Summary: Though often erroneously regarded as simply a variation of Calypso, Jamaican Mento is a distinct musical style that developed independently from its similarly styled Trinidadian cousin. The distinctive sound produced by early exponents of the style was a result of the combination of vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, hand percussion and a rumba box, all frequently enhanced by homemade saxophone,...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Skatalites

Summary: The Skatalites brought the sound of Jamaica to the world. At the start of the 1960s, in the space of just a couple of years Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Jackie Mittoo, Ernest Ranglin, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd Brevett and others defined the exciting beat of 'Ska' as the sound of newly independent Jamaica. During their existence (1963-65) The Skatalites also recorded 100s of their...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Contents: Gangsters (Special A.K.A.) -- The Selecter (Selecter) -- The prince (Madness) -- On my radio (Selecter) -- A message to you Rudy ; Nite Klub (Specials, featuring Rico) -- Tears of a clown ; Ranking full stop (Beat) -- Too much too young ; Guns of Navarone (Special A.K.A.) -- Three minute hero (Selecter) -- Let's do rock steady ; Ruder than you (Bodysnatchers) -- Missing words (Selecter) -- Rat...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Chrysalis/ERG 1993

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Sherwood, Adrian Maxwell.

Summary: Rather than focus exclusively on reggae or blasted funk on the dub plates and albums from the label's issued archives, this collection offers a slew of rarities from artists on several labels that Sherwood has worked with.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: On U Sounds 2015

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Sherwood, Adrian Maxwell.

Summary: "Second volume documenting the production genius and wayward sonic path of Adrian Maxwell Sherwood. Includes five unreleased tracks from the On-U vaults and four tracks that have never been on CD. Twenty page booklet contains extensive sleevenotes and archive photos"--Container.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Contents: Bar tender / Laurel Aitken -- Independence song / Prince Buster & the Blue Beats -- Four corners of the world / Roland Alphonso -- Housewife's choice / Derrick & Patsy -- Oh Carolina / The Folkes Brothers -- Jamaican rock / Byron Lee and the Dragonaires -- Murder / Leon and Owen & Drumbago All Stars -- Jamaica blues / Azie Lawrence -- Kinston 13 / Bell's Group -- Babylon gone / Winston & Roy...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Marley, Bob.

Contents: No more trouble (with Erykah Badu) (4:51) -- Rebel music (with Krayzie Bone) (3:29) -- Johnny was (with Guru) (4:19) -- Concrete jungle (with Rakim) (4:12) -- Rastaman chant (with Busta Rhymes & Flipmode Squad) (4:18) -- Guiltiness (with Lost Boyz featuring Mr. Cheeks) (3:53) -- Turn your lights down low (with Lauryn Hill) (5:46) -- Jammin' (with MC Lyte) (4:08) -- Kinky reggae (with the Marley...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tuff Gong/Island 1999

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Summary: "Fifty years ago, Trojan Records began its intensive campaign of introducing Jamaican music to the rest of the world. Hip, well-connected and extremely fast on their feet, Trojan ensured they heard the best singles first, and rapidly secured the rights to share them with an insatiable new audience thousands of miles from Jamaica. .... To celebrate Trojan's golden jubilee, MOJO is honoured to...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 2018

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Contents: Illiteracy (Horace Andy) -- Be a man (The Heptones) -- Natty gone (The Manchesters) -- Down town rebel (The Gladiators) -- Calling (Willie Williams) -- Sir D special (Roland Alphonso & Brentford All Stars) -- God I God I say (Keith Wilson) -- Almost anything (Alton Ellis) -- Adis a wa wa (Bobby Kalphat & the New Establishment) -- Sing a new song (Peter Broggs) -- Let freedom reign (Mystic...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2018

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Frightnrs (Musical group)

Contents: All my tears -- Nothing more to say -- Gotta find a way -- What have I done -- Purple -- Trouble in here -- Till then -- Lookin' for my love -- Hey brother (Do unto others) -- Gonna make time -- Dispute.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Meditations (Musical group)

Contents: Mister vulture man (3:46) -- Rootsman party (3:44) -- Tin sardine (4:39) -- Wallah up (4:24) -- For the good of man (3:30) -- Bourgeois game (4:30) -- Dem a fight (3:36) -- Man no better than woman (3:50) -- Woman woman (3:48) -- Rocking in America (3:54).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Heartbeat 2000

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Contents: Cairo -- Lourenço Marques -- Callie roots -- Libra dub -- Dakar -- Better dub -- Rockers hop -- Roots dub -- Moving dub -- Just can't dub -- Meet 7 million -- Scorpio dub -- Nairobi -- Dub creation -- Virgo dub -- This race -- Darker black -- Capricorn dub.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Contents: Black Moses / Preacher -- People make the world go round / Chosen Few -- Psychedelic train / Derrick Harriott & The Chosen Few -- Stranger in town / Crystalites -- Slippery / Karl Bryan & the Crystalites -- Message from a black man / Derrick Harriott -- Am I black enough / Chosen Few -- Home sweet home ; Hail I / Bongo Herman & Les -- A handful of friends / Pat Satchmo -- Tougher than tough /...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Contents: 400 years / Peter Tosh -- No sympathy / Peter Tosh -- Brand new second hand (version 1) / Peter Tosh -- Downpressor / Peter Tosh -- Dreamland version / U Roy -- Moving version / Big Youth -- Shocks 71 / Dave Barker & Charlie Ace -- Like it like this / Johnny Lover -- Picture on the wall / Carl Dawkins -- Upsetting station / Dave Barker -- Don't let the sun catch you crying / Dave Barker --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Cliff, Jimmy.

Contents: I'm a winner (4:45) -- Breakout (4:27) -- Oneness (3:49) -- Peace (4:53) -- Stepping out of limbo (3:32) -- War a Africa (5:01) -- Roll on rolling stone (4:04) -- Be ready (3:55) -- Jimmy Jimmy (3:46) -- Haunted (5:05) -- Baby let me feel it (4:09) -- Samba reggae (3:53) -- True story (3:41) -- Shout for freedom (7:46).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: JRS Records 1992

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Steel Pulse (Musical group)

Contents: Chant a psalm (4:20) -- Ravers (3:40) -- Find it ... quick! (3:20) -- A who responsible? (3:40) -- Worth his weight in gold (Rally round) (4:25) -- Leggo beast (3:30) -- Blues dance raid (4:45) -- Your house (3:40) -- Man no sober (4:30) -- Dub' Marcus say (4:25).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Elektra 1982

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Marley, Bob.

Summary: Bob Marley's influence has grown greater every year. Twenty of his greatest singles, including two new recordings, are together in this new collection. Africa Unite and Slogans are the first new official Marley recordings released in over a decade.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tuff Gong 2005

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Summary: "A seriously sought after classic album of rocksteady and uptempo reggae hits from 1969. Tracing the development of the shift from rocksteady to reggae, 3 rocksteady tracks backed by Lynn Taitt & the Jets and 9 innovative reggae tracks backed by Mrs. Sonia Pottinger's ever inventive and influential Soul Rhythms house band."

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Dub Store Records 2017

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Contents: Disc 1. Black skin blue eyed boys -- B.L.M. -- Vote for me -- The lunatics -- Breaking point -- Blam blam fever -- 10 commandments -- Embarrassed by you -- The life and times (of a man called depression) -- We sell hope.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Marley, Bob.

Contents: Rebel music (3 o'clock roadblock) (6:44) -- So much trouble in the world (4:00) -- Them belly full (But we hungry) (3:10) -- Rat race (2:50) -- War no more trouble (5:20) -- Roots (3:43)-- Slave driver (2:54) -- Ride natty ride (3:50) -- Crazy baldhead (3:05) -- Get up, stand up (6:19).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Island Records 1990

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Dub Spencer & Trance Hill (Musical group)

Contents: Burroughs called the law -- Dead souls -- The President (The Western lands) -- Uranian willy : part 2 -- Virus B-23 (Cities of the red night) -- 103rd Street boys -- I was fooling around with these tapes in hotels -- Prisoner of the Earth : Uranian Willy mix -- Excerpts (from The cat inside) -- Uranian Willy -- The saints go marching through all the popular tunes (Nothing here now but the...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Beach 2014

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