Desi Rock Riddim (MP3 Review)

DESI ROCK RIDDIM
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - The Desi Rock Riddim first surfaced around July 2007, but has yet to find it's way through the official distribution channels.

Brand New, Good For You!

Natty King, Lutan Fyah as well as a whole host of other contemporary Roots and Dancehall vocalist have already done their work and provided the brand new Desi Rock Riddim with some crucial words.

The riddim itself is a rather melodic Roots riddim with a One Drop drum and groovy bassline that will shut down the mouths of those that claim how Roots Music is a thing of the past.

In this mini-podcast by the Dancecrasher Crew, we can listen to just over eight minutes of the really nice riddim. The crew warn us against websites who sell MP3 files of the riddim, because at the time this review is written -around December 2007- the riddim has yet to be released officially.

Enjoy!


PLAYLIST

1. Lutan Fyah - Never Once
2. Ginja - Damn Those People
3. Nature - Down With Corruption
4. Puddy Roots - Jah Soldier
5. Step Out feat. Pia - No More Folly
6. Nah Switch - Love Life
7. Natty King - The Heat Is On
8. Teflon - Nuh Progress.


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See You On The 14th! (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 7, 2007


"SEE YOU ON THE 14TH!" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 7 2007 - Greetings! Those of you who have read the December 6 issue of Dubroom Online, read how yours truly will -JAH WILLING- be on a journey which will lead to a different continent on this planet.

The preparations are going on big time, and consume time that is otherwise used to update the Dubroom Website.

The result of this is, that the Dubroom will not release new editions of Dubroom Online for the next week.

It doesn't mean, there's no activity on the website, just check out the Dubroom forums for that.

See you on the 14th!

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


ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Rootical Part 8: Too Much Back-Biting (MP3 Review)
Bunny Wailer - Roots, Rockers, Radics, Reggae - Live at Ford Charles, Jamaica, 1988) (Video Review)

Rootical Part 8: Too Much Back-Biting (MP3 Review)

ROOTICAL PART 8: TOO MUCH BACKBITING
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - In another massive mix that will bless the Roots People and drive away the vampires, DJ Ian Irie presents one hour of pure Roots and Culture from several times and places.

As he touches every knob on his mixing table and the effect button like an addict, DJ Ian Irie of the Ambassada Hi-Power Sound System plays one piece of UK DUB and Roots after the other Jamaican DUB and Roots.

This is the kind of mix you preferably want to listen to on a HiFi set that can produce a lot, and I mean a lot, of bass. Combined with a lot of volume, you will start to dance from the top to the very last drop.

Most of the Ambassada podcasts go further than "just" presenting Reggae Music the way it should be presented by a Sound System, and Rootical Part Eight is no exception to that rule.

As the name suggests, there is actually a theme or reasoning behind the selection and usually the lyrical topics in the selection will provide lots and lots of food for thought.

Enough food to meditate during the long, long DUB parts for which we give thanks as well!


PLAYLIST

01. Jahovia - Matic16
02. Roots Gone International
03. International Dub
04. Hustling
05. Give Thanks and Praise - Barry Brown
06. Vanity - Horace Andy
07. Vanity Dub
08. Burn Dem - Turbelance
09. Burnin Blaze
10. Fire Dub
11. Mankind Cease - Luciano
12. Cut and Clear - Mikey General
13. Brother David - Luciano
14. Its All in The Game - Mikey Spice
15. Jah Love - Sugar Minott
16. Too Much Backbiting - Sugar Minott

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Bunny Wailer - Roots, Rockers, Radics, Reggae - Live at Ford Charles, Jamaica, 1988) (Video Review)

BUNNY WAILER - ROOTS, RADICS, ROCKERS, REGGAE (LIVE, FORT CHARLES, JAMAICA 1988)
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, December 2007 - In 1988, this tune was already a classic. In 2007, this video is historical. Behold one more reason why Reggae cyaan die!

The last part of the 1980's was a very special time, in a way. Ragga and Dancehall were hot, while in Jamaican Studio's digital technology slowly took over much of the analogue material used in the decades before that.

The "War on Drugs" had taken it's toll, too, when many of the Ganja Fields were burned down and cokane flooded Jamaica like never before. Guns and violence were obviously attached to all of this and it wasn't like Jamaica was a peaceful place before that, either.

It was the years before what some call the Rasta Renaissance would be a fact with Tony Rebel and others bringing back Consciousness and Righteousness, too.

It is within this context, that we meet with Bunny Wailer in one of his Jamaican performances. He's about to sing the tune called Roots, Radics, Rockers, Reggae which deals directly with the fact that Roots will always have to be there, for what is a tree without roots?

JAH B is known for his impressive performances, and this one is no exception to that either. He uses his whole body to express the lyrics he sings and continually interacts with the audience and the band.

The sound that the band produces, was very contemporary in that time. The drummer, for example, would use a combination of acoustic and digital drums and the keyboards were updated as well.

Enjoy!

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Traveling (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 6, 2007


"TRAVELING" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 6 2007 - This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Dubroom and it is definitely one of the most exciting years in the history of the website.

JAH Willing, yours truly will be traveling in the Outernet kind of soon. The journey will lead to a different continent and it won't be for a few days either.

The Dubroom will be updated while I'm on that journey, because Internet is kind of everywhere, including the place I am going to. But some work has to be done in preparation and that is what I am doing these days.

Definitely an exciting time, because all of this may very well have some fruitful results for the Dubroom too.

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

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
House Of Reggae #13 (MP3 Podcast Review)
Zema - Son and Daughter of JAH (Video Review)

House Of Reggae #13 (MP3 Podcast Review)

HOUSE OF REGGAE #13
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - The House of Reggae shows that the strength of Reggae Music is greater than any evil that may cause people to fear the number 13. Thirteen great selections, all coming with crucial background information!

After a few jokes in the introduction, our host presents yet another one of his great podcasts. Thirteen may be the unlucky number for some, but they might just be missing out some seriously upfull material that will make them think different.

The thirteen tracks, played in the 13th episode of the House of Reggae, for example.

Brother Ian plays what is probably the only release ever by a singer called The Interpretor, a rare DJ tune by a totally unknown DJ called Sticks riding a dub of Horace Andy's Zion Gate, and eleven other pieces of upfull Reggae blessings.

As always, he provides information with every track. Just so that we know what we listen to, he actually does a lot of research for his shows and for that, he deserves the respect of the online (DUB) Reggae community BIG TIME!


PLAYLIST

01. Terry Linen - Low Life
02. The Interpreter - Serious Time
03. Horace Andy & Sticks - Zion Gate
04. Joe Higgs - You Hurt My Soul
05. Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Mother Banner
06. Cutty Ranks & Tony Rebel - 20 Man Dead
07. Fanton Mojah - Hail The King
08. Perfect - Talk Black Marcus
09. Gregory Isaacs - Loving Pauper
10. The Manchesters - Natty Gone
11. Anthony Johnson - Gun Shot
12. Jah Thomas & Toyan - Non A That
13. Tiger - Raggamuffin

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Zema - Son and Daughter of JAH (Video Review)

ZEMA - SON AND DAUGHTER OF JAH
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, December 2007 - Roots Dawta ZEMA teams up with the Gladiators and the result is an upfull Roots Reggae track with an encouraging message to the children of the Most High JAH.

ZEMA is one of Reggae's top female vocalists. She is based in Jamaica, where she also records and she does so for a long time. All her releases feature Reggae Originators and uplifting, conscious messages expressing her faith in the Most High without apology.

The sistren tours the whole world with Reggae Legends the Gladiators, and in this video they also perform together. In what could be called a duet, the Roots Dawta and Reggae Originator meet and identify themselves to be children of the Most High on a crucial Roots Reggae beat.

Crucial!

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Reggae Outernational (3) (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 5, 2007


"REGGAE OUTERNATIONAL (3)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 5 2007 - In a tune called "Across The Border", vocalist Freddy Mc Gregor sings about the development of Reggae Music. He describes how everything started in Jamaica, then went across the border and has now gone world-wide.

Gone to Canada, for example. It was there, that the video reviewed for today's edition of Dubroom Online was shot entirely.

We see Willy Williams and Jackie Mittoo as they play some crucial material into the multi-track recorder of the first Canadian Reggae Studio.

In the 1970's, that is!

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


ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Documentary - Summer Sound In Canada (Video Review)
Sleeper's Record Shack: Instrumentally (MP3 Review)