Barrington Levy - Here I Come (Live, 1984) (Video Review)

BARRINGTON LEVY - HERE I COME (LIVE, 1984)
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, November 2007 - Backed by Aswad's very own Drummie Zeb, Barrington Levy performs one of his many hits during the days wherein Rub a Dub style was at it's heights.

Historically Rub a Dub can be placed between the digital Sleng-Teng riddim that changed Reggae Music during the mid 1980's and the Toasters ("Reggae Rappers") who chanted on heavily mixed Rockers DUB in the 1970's.

It was the predominant style within Jamaican Reggae during the early to mid 1980's and with Channel One Studios releasing one hit after the other played by the Roots Radics, vocalist Barrington Levy became one of the most popular singers during the time.

This video captures a young Barrington in the year of George Orwell's famous novel performing live with Aswad's Drummer and the rest of a crucial Reggae band.

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Fearing File Sharing (2) (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition November 27, 2007


"FEARING FILE SHARING (2)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 27 2007 - Ever since Heavy Metal band Metallica started to complain about people sharing music over the Internet, the disdain and hatred from the entertainment industry towards their customers became painfully clear.

We have definitely entered an Age of Paranoia and the victims of this craziness are the consumers.

Idiotic laws, stories about police raiding houses where little children share music over P2P networks, independent film makers so intimidated by the propaganda machine that they even fear to send out review copies of their works.

However, in the long run it could very well be that you, the consumer, will be the winner in this race.

More tomorrow.

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


ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
The Mixotheque (MP3 Review)
Natural Ites - Picture On The Wall (Video Review)

The Mixotheque (MP3 Review)

MIXOTHEQUE
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



The Mixotheque is livicated to rare and obscure, out-of-print and hard to find music. One of their specialties is Ska, Rocksteady and early Reggae.

In-depth reviews packed with info and niceness come with the MP3 files of that hard to find music, too. Music for the hard core Reggae fan and historian!

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Natural Ites - Picture On The Wall (Video Review)

NATURAL ITES - PICTURE ON THE WALL
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, November 2007 - In spite of the successful "Picture on the Wall", Vocal Harmony Group the Natural Ites remain to be one of the more unknown Vocal Harmony Groups.

Taken from a VHS tape recorded back in the 1980's, this video capture the Natural Ites somewhere in the era of Rub a Dub style. Picture on the Wall was first launched during the 1980's, when Vocal Harmony Groups were not born in the same frequency as in the decade before that.

The Natural Ites took up the responsibility to fill up that vacuum and "Picture on the Wall" seemed to be an appropriate way to do it. However, it remained to be one of the few titles known to a larger part of the (DUB) Reggae audience, even those that are into the Vocal Harmony sounds.

A full blown Reggae Band backs them up, as they perform their successful tune. Even though the sound quality of the actual video is influenced by the law of decay that terrorizes creation ever since our ancestors took from that tree, the video will be a heartwarming experience of recognition and introduction to a fine Jamaican Harmony group.

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Fearing File Sharing (1) (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition November 26, 2007


"FEARING FILE SHARING (1)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 26 2007 - The statement that DUB stands at the foundation of almost all forms of contemporary digital (dance) music, seems to be perfectly proven in the brand new documentary "Dub Echoes".

The kind of video you would expect the Dubroom to review in-depth and promote like crazy, too. But the makers of the documentary showed little to no interest in having their material reviewed. They told the Dubroom how they feared a review copy might end in the file sharing circuit...

An insult? Not really. It just provoked a smile...

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


ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Spragga Benz (MP3 Review)
DUB Echoes - Full Length Trailer (Video Review)

DUB Echoes - Full Length Trailer (Video Review)

DUB ECHOES: FULL LENGTH TRAILER
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, November 2007 - In two minutes, we see a whole host of well-known names in the trailer of what seems to be a very important upcoming documentary about the true influence of DUB when it comes to contemporary forms of music.

Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Dance, Trance: there are just too many names that come and go in the field of contemporary electronic (dance) music. Reggae Music, and especially DUB has been influential in the development of digital music and this influence is usually unknown, if not unacknowledged by a large part of the general public.

It seems like the makers of DUB ECHOES have decided to right this wrong and come up with a documentary that places the originators of DUB music in the right perspective.

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Seven More Shall Rise (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition November 25, 2007


"SEVEN MORE SHALL RISE" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 25 2007 - The news that Lucky Dube was shot dead obviously shocked us all.

His wailing voice and militancy was rightfully compared with that of Peter Tosh, and now both men have left us way before their time in a strikingly similar way too.

Coincidence?

Many believe that he was shot dead by the very same system he was known to Chant Down everywhere he went.

Whatever the case, for every "fallen" Freedom Fighter, seven more shall rise.

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



ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
I Wayne (MP3 Review)
Lucky Dube - Going Back To My Roots (Video Review)

Lucky Dube - Going Back To My Roots (Video Review)

LUCKY DUBE - GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, November 2007 - They might have killed the man, but his music can never be killed. An impressive video registration of Lucky Dube, one of Jah Warriors who chants down Babylon with music.

Alpha Blondy and Lucky Dube are widely considered to be the main representatives of Reggae Music from the Mother Land. Although the two singers can not be compared because they have their own specific style, it is a fact that African Reggae takes a special place in the music and attached culture worldwide.

Not in the least, because Africa is more considered to be a land than a continent, and to many within Reggae Music represents the land of Creation, obviously inspired by the Movement of Rastafari that helped shape the music.

More than Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube combines Rastafari Consciousness and Reggae Music in his works of art. Being from South Africa and having experienced the state racism of Apartheid first-hand, his lyrics deal with crucial topics that -as these things go inna Babylon- obviously attracted the attention of the evil one(s).

Lucky Dube, definitely one of Jah Warriors in the struggle against downpression, injustice and wickedness.

When the news reached us a few weeks ago that South African Reggae singer Lucky Dube was killed, we were all saddened by this major blow against the world wide army of Reggae Warriors and Freedom Fighters of which he was -and still is- definitely a part.

In this video, we meet up with the singer who many say resembles -in his own way still- Peter Tosh's unique wailing voice and definitely carries the same warrior vibe as the "Toughest Wailer".

Dancers, horns, percussion, backing vocals, everything is there to complete a majestic sound in stage. Dressed in warrior clothing, we see a mighty Lucky Dube as he chants down Babylon and uplifts the people with music.

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