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Tafari Makonnen (1892-1975) was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930 and became known as Haile Selassie I. The Rastafarian movement, which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930’s regarded Haile Selaissie as a redeemer of black people. There are estimated to be over 1 million Rastafarians worldwide. The birthday of Haile Selassie is one of the holiest day of the Rastafarian year and is celebrated with drumming, hymns and prayer
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This is from a great album. Wish I had a way to digitise the accompanying 12 inch of this track, which was the bomb.
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to rectify his almost total absence from MOG is difficult, even if you restrict your choice to (say) Niney the Observer or Joe Gibbs; between 1974 and 1980 he just made so many great records - "Wolf and Leopards", "Westbound Train", "Cassandra", "How Can I Leave", "Stay at Home", "Conqueror", "Blood City", "Sitting and Watching", "Whip Them Jah" and dozens more. I've finally gone for an extended mix of "Have No Fear", produced by Niney the Observer in 1975-76
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here is a scorching but largely forgotten 12" 45 released on Earl "Chinna" Smith's High Times label, round about 1981 - one of Dennis' best singles, IMHO. Waaaay back in March 1979, Chinna played guitar in Dennis' touring band when they played Edinburgh, and so it came to pass that, at about 3 o'clock the next morning, in an hotel room, a three part harmony version of Keith Hudson's "Satan Side" was performed by Dennis, Chinna, and, errr.....me
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I just found a slew of reggae releases I didn't know about. The rest of this year is going to be very kind on the ears with new and "new" releases from Dennis Brown, Ras Shiloh, Israel Vibration, and I-Wayne whose upcoming album features a duet with the legendary LADY G!!! BooYah! Dennis Brown receives a post-humus release on Sphinx Records. The album is called Dennis Brown and Friends , it was produced by Joseph Williamson and features Sugar Minot, Freddie MacGre... MORE
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Dennis Brown February 1, 1957 - July 1, 1999 Dennis Brown, the “Crown Prince of Reggae” who had suffered from having just one lung, died on 1 July 1999 at the age of 42, from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and 13 children. Beginning his musical career at 9 years of age, by the time he had reached 12, he had become a full member of Bryon Lee’s “Dragonaires”. A visit to Studio One at the age of 12 resulted in his first hits, the singles "No Man Is an Island" and "If I Fol... MORE
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So...what can i say? a classic; dennis brown was so big.. this song is probably the one i used to listen most, from all his songs
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This is a great song for a beautiful Sunday morning in spring (the first one of the year here in Rhode Island).
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It's a bit late for a Saturday, but this Dennis Brown classic is more suited to a Sunday morning, anyway. Chungking Express is my all-time favorite movie, and I can't really separate the song from the film (the same goes for "California Dreamin'" - - I always see Faye Wong jamming out with the salad tongs). When the horns open up in the intro, I see the CDs shining in the jukebox cabinet--in fact, I'm going to watch that movie tonight. Later.
Here is the Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, in a vintage jamrock style followed by dub..
good morning everyone
