Dubroom Online, Edition November 18 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 18 2009

"JAH WILLING..." (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 18 2009 - I have many plans. Plans with the website, plans with the studio, and of course in my private life as well I'm swimming in ideas, plans and hopes.

I'm not the kind of person to wait for the proverbial pie in the sky, the instant supernatural gratification of my often not-so-supernatural desires, when I add "Jah willing" to my ideas.

Still, I think I would be a fool if I wouldn't realize that it is not me who decides anything, in the end. As true as the fact that I did not make those beautiful trees I see when I look outside my window, is the fact that I did not make myself either.

And so, while I'm not having any ideas about pies in skies, I do know that when I do not realize that Jah run things, I'm not having a very realistic perspective on things.

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

EDI FITZROY - WORK ON MR FARMER (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

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EDI FITZROY - POOR JOHNNY (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Recorded in Jamaica, this 1995 release catches up with Edi Fitzroy during a time wherein positive music was more needed than ever before. Known for his intelligent and conscious lyrics, "Poor Johnny" didn't disappoint those that had high expectations of Edi Fitzroy's (then) new album "Deep In mi Culture".

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 17 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 17 2009

"I HAVE TO ADMIT..." (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 17 2009 - ...that I was not able to make so many Dubroom Artists pages that they could all be featured until the end of this month.

Of course, there are a number of factors, but time is the most important one. It takes me about a day to make ten of them, and I just have seven days in the week.

So, I hope you don't mind that as it looks now, Dubroom Online will feature a new Dubroom Artist page a day, starting again on December 1.

That's also when the Mikey Dread MP3 month will start, Jah Willing.

A month that requires a lot of preparation, not in the least because of the traditional evaluation of the year, a year that for me personally was one of the most important ones...

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

KENYATTA 'CULTURE' HILL - DADDY (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 17 2009 - He's the-son-of, but Kenyatta Culture Hill is a more than good vocalist in his own might. In this tune, though, he doesn't make a mystery of what it is he feels for his father Joseph Hill and loves to share it with you and I. Raspect!

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EDI FITZROY - HAVE YOUR EVER (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Taken from his 1982 release "First Class Citizen" which included no less than three top ten hits in Jamaica, Have You Ever features a soulful Edi Fitzroy and some very heartical backing vocals in what can only be described as a top-of-the-bill Lovers tune.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 16 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 16 2009

"FEATURED ARTISTS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 16 2009 - As I'm sitting here, sipping from my morning cup and slowly watch the darkness turn into light, there's a new day ahead of me wherein I will work hard on preparing the Dubroom for the rest of November and even December.

Apart from the daily Dubroom Online MP3 reviews, artists are featured with a daily MP3 as well. Currently we're featuring Edi Fitzroy, scheduled for later towards the end of November is a UK based duo called Love Grocer.

Jah willing, in December readers and visitors of the Dubroom will be offered a free and legal Mikey Dread MP3 file per day. We're talking about a lot of DUB and toasting, under which classics such as "Barber Saloon". In the extended version, of course.

Of course!

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

THE ITALS - NEVER SAY NEVER (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 16 2009 - Vocal harmony group the Itals have always been going their own way within the spectrum of Jamaican trio's. Ever since they started recording decades ago, that is. "Never Say Never" catches up with them as they ride a digital rhythm with the very same ease as they've done it with the analogue works before that.

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EDI FITZROY - YOUNG GIRL (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Traditional early Dancehall music from 1982: sweet music, crucial guitar works, and a young Edi Fitzroy doing some crucial hooks and licks with his voice in his own very special way. Rub a Dub at it's best, can't afford not to check it out!

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 15 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 15 2009

"THE KING OF REGGAE" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 15 2009 - Bob Marley has done a lot for Jamaica, for Reggae, and indeed for the people of the world. Especially those that suffer, hungering for righteousness which -as Bob Marley believed- will one day cover the earth.

He's not called the King of Reggae for nothing. As he popularized Reggae by using American musicians who would spice up the Roots music, millions were introduced to a music that would stick with them for the rest of their lives.

Reggae brings comfort to the afflicted, hope to the sufferers, strength to the victims, and motivation for those that actually want to do something to improve their environment.

Raspect is due to the man who rightfully wears the title "King Of Reggae".

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

DECEMBER 2009: THE DUBROOM MIKEY DREAD SPECIAL (DUBROOM IN-SITE 25)

WWW, November 15 2009 - Jah Willing, the Dubroom will be paying more than a special attention to Michael Campbell, the one and only REAL MIKEY DREAD. Read all about it in this edition of Dubroom In-Site!

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ABASSI ALL-STARS & FITA WARRI - HELP THE YOUTH (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 15 2009 - Fita Warri chants it up in the Buju Banton and Sizzla tradition, but he does it over a track produced in the typical UK Roots Tradition. The two styles combine better than one and ones would maybe say when reading this, especially when listening to "Help the Youth" a couple of times. Quality grows on ya, ya know...

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EDI FITZROY - CRY FOR MY BROTHERS (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - We go back in time, to 1988, to meet Edi Fitzroy. He's recording his third album and Cry For My Brothers is one of the tunes.

Today, the magnifique album is out of print and only available digitally. Cry For My Brothers will more than likely make you want to check out all tracks on "Pollution".

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BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, November 2009 - Bob Marley is widely considered the King of Reggae, because of the enormous amount of work he did to get Reggae Music accepted world wide. He created his own style within Reggae Music, a style which caused many to dig deeper in Jamaican Music and become Reggae fans for the rest of their lifes.

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DECEMBER 2009: THE DUBROOM MIKEY DREAD SPECIAL

DECEMBER 2009: THE DUBROOM MIKEY DREAD SPECIAL
DUBROOM IN-SITE #25

WWW, November 15 2009 - Jah Willing, the Dubroom will be paying more than a special attention to Michael Campbell, the one and only REAL MIKEY DREAD. Read all about it in this edition of Dubroom In-Site

Ever since the Dubroom acquired access to a collection of free and legal (DUB) Reggae MP3 Files last September, it was clear how the enormous collection of Mikey Dread tunes, around 40 or even more, needed to be presented in a special way. This was when the idea for a month-long Mikey Dread special was born and now, Jah Willing this special is scheduled for next month.

In the next month, Mikey Dread will be the featured artist on the Dubroom MP3 Portal at http://mp3.dubroom.org/, his album "African Anthem Deluxe" will be linked to from almost every page on the Dubroom, he will also be the featured artist in the section with Dubroom Artist Pages, and most of all: every day we will feature a reviewed, free and legal MP3 file in the daily editions of Dubroom Online. That's over 30 free tracks, on top of what we've already reviewed. In total, by the end of this year people can get well over 40 free and legal MP3 files, all containing the works of the Dread At The Controls. With the notation, that even more is scheduled on top of all of this!

Of course, the Dubroom is quite happy and grateful for this opportunity to feature the works of a very, very special man who was one of the hardest workers in the field of the promotion of (DUB) Reggae and Consciousness. Of course, the Dubroom as well as Mikey Dread's heirs hope that you'll consider one or more of his albums (on MP3 or disc) as your next (DUB) Reggae purchase, for which we give thanks in advance.

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

Dubroom Online, Edition November 14 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 14 2009

"DIGITAL REGGAE" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 14 2009 - In what can only be described as a musical revolution, Jamaica experienced a massive transformation of it's music with the introduction of the Drum computer and other digital technologies and possibilities.

It was King Jammy's, who had then spent a couple of years in Canada before returning to Jamaica during the mid 1980's, with a tune called "Sleng Teng", who was perhaps the leading factor in this "digitalizing of Reggae".

The drum computer would eventually bring producers to merge with other musical styles, such as Hip Hop and Rap.

All of these developments are clearly audible in Edi Fitzroy's tune "Give Your Love".

Enjoy!

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

STEVIE CULTURE - TIME TO CHECK OURSELVES (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 14 2009 - Stevie Culture has a message for the youth and he does it in a very catchy Dancehall style, that will -not only because of the conscious lyrics- also appeal to the lovers of Roots and Culture world wide. Time To Check Ourselves, but not before downloading this one!

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EDI FITZROY - GIVE YOUR LOVE (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Taken from Edi Fitzroy's 6th album, "Give Your Love" has that typical digital King Jammy's sound which stood at the foundation of what has now become Dancehall Style.

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SIZZLA (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, November 2009 - Hailing from his Judgement Yard center in Jamaica, Sizzla is a well known Dancehall vocalist who uses his voice in ways others will not trod on. He is part of the Bobo Shanti and well known for the resistance he encountered from political correct groups and governments.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 13 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 13 2009

"FRIDAY THE 13TH?" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 13 2009 - The reason why superstitious people believe that they shouldn't really do a single thing on Friday The Thirteenth is because in a time and place during European history the Freemasons were kicked out of France at a Friday the 13th.

No reason for panique, therefore.

Let's leave the Freemasons in their memorials, and let's look forward to a week wherein Dubroom Online will feature eight MP3's with musical works by Reggae vocalist Ras Edi Fitzroy.

A more than remarkable vocalist, and not just because he has a style of singing that has yet to be approached. Equally, at least with most of his lyrics, it would never hurt to actually pay some attention and take them a bit serious too.

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

ENOS MAC LEOD - MONEY LOVER (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 13 2009 - Money Lover brings us back a few decades, in what some preterists would call the "Golden Age of Reggae". Enos Mac Leod sings over a more than fine steppers rhythm in a tune that should be heard by the now generation as well.

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EDI FITZROY - THE GUN (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - When you're born in the ghetto's of Kingston, the sound of the gun is as familiar as the sound of Dancehall music. Edi Fitzroy knows where he sings about in this 2006 remix, as he calls on people to lay down their guns and start top read up their Bible.

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CARLTON LIVINGSTON (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, November 2009 - The inside of Channel One studio's isn't unknown to Carlton Livingston. The Rub a Dub singer, who gave us classics like 100LB Of Collie Weed, started to record in 1977 on Channel One's Hitbound Label and the rest is not just history, but present as well.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 12 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 12 2009

"AN OPINION" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 12 2009 - Today's edition of Dubroom Online surely has a lot of Reggae Niceness from several times and places.

At least, that's my personal opinion.

Burning Spear live, Jah Free with a track written in 1976 but produced in more recent times, and Noel Ellis: indeed, the son of legendary singer Alton Ellis.

I've seen Burning Spear live a couple of times, and I was always impressed by the vibe Winston Rodney creates at stage. There's hardly a track produced by Jah Free that doesn't want me to turn up the volume and "disturb" the neighborhood. The Canadian début album of Noel Ellis, even though it was recorded back in the 1970's, has always touched a very special place in my heart because of the heartical singing and crucial mixing...

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

BURNING SPEAR - MARCUS GARVEY (LIVE AT REGGAE ON THE ROCKS) (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 12 2009 - When he started touring in the 1970's, Burning Spear quickly became the alternative to Bob Marley as Winston Rodney would appeal to a more Rock audience. Now, decades later, his concerts are still and experience that every Reggae fan should have at least experienced one time in his life. This tune shows exactly just why.

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JAH FREE - OH LORD (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - The lyrics were written in 1967, sung by Lynette, and according to Jah Free they represent his "views on work and bosses and the system". In other words: Jah Free chanting down Babylon while calling upon Jah Rastafari and Dubroom readers/visitors know: Consciousness is more than appreciloved: it is recognized!

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NOEL ELLIS (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, November 2009 - His debut in the late 1970's on the Canadian Summer Sound label and studio would put the name of the son of Alton Ellis on the worldwide Reggae map. His music is Rocking Universally until this very day, moving generations of Reggae fans.

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