Jamaican Music
VA - Joe Gibbs Presents Dancehall Stylee (Classic Dancehall Sounds 1979-1981) (2023) Music
Posted by delpotro at Jan. 25, 2024
VA - Joe Gibbs Presents Dancehall Stylee (Classic Dancehall Sounds 1979-1981) (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Covers included | 02:35:58 | 639 Mb
Reggae, Dancehall | Label: Doctor Bird, Cherry Red Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Covers included | 02:35:58 | 639 Mb
Reggae, Dancehall | Label: Doctor Bird, Cherry Red Records
As the 70s drew to a close, the roots and dub sounds that had dominated the Jamaican music scene for much of the decade gave way to dancehall, a style that continued to find favour with reggae fans until the onset of the digital revolution of the mid-1980s. Aimed squarely at satisfying the demands of live audiences, songwriters largely abandoned the conscious lyrics that had typified the music of the preceding years, focusing instead on subjects which with their Jamaican audiences could readily identify.
Various Artists - Rastafari (The Dreads Enter Babylon 1953 - 1983) (2015) Music
Posted by vItOrrEs2009 at Aug. 31, 2015
V. A. - Rastafari (The Dreads Enter Babylon 1953 - 1983) (2015)
Label: Soul Jazz Records | MP3 320 kbps CBR | Artworks | 74:22 min | 220 mb
Reggae, Roots, Afro Jazz, World
Label: Soul Jazz Records | MP3 320 kbps CBR | Artworks | 74:22 min | 220 mb
Reggae, Roots, Afro Jazz, World
It is nyabinghi drumming that provides the foundation for reggae, and Soul Jazz makes this argument explicit by kicking off the compilation with Count Ossie and the Rasta Family's "Africa We Want Fe Go", taking the traditional Rastafari nyabinghi chant and drumming and adding electrified reggae bass. This sets the tone for all selections: to demonstrate that link between the spirituality of Rastafari and the development of the unique sound of Jamaican music. Reggae may have developed into genres other than Rastafari music, as any listener to dancehall or lovers' rock reggae can attest, but none of these types of music would exist if it weren't for those origins in Rastafari. And although the tracklisting jumps around a little between decades, making it difficult to get a sense of chronology, it's clear that Rastafari consciousness has found its way into just about every type of Jamaican music, from drum compositions to calypso, mento, ska, reggae, and beyond. As the title says, "the dreads enter Babylon" and they leave no stone (or style) unturned.
BBC - Reggae Fever: David Rodigan (2018) Movies
Posted by notbanned at Aug. 10, 2019
BBC - Reggae Fever: David Rodigan (2018)
HDTV | 1920x1080 | .MKV/AVC @ 3973 Kbps | 59 min 17 s | 1.87 GiB
Audio: English AAC 123 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary
David Rodigan's unlikely career as a reggae broadcaster and DJ has developed in parallel with the evolution of Jamaican music in the UK. His passion and his profession have given him a privileged, insiders' view of the UK's love affair with Jamaican music that began in the 1950s. His constant championing of it has afforded him national treasure status with generations of British Jamaicans and all lovers of reggae music.
Flo & Eddie - Rock Steady with Flo & Eddie (1981) {Epiphany Records EP30006-2 rel 1997} Music
Posted by ruskaval at Feb. 18, 2020
Flo & Eddie - Rock Steady with Flo & Eddie (1981) {Epiphany Records EP30006-2 rel 1997}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 255 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 97 Mb | Full Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 1981, 1997 Epiphany Records | EP30006-2
Rocksteady / Reggae / Sunshine Pop / Comedy Rock / Power Pop
An album much in need of an explanation, Prince Flo & Jah Edward I began life as a reggae-lite concept, inspired by the duo's discovery of reggae via the rise of Bob Marley. Like many Americans of the day, the pair was pretty clueless, but unlike most, they had connections. Thus, a record deal was inked with a small Florida independent, and arrangements were made for the two to record at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston under the aegis of co-producer Errol Brown. Flo & Eddie duly turned up at the studio with a list of Jamaican songs and their own numbers ripe for reggae-fying. Brown tossed it in the trash, and gave the pair a crash course in "real" Jamaican music.
VA - Niney The Observer Presents Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner: The Observer 7 Singles 1973-1975 (2024) Music
Posted by Rtax at Sept. 7, 2024
VA - Niney The Observer Presents Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner: The Observer 7 Singles 1973-1975 (2024)
CD Rip FLAC (tracks, no cue, no log) - 571 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 350 MB
2:31:36 | Reggae, Dub | Label: Doctor Bird
CD Rip FLAC (tracks, no cue, no log) - 571 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 350 MB
2:31:36 | Reggae, Dub | Label: Doctor Bird
Two CDs. Having enjoyed his first major Jamaican hit in 1971 with the ground-breaking single 'Blood And Fire', Winston Holness aka Niney 'The Observer' set about establishing a reputation as one of the island's most accomplished and innovative record producers. Within two years of his breakthrough hit, he had built a strong fan-base both within the land of his birth and in the UK, having issued a series of popular singles featuring himself and a small but impressive roster of local artists that included Big Youth, Max Romeo, Delroy Wilson and U Roy. 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' comprises the very best of these works, commencing with Ken Boothe's hugely popular 1973 Jamaican chart-topping version of 'Silver Words'. Other highlights include Delroy Wilson's popular interpretations of 'Halfway Up The Stairs' and 'I Can't Help Myself' while there are also numerous early roots classics, most notably the title track, 'Rasta No Born Ya', 'Nice And Easy', 'Every Natty Want To Go Home'. Including 15 tracks that have remained unavailable on any format since their original release in the 70s, this 2CD collection demonstrates why Niney deserves to be ranked among the finest music makers to have first made their mark on the Jamaican music scene during the most creative period in the long and illustrious history of reggae music.
Ernest Ranglin - Modern Answers To Old Problems Music
Posted by odoacer at May 6, 2009
Ernest Ranglin - Modern Answers To Old Problems
JAZZ | EAC rip | APE(IMAGE+CUE+LOG) | COVERS | 400Mb
Release Date: September 26, 2000 ; Total time:61:00
JAZZ | EAC rip | APE(IMAGE+CUE+LOG) | COVERS | 400Mb
Release Date: September 26, 2000 ; Total time:61:00
King Tubby Vs Channel One - Dub Soundclash (2016) {Jamaican Recordings JRCD061} Music
Posted by ruskaval at Dec. 17, 2016
King Tubby Vs Channel One - Dub Soundclash (2016) {Jamaican Recordings JRCD061}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 379 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 149 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 27 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2016 Jamaican Recordings | JRCD061
Dub / World Reggae / Instrumental
King Tubby's studio and Channel One – two of the great Jamaican studios that produced so many of the great reggae rhythms in Kingston – find themselves here battling for the trophy. Bunny Lee threw rhythms over to Channel One, which had enlisted the great DJ Jah Stitch to return the fire. So sit back and enjoy two great institutions of the reggae sound, battling it out for supremacy. The winner? That's for the listener to decide. But in this Dub Soundclash there is no loser. CD includes six bonus tracks.
VA - Niney The Observer Presents - The Observer Master Mix Collection (Remastered) (2024) Music
Posted by Rtax at May 7, 2025
VA - Niney The Observer Presents - The Observer Master Mix Collection (Remastered) (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, full scans) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
5:12:45 | Reggae | Label: Doctor Bird
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, full scans) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
5:12:45 | Reggae | Label: Doctor Bird
Most recordings not officially available for 5 decades. Includes some of the giants of Jamaican music. Features many of the biggest reggae hits of the late 70s. After first being introduced in the early 70s, the 12” single had become the format of choice for many of Jamaica’s leading producers by the decade’s close, with few Kingston-based music makers more attracted to its range and flexibility than Winston Holness AKA Niney the Observer. Between 1977 and 1978, Niney released a series of ‘disco-mix’ singles in both Jamaica and the UK, with a number of these coming housed in eye-catching ‘Observer Master Mix’-branded picture sleeves. Popular among DJs and record buyers on both sides of the Atlantic, the singles showcased the work of some of reggae leading artists, whose number included such Jamaican music luminaries as Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Horace Andy, Junior Byles and Freddie McGregor.
VA - Culture: See Them A Come - The Joe Gibbs Singles Collection (2025) Music
Posted by Rtax at July 16, 2025
VA - Culture: See Them A Come - The Joe Gibbs Singles Collection (2025)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 665 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps + scans - 380 MB
2:35:23 | Reggae | Label: Doctor Bird
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 665 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps + scans - 380 MB
2:35:23 | Reggae | Label: Doctor Bird
Eight tracks new to CD. First anthology of the group’s earliest singles. Includes numerous mammoth Jamaican hits. After crashing onto the reggae music scene in 1977 with their debut single ‘Two Sevens Clash’, Culture demonstrated the depth of their talent with further powerful and inspirational 7” and 12” singles for leading Jamaican producer, Joe Gibbs.
Formed the previous year by Joseph Hill, his cousin Albert Walker and friend Roy Dayes, the trio first assumed the title of The African Disciples before adopting their more familiar moniker just prior to joining Gibbs’s impressive artist roster.
VA - Soul Jazz Records presents Bunny Lee: Dreads Enter the Gates with Praise The Mighty Striker Shoots the Hits! (2019) Music
Posted by ciklon5 at March 1, 2019
VA - Soul Jazz Records presents Bunny Lee: Dreads Enter the Gates with Praise The Mighty Striker Shoots the Hits! (2019)
MP3 320 kbps | 1:21:30 | 189 Mb
Genre: Reggae, Dub / Label: Soul Jazz Records
MP3 320 kbps | 1:21:30 | 189 Mb
Genre: Reggae, Dub / Label: Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records presents this new collection featuring the heavy 70s roots reggae of Bunny Lee - a living legend, one of the last of the great Jamaican record producers who helped shape and define reggae music in the 1970s from a small island sound into an internationally successful musical genre.