Artist.......: VA Album........: Dancehall - the Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Label........: Soul Jazz Records Genre........: Dance Hall Catnr........: SJR CD196 source.......: CDDA rip.date.....: Nov.-19-2008 str.date.....: Nov.-07-2008 quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo Url..........: n/a
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CD1
01. Yellowman - Bam Bam 03:14 02. Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly 03:17 03. Reggie Stepper - Cu-Oonuh 03:43 04. Chaka Demus and Plier - Murder She Wrote 04:06 05. Pinchers - Agony 03:32 06. Michigan & Smiley - Diseases 03:31 07. Ini Kamoze - World A Music 05:36 08. Junior Murvin - Cool Out Son 03:09 09. Triston Palma - Entertainment 07:09 10. General Echo - Arleen 03:01 11. Barrington Levy - Here I Come 03:46 12. Cutty Ranks - Chop Chop 03:08 13. Lone Ranger - M16 03:24 14. Super Cat - Trash and Ready 02:48 15. Trinity - Jamaican Dollar 03:11 16. Cornell Campbell - Boxing Around 04:10 17. Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward 06:25
CD2
01. Conroy Smith - Dangerous 03:48 02. Jacob Miller & Trinity - I'm Just A Dread 06:24 03. Lady Ann - Informer 03:27 04. Brigadier Jerry - Fred Locks A Dreadlocks 04:10 05. Eek A Mouse - Wa Do Dem 07:41 06. Sister Nancy - Only Woman DJ with Degree 03:27 07. Early B - Deaf Ears 03:43 08. Trinity - Uptown Girl 03:08 09. Toyan - Spar with Me 04:14 10. Horace Ferguson - Sensi. Addict 03:47 11. Clint Eastwoord - Jump & Pawn 03:19 12. Half Pint - Greetings 03:43 13. Reggie Stepper - Under Me Sin Ting 03:23 14. Frankie Paul - Call the Brigade 03:34 15. General Echo - Track Shoes 03:42 16. Cornell Campbell - Mash You Down 07:13
Runtime 135:53 min Size 144,0 MB
Release Notes:
This well-chosen compilation picks up the story of reggae where most retrospectives leave off; at the start of the 1980s, when the strident attitudes of dancehall pushed aside the earnest era of rasta. Led by Yellowman, with his bawdy lyrics and gold chains, dancehall reflected the brash side of ghetto life in an economic upturn. This double CD gathers feisty DJs like Sister Nancy and Lone Ranger, often rapping over digital beats, alongside cool romantics like Cornell Campbell and Gregory Isaacs. Eloquent liner notes and evocative photos complete a handsome package.