, indeed, Reggae
Goodies. The tunes are nice, you just want
to play them for the ire vibrations and
because of the good selection you will be
introduced to a wider variety of styles. |
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| REGGAE
GOODIES 2 |
| Another
wonderfull collection of very atmospheric
Roots Reggae tracks in a nice selection of
material from the Wackies Label. Several
different styles of Reggae as seen by
Wackies are included. |
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| REVOLUTIONAIRY SOUNDS |
| Ranging
from the period 1973-1981, this compilation
brings you back to what many consider to be
the "Golden Years Of Reggae".
Whatever the case, no one can deny that this
collection cintains a crucial selecetion of
Reggae's earlier years. |
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| VARIOUS
ARTISTS - ROOTS PEOPLE MUSIC |
| With
a balance between singers and DJ's, this
album (taken from vinyl) features some great
vocal works from the mid 70's. Nice detail,
many tunes are Burning Spear covers. |
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- SHAKA ALL STARS - MESSAGE FROM AFRICA |
| Five
vocals with five counterparts in Dub,
capturing the 1980's JAH Shaka sound using a
variety of vocalists all singing conscious
lyrics. |
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| VARIOUS
- Rockers For The Most High |
| Not
everyone will apprecilove the sound on this
album. Rockers and Rub a Dub with some of
the best singers (Michael Prophet!), but
mixed excessively with the use of all kinds
of phaser-like effects and you really got to
be in a certain state before you digging
just what's happening on the album. |
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| ROOTS
COMBINATION |
| When
you think that DUB is dead, check this
album. It is filled with some very fat and
heavyweight contemporary Roots DUB tunes.
Deep basslines, and drums like
thunder. |
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| ROOTS DANCEHALL PARTY |
| Extended
Tracks, that means the vocal as well as the
DUB in one big mix, are allways a favorite
when you have aonly 50 tracks to download.
And this album surely contains some of the
better Rub a Dub works. |
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| ROOTS DAUGHTERS |
| Mad
Professor's Ariwa Sound has released quite a
number of female singers. This album
contains a selection of -mostly- extended
tracks featering some of the sistren. |
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| ROOTS
OF DANCEHALL |
| Roots
Rockers Reggae mixed in DUB style, while
singers and MC's voice over the mix. This is
early dancehall, before it became Rub a Dub,
before it became Ragga. |
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| ROOTS RASTA PARTY (Barry Brown, Ranking
Trevor, Mighty Threes and more) |
| This
8-track Reggae Showcase features crucial 12
inch versions from crucial vocalists singing
crucial lyrics in a crucial style over even
more crucial riddims. And everything is
mixed very tightly |
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| SANTIC
AND FRIENDS - AN EVEN HARDER SHADE OF BLACK |
| This
quality re-release of Santic (Leonard Chin)
produced tracks by Pressure Sounds features
a number of different versions of different
riddims: vocals, dubs and DJ tracks. There's
a host of classics produced by star singers
and top toasters, from Gregory Isaacs to I
Roy, from Horace Andy to Jah Woosh. |
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| THE CROWNING OF PRINCE JAMMY |
| You
could see this as a compilation of crucial
roots rockers and you would be right. But
when you consider that all these tracks are
produced by Prince Jammy, you can't afford
not to check out this one. |
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| THE LION ROARS |
| This
is a very nice compilation of some of
Jamaica's finest vocalists in early Rub a
Dub music. Singers and Deejays together in a
selection that will make you move and groove
from the top to the very last drop. |
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| TRIBESMAN
ASSAULT |
| For
the lovers of essential DUB, this album of
truly old skool DUBWISE will definitely be
another addition in every serious DUB
collection. It's no spectecular Dub album,
but nevertheless it shows another side of
DUB. |
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