To culminate Black History Month, the Echo Chamber presented "A Short History of Reggae - from Jamaica to the World". We started things off with Etana's homage to "Reggae"; then a short mento track (the Jamaican equivalent to calypso); and then right into the classic "Oh Carolina" by the Folkes Brothers, and produced by the great Prince Buster; followed by a Nyahbingi classic from Count Ossie. Now that the stage was set, we moved headlong into some great ska, rocksteady, and roots reggae from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Don Drummond, Desmond Dekker, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, The Melodians, Sound Dimension, Peter Tosh, Jennifer Lara, King Tubby, The Skatalites, Junior Murvin, Bim Sherman, Black Uhuru, and Yellowman. From Jamaica we moved out to the rest of the world and hit tracks from Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube, Mad Professor, Dub Syndicate, Citizen Sound ("Reggae Is Her Name" feat. Blessed), 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Pale Rider, and Gato Negro. For the second half of the show, DJ Baby Swiss traveled back to JA and covered Third World, George Nooks & Welton Irie (part of a Joe Gibbs Discomix Showcase set), I-Roy (the middle cut of a "Do Your Thing" riddim mix bookended by The Chosen Few version of the Isaac Hayes song and The Crystalites' Nyabinghi-fied instrumental), Tommy McCook & the Supersonics, Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, Monty Morris, Phyllis Dillon, Jackie Mittoo, Scientist, Marcia Griffiths, and more. Finally, back to the wider world with tunes from Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, Minneapolis Dub Ensemble, and fellow Twin Citians Dub Sack. A very nice taste of the history of Reggae music!
Artist | Title | Album | Label | Duration |
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Etana
|
Reggae
|
cd single
|
VP Records
|
349
|
(unknown artists)
|
Mango Time
|
Caribbean Island Music [various artists]
|
Nonesuch
|
88
|
Folkes Bros.
|
Oh Carolina
|
45
|
Blue Beat
|
159
|
Count Ossie
|
Herb I Feel
|
45
|
Moodisc
|
142
|
The Wailers
|
Simmer Down
|
One Love at Studio One
|
Heartbeat/Studio 1
|
167
|
Don Drummond
|
Man in the Street
|
In Memory of...
|
Studio 1
|
203
|
Desmond Dekker
|
Israelites
|
The Harder They Come [soundtrack - various artists]
|
Island
|
167
|
Burning Spear
|
Foggy Road
|
Creation Rebel
|
Heartbeat/Studio 1
|
185
|
Brentford Road All Stars
|
Throw Me Corn
|
Downbeat the Ruler [various artists]
|
Heartbeat/Studio 1
|
193
|
Sound Dimension
|
Version Dread
|
Version Dread
|
Heartbeat/Studio 1
|
194
|
The Melodians
|
Rivers of Babylon
|
The Story of Jamaican Music (4-CD set) [various artists]
|
Island
|
241
|
Dennis Brown
|
Created by the Father
|
When Rhythm was King
|
Heartbeat/Studio 1
|
262
|
Bob Marley & the Wailers
|
Natural Mystic
|
Natural Mystic
|
Island/Tuff Gong
|
203
|
Jennifer Lara
|
(most of) Natural Mystic
|
12"
|
Studio 1
|
320
|
Peter Tosh
|
Legalize It
|
Legalize It
|
Columbia
|
275
|
King Tubby
|
Straight to Trojan Head
|
King Tubby's Special
|
Trojan
|
156
|
King Tubby
|
Straight to the Boy Niney Head
|
King Tubby's Special
|
Trojan
|
213
|
The Skatalites
|
The Master's Call
|
Rolling Steady
|
motion
|
215
|
Junior Murvin
|
Police and Thieves
|
Police and Thieves
|
Island
|
226
|
Culture
|
Two Sevens Clash
|
Two Sevens Clash
|
JGM
|
208
|
Bim Sherman
|
10,000 Ethiopians
|
Love Forever
|
Century/EFA
|
194
|
Black Uhuru
|
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
|
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
|
Virgin
|
285
|
Bim Sherman
|
Danger
|
Love Forever
|
Century/EFA
|
190
|
Yellowman
|
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
|
12"
|
Greensleeves
|
248
|
Alpha Blondy
|
Cocody Rock
|
Cocody Rock
|
VP
|
295
|
Lucky Dube
|
The Way It Is
|
The Way It Is
|
Shanachie
|
251
|
Mad Professor
|
Fast Forward into Dub
|
The Inspirational Sounds of Mad Professor
|
Ariwa/Universal Egg
|
301
|
Dub Syndicate
|
Drainpipe Rats
|
One Way System
|
Danceteria/ROIR
|
154
|
Citizen Sound (aka Aram Scaram)
|
Reggae Is Her Name (ft. Blessed)
|
Citizen Sound
|
self release
|
209
|
10 Ft. Ganja Plant
|
Invincible Butcher
|
10 Deadly Shots vol. 2
|
ROIR
|
276
|
Pale Rider
|
Dressing Dub
|
Listen Keenly
|
Cassava Outernational
|
264
|
Pale Rider
|
Volcano
|
Listen Keenly
|
Cassava Outernational
|
264
|
Gato Negro
|
Wake Up
|
Vital Force Dub
|
ROIR
|
262
|
Third World
|
Love is Out to Get You
|
12"
|
Columbia
|
290
|
Ruddy Thomas & Welton Irie
|
Shake Your Body Down To the Ground
|
Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase vol. 4
|
17 North Parade/JGM
|
513
|
Derrick Lara & Trinity
|
Don't Stop 'til you Get Enough
|
Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase vol. 4
|
17 North Parade/JGM
|
483
|
George Nooks & Welton Irie
|
Riding for a Fall/Gi Me One A Fi Yuh Girl Friend
|
Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase vol. 1
|
17 North Parade/JGM
|
496
|
George Nooks & Prince Weedy
|
Tribal War/Jah Did It
|
Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase vol. 2
|
17 North Parade/JGM
|
468
|
The Chosen Few
|
Do Your Thing
|
Derrick Harriott & Friends - Step Softly
|
Trojan
|
188
|
I-Roy
|
Tougher than Tough
|
Derrick Harriott & Friends - Step Softly
|
Trojan
|
188
|
The Crystalites
|
Tougher Version
|
Derrick Harriott & Friends - Step Softly
|
Trojan
|
184
|
Tommy McCook & the Supersonics
|
Uncle Sam
|
Run Rhythm Run [various artists]
|
Heartbeat/Treasure Isle
|
171
|
Tommy McCook & the Supersonics
|
Caught You
|
Run Rhythm Run [various artists]
|
Heartbeat/Treasure Isle
|
161
|
Jackie Mittoo
|
These Eyes
|
12"
|
Black Roots/Rough Trade
|
462
|
Phyllis Dillon
|
Nice Time
|
Come Rock With Me in Jamaica [various artists]
|
Treasure Isle
|
146
|
Ernie Freeman
|
Live It Up
|
45
|
Imperial
|
110
|
The Skatalites
|
Beardman Ska ("Live It Up")
|
Best of...
|
Studio 1
|
181
|
Bob Andy
|
Stay in my Lonely Arms (feat. Marcia Griffiths)
|
Bob Andy's Song Book
|
Studio 1
|
160
|
Ken Boothe
|
Give Me Back My Heart
|
Mr. Rock Steady
|
Studio 1
|
157
|
Joya Landis
|
Kansas City
|
Here Comes the Duke [various artists]
|
Treasure Isle
|
171
|
Eric "Monty" Morris
|
If I Didn't Love You
|
45
|
Treasure Isle
|
156
|
Dennis Alcapone
|
No. 1 Station
|
Dennis Alcapone ft. Lizzy - Ba-Ba-Ri-Ba Skank
|
Treasure Isle
|
164
|
Marcia Griffiths
|
Tell Me Now
|
...at Studio One
|
Studio 1
|
134
|
Scientist
|
East of Scientist Corner (2 Pieces)
|
Scientific Dub
|
Clocktower
|
182
|
Winston Edwards & Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell
|
Downing St. Rock
|
Winston Edwards & Blackbeard at 10 Downing Street
|
Celluloid
|
299
|
Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell
|
Electrocharge
|
I Wah Dub
|
More Cut/EMI
|
318
|
Minneapolis Dub Ensemble
|
Revolution Dub
|
download
|
band's myspace.com page
|
318
|
Dub Sack
|
Dub (Stepchild)
|
download
|
band's myspace.com page
|
194
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