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Bit of a contrast here, both Bovell tracks
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I remember them all being popular with both black and white listeners Lat. The Greyhound track was considered a bit corny by some if I remember correctly. There's far less snobbery with the average Reggae and Ska fan than an element of the music press (usually punk influenced) that favoured Roots Reggae at the expense of other strands. However a lot of real life Punks were brought up on Ska and many of them didn't read the NME !
Bit of a contrast here, both Bovell tracks
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Excellent burning dog, thank you. Overall I think here the music press had it right in terms of the cerebral, especially in terms of identifying the finest from the mid seventies onwards. But what I would say about the strands of more mainstream reggae and what was to some extent the slightly earlier ska is that there was an enthusiasm for it among folk which wasn't overly bothered by assessing it all. And in that sense it was almost an equivalent to the enthusiasms around northern soul. Not that I was fully aware or involved in that club sense in the sixties and early seventies, given my age. And I think in many ways I am sort of repeating what you are conveying.Originally posted by burning dog View PostI remember them all being popular with both black and white listeners Lat. The Greyhound track was considered a bit corny by some if I remember correctly. There's far less snobbery with the average Reggae and Ska fan than an element of the music press (usually punk influenced) that favoured Roots Reggae at the expense of other strands. However a lot of real life Punks were brought up on Ska and many of them didn't read the NME !
Bit of a contrast here, both Bovell tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrEfkrgPYY
The Janet Kay song - number 1 in the Lat-Lit chart at the time - would, I guess, be the epitome of lovers rock but it is also something more. It has a wonderful and rather unique vibe, especially in the arrangement of the studio recording. He said that he wanted a vocalist who could do Ella in the Memorex advert but I think the more contemporary non reggae cross-references are Deniece Williams's "Free" and, of course, Minnie Riperton. The Tabby Cat Kelly link you posted is very, very strong and I found myself thinking that The Clash could have easily covered it which to my mind supports your notion that DB tends towards the "abstract". I would say that Don Letts does too. I don't necessarily recommend the following because I find it somehwat lacking in subtlety and style but it is nevertheless quite interesting as an additional contextual piece:
Spahni's Dub Dancers - London Calling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3EGcVSC84Comment
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This was something Caribbean-ish from the BBC Biggest Weekend that I found myself enjoying. Hollie Cook who used to be in the Slits:
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I nearly did a double take there, JC but I see that she was in the last version of them.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
Daughter of the Pistols' Paul Cook.
What I especially like about her is that she is very true to the sound or has been without that auto-tuning and more besides.
I haven't heard her 2018 album, "Vessel of Love", in full yet.Comment
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Happy Caribbean Thursday in this Caribbean-ish weather. Emundo Ros was born in Trinidad and moved to Britain in the 30s. He seemed to be a staple of entertainment on the Beeb when I was growing up. I've got a great LP of him doing film tunes and this was a popular one in our household...still is!
Moulin Rouge ChaCha! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpwuE909Es
...and in case you don't remember him, here's Emundo singing the Lord Kitchener classic 'London is the Place for me', on stage at the Royal Variety Performance in 1962.
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It's nearly his birthday too... i give you Matisyahu
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Thank you.Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
I haven't heard him for quite a while.
That track is quite "busy" musically - and appealing.Comment
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Oh yes, that's very good.Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostHappy Caribbean Thursday in this Caribbean-ish weather. Emundo Ros was born in Trinidad and moved to Britain in the 30s. He seemed to be a staple of entertainment on the Beeb when I was growing up. I've got a great LP of him doing film tunes and this was a popular one in our household...still is!
Moulin Rouge ChaCha! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpwuE909Es
...and in case you don't remember him, here's Emundo singing the Lord Kitchener classic 'London is the Place for me', on stage at the Royal Variety Performance in 1962.
My father's parents who enjoyed a bit of dancing used to mention him.
I see today that the Clapham South shelter which was used to house the Windrush immigrants in 1948 is to be made again into a tourist attraction.
Most spent only two or three nights there before being found homes although some were there for about a month.Comment
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First of a two-parter from Hugh Muir
You don't have to wait untll Thursday to listen...Comment
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Well, we're always bang on trend here on the Rocking Planet subforum so hipsters, flipsters and finger-popping daddios let's plug into the latest Afrobeats sensation...
Angelique Kidjo reinterpreting Talking Heads album in that Afrobeats stylie
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Hey GT,Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
Caribbean/ˌkarɪˈbiːən,kəˈrɪbɪən/noun
1. the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts.
Thursday /ˈθəːzdeɪ,ˈθəːzdi/noun
1. the day of the week before Friday and following Wednesday
This is the kind of innovation we need around here, I reckon.
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Yay, on fleek
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Can anybody join in this thread , even if we have no idea what you are on about ?
Always preferred this one, but sound is a bit pants here.......
Loved her version of Once in a Lifetime though, great link.
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