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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Militant Roots Ina Discomix Style

Late 70s roots selection in a discomix style
1977-80 a golden era of militant and creative reggae music

Vocal & dubwise

Continuous mix 2hrs

Rewind Show on rastfm.com 14 Feb 2020

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Its been great to revisit some of the music that we all loved best in our youth and I don't often play classic Burning Spear, Pablo Moses, Twinkle Brothers or Ijahman these days.

Features several excellent New Town Sound productions recorded exclusively for Trojan Records when the label belatedly turned to roots rockers during its final days. Also several superb Burning Spear and Royals tracks, not to mention the 'voice of thunder' Prince Far I. Big Youth's Political Confusion on the Love and Livity with the Jewels is pure fya as is the Observers' cut of Satta

Cover art borrowed from the Spear Institution 7'' sleeve
Watch out for part 2 coming soon...

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Roots of Tamoki Wambesi with Roy Cousins

TAMOKI WAMBESI IN ROOTS

with Roy Cousins & The Royals

Comprehensive selection of Cousins productions mid-70s to mid-80s. Strictly conscious vibes. Backing by the Roots Radics & the Revolutionaries (aka Force Of Music) and largely recorded at Channel One. As you'd expect Roy Cousins focused predominantly on vocal productions with their dubs though deejays Prince Far I, Jah Stitch, Baba Dread, I Roy and resident in-house chanter Charlie Chaplin spice things up. Watch out for some really serious dub versions...

Continuous mix - 2 hours 50 mins - 88 tracks.

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Rewind Show on rastfm Friday 7 Feb 2020

The man likes to recycle backing tracks though he almost exclusively used originals, including classic Royals riddims. So no shortage of version excursions here; I had to be selective or we'd have gone on and on... While the mix is not in strict chronological order, we begin mainly with some heavy 70s roots before moving on to his popular roots-dancehall selections from the early 80s later on.

Four man group The Royals truly are one of reggae's most underrated and overlooked greats. They are a bit of an acquired taste and, like Prince Lincoln, can take a few plays to really penetrate but perseverance brings reward... With Cousin's deep & penetrating lyrics, his falsetto tones and the group's expressive delivery they rivaled the Abyssinians and Carlton & His Shoes and at their rootsiest were even comparable to the great Burning Spear.

Forming in 1964, they released only a handful of singles ska to reggae. They went on to record four LPs between 1977 & 1981 and three of these are real gems - Pick Up The Pieces (songs from 1972-77), Israel Be Wise and Ten Years After. They also voiced one masterpiece at Studio One - the original Pick Up The Pieces.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Early 70s Revival Roots Session....

(mostly) Early 70s Revival Selection....

RastFM #LoveReggaeMusic Show 60

Just a bunch of big tunes from the very late 60s towards the mid-70s. Largely conscious roots & culture selections. Range of producers & styles with big tunes from Coxsone, Lee Perry, Niney, Keith Hudson, Derrick Harriott, Harry J's, etc... Many Siamrootsical vinyl rips. Special thanks to Brixton Rat for some of the Coxsone tunes.

Continuous mix. 3hrs.

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Mr. RSL here's an oldies set for ya. Must be a telepathic wave hehe...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

BRENTFORD ROAD ROOTS PART 1 - STUDIO ONE

BRENTFORD ROAD ROOTS SELECTIONS PART 1.
Studio One 70s & 80s roots reggae vinyl mix.

Excursions on timeless, original riddim like Burning Spear's Joe Frazier, Prince Lincoln's

True Experience, The Royals' Pick Up The Pieces, Ballistic Affair, Throw Me Corn, Is It Because I'm Black and The Abyssinians' mighty Declaration Of Rights. Some great rareities like Horace Andy's Illiteracy, The Willows' Send Another Moses and Lloyd Forrest's crucial Where Its At.