APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 1

APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 1
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - Except for an excellent Mad Professor release, Roots Reggae Mix Volume One is a hard hitting Rub a Dub Showcase that you can't afford to miss out!

Rub a Dub: Basically, we are talking about Jamaican Dancehall Music before Dancehall became more or less distinct from Reggae in the mid 1980's. Music, which could no longer be called Rockers but was Reggae still.

It began around 1978, 1979 and it went to let's say 1985, 1985. The music became slower, DUB Mixing became a must even in the vocal parts. Deejays went on to have an even more prominent position in Reggae, even more than Dillinger and Jah Stitch.

Long versions, wherein the vocal part could be heard along with a DUB or DJ version, also became more and more obligatory. Albums with such long versions came out as well, often called "Showcase".

DJ APR ("Always Playing Roots") from the Creation Sound in San Diego knows his Rub a Dub. In this first episode of his series of Roots Reggae mixes, he also shows that he knows how to make a Showcase.

Thirteen titles, thirteen riddims. More than twenty-six tunes!

Singers, DJ's, DUB mixers, they all unite in this excellent selection that you simply can't afford to miss when you are out there in Cyberspace to find some essential, crucial, hard-to-find Reggae.


PLAYLIST

01. Reggae George Sister Dawn Prince Far I Tell Them About Jah Love
02. Triston Palmer Fussing & Fighting Ranking Joe Cuss Cuss Woman
03. Triston Palmer Crazy Woman Eek A Mouse Terrorist In The City
04. The Viceroys We Must Unite Barrington Levy I Love Love You
05. The Viceroys Love is the Key Freddie McGregor Let Me Be The One Barrington Levy Poorman Style
06. Mad Professor Sweet Sweet Victory Ranking Ann Stop Romance Ina Dance
07. Earl Sixteen Crisis Junior Reid Oh Happy Day Prince Far I Survival
08. Cultural Roots Love Feelings John Holt Police In Helicopter
09. Cornell Campbell Money Little John Give The Youths A Try
10. Echo Minott Man In Love Toyan Modeling Queen
11. Echo Minott Living In The Ghetto Junior Reid Boom Shack A Lack
12. Earl Cunningham Hail Him Dub Don Carlos Them Say Jah Stitch Life In The Ghetto Charlie Chaplin What Kind Of World
13. Johnny Osbourne Kiss Somebody Anthony Johnson Im Ready Michael Palmer She Sexy


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LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH

LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH
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WWW, November 2008 - In 1993, Luciano introduced himself to the people of the world, and to JAH, with an impressive musical track and video clip.

This is it.

Luciano, aka The Messenger. In the early 1990's he entered the global scene with a new kind of Roots Music, dubbed by this website as "contemporary Roots". It was a time where cokane and violence ran the dancehall and violence ran the place more than ever before.

Nowadays, we know him as a long dreadlocked singer, but back in the time he was still growing them. He was growing his faith, too, but by looking at the video and feeling the vibes in the music, you can easily see that that faith was already solid as a rock.

Check!

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MYSTERY BABYLON (190)

Dubroom Online - November 30, 2008


"MYSTERY BABYLON (190)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 30 2008 - When I discovered the real -spiritual- nature of the "Christian Reggae Scene", I was at a point wherein I knew myself to be in Babylon.
I knew, that I had to treat that "Scene" as Babylon.

I knew, I had to Step Out.

However, that wasn't so easy.

Throughout the time, I had been mixing and basically -spiritually- fornicating with people who I should not -spiritually- mix with.

Even though you could argue that I did it for the right reasons, well, you can do the wrong out of right reasons.

Still don't make it right.

More Tomorrow...

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




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3600 SEC (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - Time for some upfull, righteous and militant Roots and DUB that will bless up the hearts and soul of Roots Sons and Daughters world wide.

3600 Seconds, to be exact

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LINTON KWESIE JOHNSON - DI GOOD LIFE (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - A Video Clip with DUB Poet Linton Kwesie Johnson is kind of rare. When it's played on MTV, it's even more rare.

But here it is!

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3600 SEC

3600 SEC
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WWW, November 2008 - Time for some upfull, righteous and militant Roots and DUB that will bless up the hearts and soul of Roots Sons and Daughters world wide.

3600 Seconds, to be exact.

After being treated to no less than three excellent tracks by the Zion Train related Italian based collective Moa Anbessa wherein the Book of Books is quoted more than once, Coco "Ring The Alarm" Tea takes over with "Long Time". Indeed, Long Time he's been sounding the alarm and he's not about to stop doing it either.

A crucial musical introduction to a crucial one-hour mix of mainly UK DUB and Roots Music. Upfull, Righteous music and lyrics that will bless up the hearts and souls of Roots Sons and Daughters everywhere.

Ruff and Tuff, Thunder and Lightning!


PLAYLIST

01. Moa Anbessa - Foward Medley
02. Moa Anbessa - Holyfire Medley
03. Moa Anbessa - Jah Command feat Dan I
04. Cocoa Tea - Long Time
05. Hornsman Coyote - Nobody (Abassi All Stars)
06. Ras Imru Asha - Seige
07. Eli Emmanuel - Sadam
08. Abassi All Star feat Prince David - Put Life First
09. Winston Fergus - Serious Crime
10. Junkyard Productions - Politricks
11. Earl Sixteen - My Empress
12. The Disciples - Imperial Steppers
13. King Shiloh & Peter Broggs - Live In A Higher Region
14. Cultural Warriors - Righteousness
15. Vibronics - Positive Direction

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LINTON KWESIE JOHNSON - DI GOOD LIFE

LINTON KWESIE JOHNSON - DI GOOD LIFE
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WWW, November 2008 - A Video Clip with DUB Poet Linton Kwesie Johnson is kind of rare. When it's played on MTV, it's even more rare.

But here it is!


When LKJ entered the scene, the music that came with his poetry was deep, and hard. DUB effects and everything was there. In fact, it was LKJ's "Five Nights Of Bleeding" that got yours truly hooked on Reggae, somewhere in the early 1980's.

In 1992, the vibe had totally changed. Dennis Bovell, the musical genius behind LKJ, had taken himself and his musicians to higher grounds and they started to experiment with other styles, which they integrated with Reggae.

The result could be an upfull, ska-ish track with Africa style guitar licks.

Like "Di Good Life".

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MYSTERY BABYLON (189)

Dubroom Online - November 29, 2008


"MYSTERY BABYLON (189)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 29 2008 - As soon as I realized that the "Christian Reggae Scene" was nothing but a spiritual brothel where an abomination called the "Gospel Reggae Industry" was being produced, I started to do what many have tried throughout the ages.

They tried to REFORM Babylon, rather than STEPPING OUT.

I tried to stay inside of the scene, doing my best to propose -let's say- a "reformation".

I knew myself surrounded by wolves and parasites of the worst kinds. People who made no secret of their disdain for everything related to Reggae and Rastafari.

And what did I do?

More Tomorrow...

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

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

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ONENESS RIDDIM (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - In Reggae, several vocalists will use the same Riddim to voice their lyrics over.

Over the Oneness riddim, for example: a cool contemporary Roots Reggae One Drop.

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ROOTS RADICS - RADICALLY RADICS (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - Usually, they are in the background, barely mentioned, while in fact they do all the work. Channel One Studio Band the Roots Radics ask your attention, please!

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ONENESS RIDDIM

ONENESS RIDDIM
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - In Reggae, several vocalists will use the same Riddim to voice their lyrics over. Over the Oneness riddim, for example: a cool contemporary Roots Reggae One Drop.

Luciano opens up this presentation of the Oneness Riddim, and he is followed by not only a long list of names: he is also followed by a wide variety of styles these vocalists use.
It shows the Power of Reggae: every one can join in and do his own thing.

Thanks to the German based Roots Ministry, who compiled and skillfully mixed this short presentation!

PLAYLIST

01. Luciano - Use Jah Words
02. Earl 16 & Joseph Cotton - Bun Down Soddom
03. Skarra Mucci - Glory Glory
04. Jahcoustix - Tears Of Happiness
05. Uwe Banton - Love Light
06. Spectacular - Rally Round
07. Lutan Fyah - Hypocrits
08. Alborosie - Wright Or Wrong
09. Conscious Fiyah - Live Up
10. Oneness Band - Oneness Version


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ROOTS RADICS - RADICALLY RADICS

ROOTS RADICS - RADICALLY RADICS
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WWW, November 2008 - Usually, they are in the background, barely mentioned, while in fact they do all the work. Channel One Studio Band the Roots Radics ask your attention, please!

Sly and Robbie were part of the first Studio Bands of the legendary Channel one studio's in Jamaica, where just too many Roots Rockers and Rub a Dub is recorded to mention.

After the Aggrovators and the Revolutionaries, it was time for the studio to come up with their third band. The name was the Roots Radics, as they played one Rub a Dub after the other into the multitrack recorders at Channel one.

They are barely mentioned on the albums and the concert posters, when they performed to back this singer after that DJ. They played album after album, where only the DUB engineer took the credit.

Now this is changed.

Here is the Roots Radics, starring: The Roots Radics!

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