Attn: Reggae Dudes

[MikeCh]

I'm a big fan of all sorts of reggae, but I must confess that I've been exposed to mostly the newer artists/styles. This past weekend, a buddy of mine turned me on to Alpha Blondy. Merci is the CD.

I have to say that these are some very well recorded jams! Seems pretty new-school to me compared to Bob, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, etc. but very good none the less. Check him out if you get a chance....it'll test your junk for sure. :thmbsp:

Mike

 

[Spectrum77]

Roots reggae for me. Check out Byrning Spear, in paticular the album Marcus Garvey and the dub version of the same album titled Garvey's Ghost. They can be found together on CD. I promise you'll enjoy it!

 

[thisOne]

I love Alpha Blondy. I have the Jerusalem LP

Here is what Wikipedia says about him

Alpha Blondy (born Seydou Koné on January 1, 1953 in Dimbokoro, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa), is an Ivoirian reggae singer and a major international recording artist. Alpha Blondy sings mainly in his native language of Dioula, in French and English, and also sometimes in Arabic or Hebrew. His lyrics convey strong political attitudes and a fine sense of humor. In particular, he coined the French term democrature (an English equivalent might be "democratatorship") to identify some African governments.

 

[reggaenaut]

I am not up with this new stuff. I am old school; Marcia Griffiths, Barrinton Levy, Delroy Wilson, Dennis Brown, Heptones, Sugar Minott, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Jackie Opel, King tubby, Slim Smith, Phillis Dillon and of course the mystic man himself, Robert Nester Marley.

 

[MikeCh]

Check out Byrning Spear, in paticular the album Marcus Garvey and the dub version of the same album titled Garvey's Ghost.

I really like them too, not listened to those ones....yet.