Chant Freedom... Tribute to the late, great Jah Woosh,
who passed away in 2011. 139 tracks of pure Wooshishness
inna 12'' discomix style with vocal cuts, versions and King Tubby dubs.
Backed by most of the 70s Jamaican rhythm sections and some from the
UK, bands like The Morwells, The Aggrovators, The Revolutionaries, The
Mighty Cloud Band, Skin, Flesh & Bones, Soul Syndicate, The
Sunshot Band, Santic All-Stars, Rupie Edward's All-Stars and, later, The
Roots Radics, Creation Rebel and On-U Sound's Singers & Players.
Jah Woosh made
his name in the early 70s alongside contemporaries Big Youth, Jah
Lloyd, I-Roy, Prince Jazzbo, Jah Stitch, Dillinger, Prince Hammer and
Dr. Alimantado. Unlike most of these others he didn't use a trademark
whoop or phrase that made him immediately recognisable and it takes a
listen or two to ketch his style. He is perhaps best described as a
CHANTER, with religious and spiritual selections his specialty
(demonstrated on his frequent returns to Psalm 121). He is closest in
style to Jah Lloyd (Jah Lion) and early Dr. Alimantado though at times
sounds like U-Roy, Stitch or Jazzbo and adopts I-Roy's nursery rhyme
delivery to good effect. He also tried his hand as a singer. Jah Woosh
half retired from the music industry and repatriated to Ghana in the
1980s where he continued to control and re-issue his music on his
Original label. He later resumed recording intermittently, doing
occasional stageshows and soundsystems in the UK and Europe.
CD1 focuses more
on the deejay's earlier output from 1971 into the mid-70s with some
great productions from the likes of Rupie Edwards, Phil Pratt, Sidney
Crooks, Keith Hudson, Bunny Lee, Leonard Chin, Dudley Swaby, Tappa
Zukie, as well as the man's own releases after 1976. Also featuring
Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, Keith Hudson, The Morwells, King Tubby,
Carl Malcolm, Junior Ross & The Spear, The Heptones, Bobby Kalphat,
Keith Poppin, I-Roy, The Ethiopians, Creation Rebel, Errol Holt and
Dino Perkins. Crucial riddim like Envious, Don't Think About Me, Miss Wire Waist, Irie Feelings, Party Time, Firestick, Letter To Mummy & Daddy, Fattie Bum Bum, Taxi, Buy You A Ring, Stalag...
CD2 is mostly
classic roots rockers from the mid-late 70s onwards. More
self-productions, particularly with the Mighty Cloud Band and Creation
Rebel on Woosh's Original, K&B, Yard International and September
labels, as well as releases from Striker Lee, Santic, Lloyd Campbell,
King Sounds, Yabby You, Junior English, Tappa Zukie, Pete Weston, Jah
Shaka and Adrien Sherwood. Features: Horace Andy, King Sounds, Ras
Ibuna, Yabby You & The Prophets, Reggae George, Junior Ross &
The Spear, The Twinkle Brothers, Dubwise, Errol Holt, Bim Sherman,
Johnny Clarke, King Tubby, Dillinger, Jah Stitch, Prince Alla, Sly
& Robbie, Jah Shaka, Singers & Players, Creation Rebel and Sis
Bee. Riddim like Drum Song, A Serious Thing, Top Ranking, Please Be True, Love Forever, Blood Ago Run, Leggo Violence, Black Wadada, Zion Gate, and so...Extended versions of Blood Ago Run, A Weh You Come From, Diverse Doctrine and the almighty Jah Is The Ruler Discomix
Continuous mix. Total 216 minutes. Repost...
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