Jamaican Folk Roots

Jamaican Folk Roots - Mento to Ska

1950s & 60s

Calypso & Jamaica Quadrille
with nuff social commentary. Early rasta music.

Rewind Show on rastfm.com 17 May 2019

The soul essence of Jamaican popular music hasn't changed that much over time!

I added a rare 7'' of mine by Ronnie Benjamin (Vaugn Benjamin's father) from the 70s at the end

Continuous mix. 2 hours

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Rastafarian Early Music - Foundation Roots & Culture

Collection of some early Rasta and Rastafari-inspired recordings from Jamaica in the 1950's & 60's. From mento-calypso & Jamaica quadrille into ska.

CD1: Prince Buster, Lord Lebby, King Bravo, Lord Ivanhoe, Chin's Calypso Sextet, Count Alert, Lyn Tait, Hubert Porter, George Moxley, Derrick Harriott, Lord Laro, Audley Williams, The Mighty Terror, Sampson The Lark, Alerth Bedasse, Lord Messam, Lord Invader, Bootsie Grant, Reynaud's Calypso Clippers, Lord Tickler, Webb Ralston, The Drumbago Orchestra, The Mellow Larks, Kenneth Richards, Don Drummond, The City Slickers, Count Lasher, Bunny & Skitter, Bibi & The Astronauts, Delroy Wilson, Cornell Campbell, Stranger & Ken, Justin Hinds & The Dominos, Count Ossie and Baba Brookes.

CD2: Count Ossie, Lord Lebby, Drumbago, Bunny & Skitter, The Folkes Brothers, Lascelles Perkins, Higgs & Wilson, Clancy Eccles, Hershang, The City Slickers, Owen Grey, Laurel Aitkin, The Wailing Wailers, Desmond Dekker, Don Drummond & The Skatalites, Winston & Bibby, Justin Hinds & The Dominos, Stranger Cole, The Maytals, Delroy Wilson, Bongo Man Byfield, Prince Buster, The Gaylads, The Conquerers, The Ethiopians and Sugar Belly. Repost..

Continuous mix. Total 158 minutes.
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