british reggae

[pk]

Daddy Freddy!

 

[El Jefe]

oh yeh, i saw a documentary* with Mad Professor and Shaka talking together. think Mad Professor's son is in with Shaka's son, Young Warrior. unless i just made that up. i didn't know Mad Professor was from London either.

* wish i could remember what the doc was called. it's about british soundsystems - how they were back then, and now. Mad somethingorother. anyone?

Musically Mad.

It's got my mate Dennis Rootical in it

There's a new one worth seeing called Dub Echoes, I'll try and burn you a copy

 

[bingiman]

Martin Campbell (think Horace Andy meets Southend)
Mixman
Iration Steppas

 

[paulhackett]

never forget the joy that is smiley culture!

How about Asher Senator ?

 

[pocketscience]

- Barry Isaacs
-The Rootsman
- Ras Imru Asha
-Twighlight Circus
- Mungos Hifi
- Zion train
- Lovegrocer
- The Disciples
- Afrikan Simba

just off the top of my head.

 

[foo]

How about Asher Senator ?

yeh, remember that one.

 

[foo]

Musically Mad.

It's got my mate Dennis Rootical in it

There's a new one worth seeing called Dub Echoes, I'll try and burn you a copy

ah, nice one. thanks!

i know Iration Steppas and that lot, but i'm talking about late 70s - 80s british reggae singles i think..

 

[bingiman]

Jah Tubbys World System
King Earthquake
Blood Shanti
Aba Shanti I
Sound Iration

**edited to add: late 70s - 80's narrows it down**

 

[durruti02]

King Hammond! The legendary rediscovered hackney reggae artist

 

[bingiman]

The Disciples (recorded in the garden shed)

 

[bingiman]

Black Uhuru (can't believe I forgot them....)

African Head Charge, Singers and Players...

Bim Sherman was part of that scene

 

[Louloubelle]

what about the laydeez

Carol Calphat, Lorna Gee, Rankin Ann

*shows her age*

 

[HobgoblinMan]

Richard Blackwood.

 

[well red]

Judge Dread!

I was born in the next street from his house.

 

[pk]

Richard Blackwood.

*cackle*

"We love you R.B!"





What a prize cunt.

 

[HobgoblinMan]

Haha Judge Dread. Well done. I didn't think anyone would top my Richard Blackwood in the flippancy stakes.

 

[HobgoblinMan]

Richard Blackwood was really like the English Will Smith wasn't he.

 

[Orang Utan]

carlton killawatt valley

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[El Jefe]

- Barry Isaacs
-The Rootsman
- Ras Imru Asha
-Twighlight Circus
- Mungos Hifi
- Zion train
- Lovegrocer
- The Disciples
- Afrikan Simba

just off the top of my head.

all good, but not what foo's after i think

and Twilight Circus aren't British

 

[pocketscience]

all good, but not what foo's after i think

Just seen the 70-80s post by Foo and as Bingiman says - it does narrows it down.

and Twilight Circus aren't British

I stand corrected

 

[foo]

Black Uhuru (can't believe I forgot them....)

i thought of Black Uhuru, thinking that Michael Rose was british, from Brum..? not sure though.

Clint Eastwood and General Saint def were!

 

[foo]

the new cross fire album you could download from here: it's still excellent in places (the string quartet version of exodus is superb), but it's nowhere near as good overall...

i'm trying to download - having a few problems with a 'mailicious' virus' i think...

 

[strung out]

was bubbler ranx british?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Coupla mixes:
http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=806

http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=596

http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/

Good lovers rock comp:
http://www.greensleeves.net/products/7518

Asher Senator:
http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2006/07/asher-senator/

UK dancehall -check Fashion and UK Bubblers labels.

Macka B and Pato Banton's first LPs on Mad Professor's Ariwa label.

The early 12" releases by Jah Tubbys and Y&D.

Erm, yeah. Definitely get the "Don't Call Us Immigrants" comp El Jefe mentioned.

...and some early Maxi Priest, obviously.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

i thought of Black Uhuru, thinking that Michael Rose was british, from Brum..? not sure though.

Jamaican afaik

 

[Fozzie Bear]

what about the laydeez

Carol Calphat, Lorna Gee, Rankin Ann

*shows her age*

Aye!

Also Bionic Rhona (two singles on Fashion with Papa Face).

 

[phildwyer]

Clint Eastwood and General Saint def were!

You sure? They were crap, but that isn't necessarily the same thing. They sound Jamaican to me.

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Misty in Roots yet?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Oh yeah and there's this really good magazine which documents a lot of UK reggae stuff, what was it called again...

 

[foo]

Aye!

Also Bionic Rhona (two singles on Fashion with Papa Face).

Papa Face.

wasn't he the bloke who used to always be with Rodigan when he was on Capital and playing out at Gossips?