HAJAH - SKA DUB REGGAE

[bamber]

Again I've put this up here before, but again, some things never get old. RIP THE man

The Heptones, The Congos & Junior Murvin at Sctatch's Black Arc studio circa 1977.

This is actual magic.

 

 

[bamber]

And this is the best documentary on the man, A conquering tower of a MAN. The greatest to ever do it. The Upsetter, Lee Scratch Perry.

 

[blutarsky]

This thread is something else. 438 posts of roots reggae, rocksteady and dub from @bamber.

Almost all my favourite music traces its roots to these musicians so I love it. 

Remembering the godfather of ska here, gone for 5 years now. This song accurately sums up my mood whenever I hear it! 

 

[Avalon_Fields]

5 hours ago, bamber said:

And this is the best documentary on the man, A conquering tower of a MAN. The greatest to ever do it. The Upsetter, Lee Scratch Perry.

 

Thank you, I haven't seen this. Here he is a couple of years back at Band on the Wall. I do think he was a genius, even at 80+ his final albums (Rainford & Heavy Rain) were superb. 

[bamber]

OK, here we go..........

On a Lee 'Scratch' Perry Tip tonight, all night.

See you in the morning.

The best to ever do it.

Bionic Rats...;

 

[bamber]

At it's height, Black Ark Studio was producing around 20 tunes every week. They did this for more than five years.

There are so many masterpieces from this period, it is embarrassing?

Not to Scratch.

 

 

[bamber]

The dawn of Dub.

 

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[bamber]

Jah Jah walk right in and cool up the scene.

How you gonna feel when the knife is hot?

The seed that you sow is what you shall reap.

 

 

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[bamber]

Jamaican music as prophesied in the Bible.

 

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[bamber]

You want dreamy?

Knock yourself out.

 

[bamber]

You think that you are much more smarter than I?

 

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[bamber]

Up there this one, from 1976.

Quite special.

 

[bamber]

In music, there are many landmarks, this is one of those..

 

[bamber]

Babylon your cookie jar a crumble.

 

[bamber]

Love is my Motive.

 

[bamber]

Perry with his offspring.

This is a thing, true.

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by bamber

[bamber]

This was 1984.

Reggae was not big in 1984.

 

[bamber]

Lee Perry moved to London in the mid - late 80s

Who saw that coming.

I wuz there,

Never met him.

Ah well.

It was his least productive period.

There were highs though.

Like this.

I am the Judgement man...

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by bamber

[bamber]

There is a persistence to this Reggae music.

 

[bamber]

In the early 90s Scratch was heavily into smoking (fags) and drinking beer and rum (in London)

He still made music like this though.

Satan Dub. 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by bamber