Hello Moggers,I would love to see your picks for an Essential Roots Reggae ListI'll start with these (by no means is this meant to be my top 5, just a starting point)The Congos-Heart of the Congos (Blood and Fire)Singers and Players-Revenge of the Underdog (On-U Sound)Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (Mango 2fer)Yabby You- Jesus Dread 1972-1977 (Blood and Fire)Tribute to Jackie Mittoo...
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Awhile Back I made this "post":http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/33823 seeking folks essential Roots Reggae records. This was one I kicked in. Lee "Scratch" Perry produced it at the Black Ark in 1977 (The year the 2 sevens clashed)and it is at the top of my Reggae Album list. The Blood and Fire label re-issue of this CD is one of the most beautiful CD's packages you are likely to see. The notes a...
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Serendipity is a wonderful thing and it seems to flow through MOG like the River Jordan so beloved of Rasta singers. First jenny points at music blogs we should know about. That leads me to a man of impeccable taste toasting the enduring greatness of one of the best reggae groups of the mid-70s: The Congos. To say a group is among the best from that period is really saying something, because w...
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Hello Moggers,I would love to see your picks for an Essential Roots Reggae ListI'll start with these (by no means is this meant to be my top 5, just a starting point)The Congos-Heart of the Congos (Blood and Fire)Singers and Players-Revenge of the Underdog (On-U Sound)Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (Mango 2fer)Yabby You- Jesus Dread 1972-1977 (Blood and Fire)Tribute to Jackie Mittoo...
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This isn't the version from the "Heart of the Congos" LP that enjoyed huge success on Jamaican import in 1977, but another cut , released on a 12" on the "Upsetter Disco Cork" label
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Baudolino's got me fired up (ready to go!). He graced the mogosphere with a lovely post on Cedric I.M. Brooks this afternoon and filled me in on something I'd never taken the time to learn about - Satta Massagana. I've heard many versions of this song by some great reggae bands, but never got what they we're about.Anyhow, he also discussed the horn work and arrangements of Cedric and that som...
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