I’ve always listened to a lot of reggae, but I haven’t heard much good new reggae.

I usually go back to the same classics:

The Harder They Come Soundtrack- Pure Reggae//Ska (this would be one of those albums to bring to a desert island)
Bob Marley- Songs of freedom 4 cd compilation (I really love the 60’s era -soul and RnB influenced sides).
Various Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh, Eek-A-Mouse

Any other Reggae fans onboard? What have you been listening to?

Rockman & undersigned are devoted reggae freaks.
He is the Knowledge; me a happy amateur.

New reggae is tough.

I like (except what you mentioned) Gregory Isaacs; Max Romeo; Skatalites;
Clash; Madness; Abyssinians; Lee "Scratch" Perry; Toots & THe Maytals;
Inner Circle; Linton Kwesi Johnson........................

My country have had and has some decent reggae acts:
One semi-reggae act is Dag Vag, others in the past were
Rockamöllan, Onna Taas Band, and many many others.
today we can still hear Peps & the younger Helt Off!!! with Timbuktu.
Much new reggae around here also, but not enuff rootsy for me.
The Iskariots is one example of something that's ok..
Will put up on Trade side soon.

Me, I also have a soft spot for the light reggae or "mock" reagge
which is out here; like UB40, The Police, Eddy Grant.
plus dancehall-ish things like Shaggy & Papa Dee (latter also Swedish).

I'll call myself a reggae fan.

Like you I prefer the old stuff.

I got some homemade compilations of various stuff(mostly 60's) and a 4 CD compilation called 'Tougher than tough - The Story of Jamaican Music', which IMO is pretty good. Besides that I got some records mostly of well known artists like Marley, Tosh, Wailer, Cliff, Sly & Robbie, Black Uhuru and Maytals etc.

Unfortunately good reggae recordings are hard to come by where I live, and I have no friends who are into this kind of music.

Matumbi is a great band I've been listening to for the last week. I think they released their records in the late seventies. The albums seems to be hard to get now, but it's possible to download at least two of their records at different torrent sites. One of their hits is "Can't Get Enough Of That Reggae Stuff" -definately great stuff!

Yeah Mon...always dig what came outta the island but
don't often venture into the musical jungle much past da late 70's....

There's some amazing re-issues already trickling out for 2007...


Hot sound and worth it just for
Horace Andy's....Every Tongue Shall Tell....Kings indeed!!


GET IT just to hear the full on spook of Troubles
"I got up this morning, the first person I met was da Devil...."


Cool Trojan reissue of original album with 48 bonus tracks!!!
Has amazing version of Isley Bros It's Your Thing by
Alton Ellis coupled with instumental take...Horns Of Paradise


Couple of up-coming releases that should be KILLERS....


Cooking Vinyl label


Trojan label



ROCKMAN

Thanks RM, STP, Sohoe, BB- I'll do some Youtubing tomorrow. Another Reggae artist I used to like was Linton Kwesi Johnson but havent heard anything recently. I think he was much bigger in England than the US.

Linton is big in Europe, very active, my pal saw him this winter in Stockholm.

Chekc my music blog, last entry [blogg.expressen.se]
about new fine Swedsih rootsy reggae music..
have already mentioned Iskariots [www.kimwandersson.com], but I
also wannna mention MARCUS BERG & KULTIRATION [www.kultiration.com] ..



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Streamin' KULTURATION - Rikemansghetto * (more at Trade)
[www.kultiration.com]
check the chic, smart point in the intro
when they change from 'ordinary' to back beat....

* Rich Men's Ghetto

I like Reggae-artists like DENNIS BROWN and BURNING SPEAR...SIZZLA is a very good and exciting "New" artist...

2 1 2 0

Big Youth is not yet mentioned, I reckon.
Glad Rockman took up King Tubby.

I mostly listen to vintage 60s/70s/early 80s roots, dub, rocksteady and ska.
Max Romeo is one of my favorite singers.





Here are some of the best reggae albums/compilations IMO.

01 Max Romeo: Open The Iron Gate 1973-1977 (Blood&Fire)
02 Various Artist/Lee Perry: Arkology (Island)
03 The Heptones: Party Time (Island)
04 Max Romeo: War Ina Babylon (Island)
05 Johnny Osbourne: Truths And Rights (Studio One/Heartbeat)
06 Skatalites: Foundation Ska (Studio One/Heartbeat)
07 The Abyssinians: Satta Massagana (Heartbeat)
08 Various Artists: Rockers Soundtrack (Island)
09 Linton Kwesi Johnson: Independant Intavenshan - The Island Anthology
10 Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man (Island)



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Max Romeo is shamingly forgotten!!
turnersmemo; could you say something more about
Johnny Osbourne, thats a blind spot in my world

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> Max Romeo is shamingly forgotten!!
> turnersmemo; could you say something more about
> Johnny Osbourne, thats a blind spot in my world
>



I don't no very much about him, just that his first big hits were on the studio One label singing over old rhytms (just like Sugar Minott).
More info here: [www.roots-archives.com]

Some great songs: "Can't By Love", "Thruth And Rights", "Purify Your Heart" and "Sing Jah Stylee".

Lee Perry's site
tons of samples [www.smokeyroom.net]

[www.smokeyroom.net]
Sample of Cherry O Baby (Streamin') -
Eric Donaldson (12" Upsetter / Open The Gate)



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A haunting piece of reggae, Burning Spear singing Jah No Dead acapella. This is from the movie Rockers.

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> Lee Perry's site
> tons of samples
> [www.smokeyroom.net]


Lot's of cool (and rare) stuff here!
This is a nice one: [www.smokeyroom.net] (Ark Of The Covenant by The Congos)



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Lee Scratch Perry

About new reggae, there is some cool roots-reggae songs on Stephen Marley's new album!


Belgrade-Bucharest-Budapest-Brno

Lucianno

I've been a huge ska/rock steady, and reggae fan since the early '70's.
I like most everything up into the early '80's. From then on for the most part,
it turned into computerized chaos with no soul. I lost interest during this period.
But there have been some great re-issues of the vintage/rare stuff from the Soul Jazz label, along with Trojan,
Pressure Sounds, Blood and Fire, and a few others in the last 10 years. It seems the well will never run dry.


For the greatest supply of reggae cd's and vinyl, check here:

[www.ebreggae.com]

"Founded in 1993, Ernie B's Reggae Distribution is the best supplier of reggae music for record stores and mail-order customers alike. We have the world's largest catalog of reggae music, stocking CD's, vinyl records (LP, 12", 10", 7"), DVD's, books, and other items. Our web-site, offices & inventory are all under one roof here at our California warehouse, so we are able to process orders IMMEDIATELY and efficiently."

And now, some dub poetry: please welcome Linton Kwesi Johnson



Di great insohreckshan!

turnersmemo- do yoy know which LKW album has Street 66 and Lorainne? I only have this as a tape compilation and want to get it on cd.



let there be light let there be day
it's a wonderful world that we live in today, JAH

voodoocat Wrote:
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> turnersmemo- do yoy know which LKW album has
> Street 66 and Lorainne? I only have this as a tape
> compilation and want to get it on cd.



This one: [www.amazon.co.uk], great compilation, a must have!
Or this one: [www.amazon.co.uk], original album on CD.



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Independant Intavenshan- that's the one, thanks

turnersmemo Wrote:
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> Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> > Max Romeo is shamingly forgotten!!
> > turnersmemo; could you say something more about
> > Johnny Osbourne, thats a blind spot in my world
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> I don't no very much about him, just that his
> first big hits were on the studio One label
> singing over old rhytms (just like Sugar Minott).
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> More info here:
> [www.roots-archives.com]
>
> Some great songs: "Can't By Love", "Thruth And
> Rights", "Purify Your Heart" and "Sing Jah
> Stylee".

Some info on Johnny Osbourne and discography to be found here: [www.allmusic.com]

You can listen to the album turnersmemo mentioned 'Truth & Rights' here: [www.allmusic.com]

See below. Our record shop has interesting selections.
[www.cisco-records.co.jp]

I have quite a bit as well (having been to Jamaica 8 times, picked up an appreciation for it...and rum!).

Two really good collections, one on HIP-O records simply called "The Reggae Box" and another on Mango records called "Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music" are both excellent (there is some overlap however). Both also delve into the music that lead to reggae (rock steady, ska) and what followed reggae (dancehall):

[www.amazon.com]

[www.amazon.com]

Also as previously mentioned, Bob Marley's "Songs of Freedom" is exellent, as well as Peter Tosh's "Honorary Citizen":

[www.amazon.com]

[www.amazon.com]

For something completely different, Willie Nelson put out quite an enjoyable reggae album a couple of years ago (one track featuring Toots Hibbert from Toots and the Maytals):

[www.amazon.com]

I also have of course "The Harder They Come".

And I have all of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (much of you know Keith played on Lee and Molly on the Conscious Party CD) and a couple Ziggy solo discs. The Marley bunch has been putting out a lot of material lately, hard to keep up with it all.

All good stuff to crank up at a summer bbq while sipping a rum and coke.

kovach Wrote:
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> I have quite a bit as well (having been to Jamaica
> 8 times, picked up an appreciation for it...and
> rum!).
>
> Two really good collections, one on HIP-O records
> simply called "The Reggae Box" and another on
> Mango records called "Tougher Than Tough: The
> Story Of Jamaican Music" are both excellent (there
> is some overlap however). Both also delve into
> the music that lead to reggae (rock steady, ska)
> and what followed reggae (dancehall):
>
>

Yeah the 'Tougher than Tough' gives you a great intro to Reggae and takes you thru the different styles.

Israel Vibration is a great rootsy reggae group as well as The Congas. I have a whole cd book full of reggae and this time of year is the best for putting on some reggae rhythms.

Jacob Miller is another great artist worth pointing out.