Jah Jah We Love You

Deadly post modern Nyabinghi music from JR- What a creative vibes.
Terry Ganzie leads the A Side, and Jr Reid is in the mix of course.
Anyone know who the voice on the B Side is? Big respect-

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http://www.mediafire.com/?y21en1mzxgr

weed blower

Got to express myself for a minute- Don't you think the leaf blower does a great job of symbolizing where our modern culture is headed?

Much money and time is spent nicing up personal areas with a leaf blower.
The filth and weeds are simply blown into the next person's area or into the street.
Nothing is disposed of properly, and the apathy shown toward any and all neighbors is huge.
...Just so your little wiener dog can play freely in a clean yard, as long as the coyotes and wolves don't get him!

But that's another topic for some other time- MORE LOVE.

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down in austin

Just got back from first visit to Austin- Got a few 45s that really made it worthwhile-
Got to enjoy Polvos, Freddies, Continental Club, Stubb’s Gospel BBQ, and Hammond soul in the Continental Club’s gallery upstairs.

Dined wholesomely on hippystyle Mexican food at Mother’s and Mr. Natural- pure food that makes you feel good, and BBQ at Iron Works, floats, fries and shakes at Fran’s Drive In.

Featured beers were Lone Star, Pearl Light and Negro Modelo, and Heineken and Spaten in the studio (local produce was good too). We laid down several new rythms to tape over two evenings-
Finished mixes soon to be forthcoming-
Dropped by KOOP FM and appeared on Art Baker's show, and started each morning at Jo's right next to Austin Motel.

Here are some 45s found in Texas augmented by a couple of Ron Balls’ deadly 45s, and some Luther Johnson cuts that were done with Muddy Water’s Band.
Soulful blues and bluesy soul for together people-
Might be too funky forya-

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http://www.mediafire.com/?nzyvnnmunwd

tony lowe showcase

Strong digital showcase from under-rated youthman vocalis Tony Lowe-
One artiste who only appeared on wax for a few years or so-
Presented with vocal cuts alongside their respective dubs for maximum dancehall pleasure. Familiar riddims include "Live And Learn" cut as a digital steppers riddim, voiced as "Double Mouth Shark" by Tony Lowe. The artiste also rides atop "Mr. Bassie": this one is an obvious answer record to "Teach The Youth", sporting a merciless lyric about a petty thief who stole Tony's entire wardrobe off the line.

LINE STEPPER LYRICS

WOAH, ME LINE IT CLEAN WOAH
ME COULD’NT BELIEVE
ME COULDN’T BELIEVE

I’M A LONE COWBOY LIVING IN TOWN
WASH ME CLOTHES, HANG DEM ON ME LINE
TAKE A TRACKS, GO DOWN THE STREET,
WHEN ME COME BACK, TO MY SURPRISE
ME LINE IT CLEAN WOAH,
ME COULDN’T BELIEVE
ME LINE IT CLEAN WOAH,
ME COULDN’T BELIEVE.

HOLD ME HEAD, ME NEARLY DROP DOWN DEAD
GONE WITH MY PANTS, DEM GONE WITH MY SHIRT
GONE WITH ME SUIT ME BUY INA NEW YORK CITY,
AS IF I DON’T NEED A RAG FE ME
IF ME EVER CATCH A LINE STEPPER
THEM WOULD A CALL HIM LINE TAKER
IF ME EVER CATCH A LINE STEPPER
DEM WOULD A CALL HIM LINE TAKER

RUN FE ME LASS FE CHOP OFF HIM HEAD
NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR SAY HIM JUMP THE FENCE
WHERE DID HE GO, NOBODY DON’T KNOW
WHERE DID HE GO, NOBODY DON’T KNOW
SO IF ME EVER CATCH A LINE STEPPER,
ME AGO CALL HIM LINE TAKER
IF ME EVER CATCH A LINE STEPPER
ME AGO CALL HIM LINE TAKER

WHEN A LION IS SLEEPING
NEVER TRY TO WAKE HIM
NOW YOU GET ME OUT
YOU TOUCH MY SPROUT, SO
IF ME EVER CATCH A LINE STEPPER…

I’M A LONE COWBOY LIVING IN TOWN…

HOLD ME HEAD ME NEARLY DROP DOWN DEAD…

RUN FE ME LASS…

I’M A LONE COWBOY LIVING IN TOWN…

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http://www.mediafire.com/?v1nmqu0mzyr

skylarking

Skylarking, skylarking
That's what youths do today
Skylarking, skylarking
Before they stand up firm on their feet

Get a little work, a little work
And earn their bread honestly

Begging you a five cent, sir
Begging you a ten cent, sir
Cannot help, no, cannot help

So if you keep on doing what you all are doing
You will end up, up up in jail



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DRUMSONG

Jackie Mittoo laid down the first Coxsone cut of this mystical anthem, and here are four more pieces of the thing for your smoking pleasure. Please share any additional cuts you may have-
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http://www.mediafire.com/?mnowgygzgoz

Heptones & Jackie Mittoo ii

Heptones and extended Studio One family made their statements with conscious lyrics and heavy rhythms-Listen to Stitch expressing himself on "Reality"!

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http://www.mediafire.com/?atbotfjh2zm

Highplainsdrifter Meets Gringo

Brooklyn fixture High Plains Drifter (aka S. Hamilton) brings his parched desperado cowboy vibes to the dance hall to challenge a member of Jack Scorpio's stable, Gringo (aka C. Udah) in a showdown for top gun.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?4zmijmz5m4d

MLK

What is most striking to me about Dr. King is how he gave of himself. He was a giver.

Max Romeo did this one on his Reconstruction LP for Mango, quite a statement during the height of Burning Spear's celebration of Marcus Garvey's legacy.
I have extended the tune with a piece of itself to create a five and a half minute version that is great for radio or the conscious part of a dance this weekend.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?yy5qmyyqjy0

JUNIOR DEMUS MEGA SHOWCASE

The gravel voice deejay aka Conrad McNish has a humor and grittiness that draws the listener in- Here he appears in showcase style over 9 very decent riddims.
Junior Demus is a legend in Jamaica and a fixture in NY dancehall: once when I was at Don One's in Brooklyn, Demus and his entourage walked in with a case of bottled roots tonic ready to put about ten tune on acetate. Jr Demus was warm and joked that stress can kill you and you "can't hold it in or it will give you cancer- Let it out!"
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http://www.mediafire.com/?tzmze2nezcz

COLD CONCRETE

This one goes out to all Haitians with love and hope-The situation in Haiti is terrible and it does not make sense that such a beautiful place and people should feel so much pain for so very long.

Help or contribute any way you can-

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Yabby You- gone but not forgotten

Trinity rides a flyers cut of "Sweat For You Baby" for Yabby You's Prophet imprint.
Got to be the Soul Syndicate!



Much has been made of Yabby You, a dread who was surrounded by rasta and constantly preaching about Christ. I once asked Bassie from the Gladiators if Yabby You was a rasta man or what- Bassie said "He is a Christian who love Jesus Christ!!"

Looks like Prince Tony put this one out for Yabby, retitled with different art.
The booming baritone vocal of Alric Forbes is strikingly heavy on A and B sides mixed by Scratch at Black Ark. It is also known as "Run Come Rally" and seems to be based on the ancient anthem "Sinking Sands", cut by many many artistes over the years under variations of both titles.

Big respect to Yabby You (1946-2010) and the Vivian Jackson Family.

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http://www.divshare.com/download/10212351-4ed

handsworth riddim

Three pieces of Handsworth Revolution- anyone have any others, or the dub cut to Pulse's original? Hello out there......................................

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shake itup tonite

Big Youth and Luciano each touch the same riddim for Freddie; Big Youth aka Manley Buchanan gives a sermon about The Lord's perfect work while Luciano fits Cheryl Lynn's verses perfectly over it- any one have the dub version or other cuts? Please send a link-

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http://www.mediafire.com/?t3ai1xt3ymy