Moozic says: Barrington Levy was one of the first singers to challenge the dominance of DJs in 80s dancehall (RESPECT! LORDA MERCY!) ... His fourth single, "Collie Weed", was and still is a great success. If you don't respect his intention, you might respect his inflections. An Mp3 for the real music lover...reggae/ska
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A little over a year ago I was given a hard drive packed full of rare and out-of-print reggae records, 45s, 7-inches, etc. Most of the stuff was encoded from vinyl and many included cover art scans.I am still making my way through it all.It has taken me so long that not all of the items remain commercially unavailable. Many I have only seen as expensive imports. Even those readily available th...
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Barrington LevyEnglishman/Robin Hood (Greensleeves CD 509) "Englishman" and "Robin Hood" were originally 2 albums recorded for Junjo Lawes in 1979 and 1981, and this Greensleeves reissue combines both on one CD. The packaging is minimal to say the least, with absolutely no sleeve notes or information beyond band credits, and looking like it was badly photocopied, but the sound quality of ...
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I'm so fortunate...and as a result, sad about this upcoming weekend. I'm going to Reggae on the River through a work opportunity...but also found out I got a hook up for a standby ticket to Toronto for Cariban for only $135!!!!! I've never been to Toronto, and have heard Caribana is off the hooook...but, it's not guaranteed that I'd get on the flight, and I might end up spending all day at the ...
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Barrington LevyEnglishman/Robin Hood (Greensleeves CD 509) "Englishman" and "Robin Hood" were originally 2 albums recorded for Junjo Lawes in 1979 and 1981, and this Greensleeves reissue combines both on one CD. The packaging is minimal to say the least, with absolutely no sleeve notes or information beyond band credits, and looking like it was badly photocopied, but the sound quality of ...
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which was a huge dancehall hit that crossed over into the mainstream charts in 1985. However, I suspect that this Channel One tune from 1982, in the very early days of dancehall, is less well known than it should be
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So here is Barrington Levy's "Here I Come". produced by Jah Screw in 1984, and becoming a Top 50 hit on the UK pop charts the following February, when it mashed up the dancehalls
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Dropping some more reggae. An old school favorite of mine, Barrington Levy.
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Barrington Levy's early career began with dancehall in the 1980s, in the 1990s he helped usher in the "jungle craze" of reggae music, in which deejays used remixes of his music to invent an all-new sound for the new millennium. Known more for "Here I come" When I feel the need for a bit of me time I put on this track My Time which was a cover of one of my favourite singers and songwriters t...
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