Distinctly Jamaican Sounds
Saturday, February 25, 2006

Sister Nancy Pon The Mike

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I usually don't post on weekends but I saw a request for some Sister Nancy and have decided to answer the call. Sister Nancy has the di...
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

5 From The King

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It’s good to be back! For your listening pleasure I present 5 early Yellowman singles that I think you’ll dig! This will probably be the f...
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Monday, February 06, 2006

Bob Marley 1945 - 1981

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Happy Birthday Bob.
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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Josey Wales Inna Volcano Style

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Josey Wales (born Joseph Sterling) began DJing in 1977 on the Roots Unlimited Sound System and obviously took his name from the wildly popul...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Roots an' Culture

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I discovered Culture late in the summer of 1993. At the time I had been obsessing with buying the latest dancehall singles and discovering ...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Wilson Pickett 1941-2006

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It's odd how thing pop up when you're not even looking for them! Last week I wanted to post a reggae cover of one of Wilson Pickett...
Monday, January 23, 2006

Toyan Inna Dancehall Style

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Here's a couple tracks from one of early dancehall's best and unjustly overlooked DJ's! Toyan, or sometimes called Ranking Toyan...
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Friday, January 20, 2006

More Music Coming Soon...

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Luckily I made it through this hellacious week but as you can see I haven't had time to post anything new... stay tuned, I should be bac...
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Friday, January 13, 2006

Lillian Allen - Revolutionary Tea Party

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I know technically today is Thursday but I figured I’d post this today so I won’t have to mess around with posting again tomorrow morning… I...
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Thursday, January 12, 2006

By Request... Frankie Paul!

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By special request and a popular demand! Frankie Paul, born Paul Blake,1965, was blind at birth. After having his vision partially restore...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3

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I've got my turntable up and running and today presented here in its entirety is African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3! Produced by Errol Th...
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Monday, January 09, 2006

Tony Tuff - Down In Rome

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You might be starting to tell now that I'm a big-time fan of reggae from the early dancehall era - I've got tons that I'd like t...
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Saturday, January 07, 2006

Lou Rawls 1933-2006

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I don’t often post on weekends but I wanted to pay tribute to someone whose passing the media has tended to trivialize… I’m speaking of Lou ...
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Friday, January 06, 2006

Alton Ellis - Skateland Girl

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Alton Ellis started his career when he teamed up with Eddy Perkins for Randys and Studio One as Alton and Eddy in the late 1950's. He l...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Lovindeer & the Lighter Side of Life

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In the relatively short history of reggae music there have been a number of artists who have presented hard-hitting subject matter in a ligh...
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Monday, January 02, 2006

Put It On - It's Rocksteady!

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No one would be able to exactly pinpoint when Jamaican music took a turn from the sometimes-frantic high tempo ska sound that had heralded i...
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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Meditations For the New Year

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The trio of Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson, known as the Meditations, are in my opinion, some of the most overlooked talent...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

The Quest For "Smoke Ganja Hard"

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Now that the holidays are over, well Christmas is over and we still have this business with New Years to finish up, I thought I’d get back t...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Have Yourself A Merry Reggae Christmas II

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I wanted to share a few more palatable reggae Christmas tracks before my holiday hiatus and here they are...the Eek-A-Mouse is a little biza...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Jacob Miller & Ray I - Natty Christmas

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Here’s another Christmas present… this is from the album by the late Jacob Miller (accomplished solo singer and former frontman for Inner Ci...
Monday, December 12, 2005

Have Yourself a Merry Reggae Christmas

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There have been a lot of Reggae Christmas albums released over the last 20 years and the vast majority have in all honesty sucked. There are...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Reggae From America - The Blue Riddim Band

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I was never a fan of American reggae but years ago when I "borrowed" the Blue Riddim Band's 1984 LP "Alive in Jamaica...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Roots of Reggae: Mento (No, not Mentos the Fresh Maker!)

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After failing to come through with a couple tracks for Thanksgiving I really feel as if I've been neglecting my duties here in providing...
Friday, November 18, 2005

Lee Perry Stays Dread

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Enough has been written about the genius that is Lee "Scratch" Perry and being that time is limited I'm not going to recap. I...
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Thursday, November 10, 2005

Sister Nancy DJ Pioneer

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Shame on me for not mentioning any of the talented ladies of reggae yet! I’ve decided to share with you today one of my favorite DJs of any...
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