House Of Reggae #10 (MP3 Podcast Review)

HOUSE OF REGGAE #10
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, October 2007 - As we move from Ska to Dancehall, from Rockers to DUB, our host provides crucial information with every track he plays.

Episode 10 of the House Of Reggae contains, as usual, a crucial selection of Reggae and Ska music. Our host did his research once again, and please don't think that this research only deals with the music.

Jamaican Music can best be understood when you know a little bit about the circumstances and conditions in which this great music is played. The terrible social situation in Jamaica, for example.

In this episode of the House of Reggae, we learn things about that situation. We learn, how Kingston Jamaica is one of the top cities in the world when it comes to being murdered.

Yes, another crucial hour of Roots and Culture, Word Sound and Power avant la lettre. Let's congratulate brother Ian with his 10th donation to the online (DUB) Reggae community, and give thanks for the blessings.


PLAYLIST

01. Alton Ellis - Mouth A Massey
02. Alborosie - Kingston Town
03. The Morwells - Kingston 12 Tuffie
04. Prince Jammy - Jammin' For Survival
05. Frankie Paul - I Know The Score
06. Courtney Melody - Screechie Across The Border
07. Patrick Andy - Living In Mount Zion
08. Eric Monty Morris - Over The Hills
09. Yelowman - Live at the Aces International
10. Cornell Campbell - I've Got To Keep On Running
11. U Roy - The Right To Live
12. King Tubby - version
13. Derrick Harriott - Solomon
14. Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites - The Undertaker
15. Anthony B - God Above Everything
16. Alton Ellis - Let Him Try

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Toots and the Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number (Video Review)

TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - 54-46 WAS MY NUMBER
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, October 2007 - You could call this classic Toots and the Maytalls track Reggae's answer to "Jailhouse Rock", in a way.

They were said to have come up with the name of the music that we love so much when they did a tune called "Do the Reggay" back in the 1960's. With tunes like "Reggae Got Soul" and other energetic titles, they managed to create their own specific brand of Reggae in the decades that were about to follow.

Toots and the Maytalls are also legendary because of their live performances. In this video, we will meet up with the band as they are about to perform another classic tune.


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Reggae and Religion (3) (Webmaster's Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition November 4, 2007


"REGGAE AND RELIGION (3)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 4 2007 - Bob Marley, the King of Reggae, always talked about his personal faith. And in this, he was definitely not alone!

Many will speak about Reggae as JAH Music, pointing out to the obvious spiritual or religious elements that can be found everywhere.

It even goes so far, that artists will sing about Jah without even meaning a word of what they are singing! Yours truly was first confronted with this somewhere in the mid-1980's when a singer said: "I just say Rastafari because I like to say the word".

Sure, we can raise our eye browses over such creative bankruptcy and maybe we should. But you can also look at it in a different way.

Give Thanks, One Love,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Roots, Culture and Dub Steppa (MP3 Review)
UB40 - One In Ten (Video Review)

Roots, Culture and Dub Steppa (MP3 Review)

ROOTS, CULTURE AND DUB STEPPA
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, October 2007 - From serious UK Roots and DUB to heavyweight Jamaican Rockers and everything in between, DJ Ian Irie of the Ambassada Hi Power comes again to bring niceness in the area!

Ian Irie doesn't just play tunes, he actually works on them and adds all kind of things in the process. Sirens, echo's, jingles, every knob on the mixing board that can be touched will be touched. The result is an experience that can only be provided by veteran Sound systems such as the Ambassada Hi Power.

Take Roots, Culture & DUB Steppa, for example.

Deep, deep basslines from Mafia and Fluxy open up a strong selection of known and unknown UK DUB and Roots tunes. This selection itself is just the first half of yet another excellent non-stop mix skillfully mixed by DJ Ian Irie. The second part is reserved for Jamaican classics, equally mixed together in authentic Sound System style.




PLAYLIST

1) Wailing Spirit - Mafia & Fluxy
2) Wailing Dub
3) Sacrafices of Righteousness - Jahmali
4) Praises to the King - Tenastelin
5) Edge of Life- Empress Ayeola
6) Edge of Dub - Mafia & Fluxy
7) Jah Jah Children - H. Martin
8) Jah Dub
9) Just A Little Herb - Aswad
10) A picture of Dub - Entebbe
11) Righteousness - Willie Williams
12) Yabby Dub - Sly & Robbie
13) Dread A Dread - Johnny Clarke
14) Across the Border - Freddie McGregor
15) Bloody City - Dennis Brown


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UB40 - One In Ten (Video Review)

UB40 - ONE IN TEN
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, October 2007 - Recorded in an empty stadium, we'll meet a young UB40 in the official video-clip of one of their first major hits. And they tell it like it is!

The year is 1981 and the economical crisis in the UK produces a high number of unemployed. They have to fill in their UB-40 form in order to get some money to live.

A group of young Reggae Lovers decide to take matters into their own hand and form a band. They name the band UB40 and release some very strong material. Social injustice, and other forms of Babylon Downpression are named for what they are.

The band would reach world-stardom in just a few years. Known for their specific -commercial- sound, they released one hit after the other.

In this video-clip, we'll meet the band just after they started. "One in Ten" is a strong accusation against the Shitstem for making people into a number, "a statistical reminder of a world that doesn't care", as the lyrics go.

Feel!

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Reggae and Religion (2) (Webmaster's Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition November 3, 2007


"REGGAE AND RELIGION (2)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 2 2007 - When you go to a Reggae Dance, it is not unusual to hear the MC giving thanks and praises to the Most High Jah.

When you check interviews, it is not unusual to hear artists saying how Reggae Music really is JAH Music.

In this spiritually open musical environment, it is obvious that some of the most heartical works of art can be found in Reggae Music.

Works you will never be able to find when you check out those musical forms which are carefully created in the laboratories of the Musical Industrial Complex.

Give Thanks, One Love,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)





ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Mixed Up Moods And Attitudes (MP3 Review)
Reggae All-Stars - Get Up, Stand Up (Video Review)

Mixed Up Moods And Attitudes (MP3 Review)

MIXED UP MOODS AND ATTITUDES
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, October 2007 - Another strong selection by DJ Dr. Tahl that will definitely make you move and groove when you love some strong Roots Rockers Reggae dealing with Consciousness.

One good thing about the mixed up moods and attitudes in this podcast: they're all good, and together they form a positive experience that will brighten up your day in every way.

A little echoing here and there, a jingle every now and then: the doctor knows his business. And so, here we have another strong selection of rare and known tracks by vocal groups, singers and DJ's.

Just over 30 minutes of pure niceness awaits!

PLAYLIST

01 Junior Ross & The Spear - Judgement Time
02 Prince Far I - Boz Rock
03 U-Roy - Small Axe
04 Jacob Miller - Mixed Up Moods
05 Dennis Brown - Milk & Honey
06 Johnny Osbourne - Rock and come on
07 Burning Spear - People Get Ready
08 High Priest - Make Up Your Mind
09 Mighty Diamonds - Proverbs
10 Hugh Mundell - Lets All Unite
11 Devon Russell - Up Front to Zion
12 Edi Fitzroy - Informer


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Reggae All-Stars - Get Up, Stand Up (Video Review)

REGGAE ALL STARS - GET UP,STAND UP
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, October 2007 - Steel Pulse, Aswad, Sly and Robbie, Dennis Brown, InI Kamoze: they're all there to sing and chant the classic conscious anthem "Get Up, Stand Up".

The year is 1985 and the television program is called "The Tube". The program was interesting, as many bands and artists would show up to perform live before the studio camera's.

In this video-clip, it's not just one artist. Backed by Sly and Robbie, a whole host of vocalists enter stage and together they sing the classic "Get Up, Stand Up". Don't expect a choir-vibe, though. The music is crucial and the singers blend in with the riddim as usual within Reggae Music.

Crucial Vibrations!


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