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Originally posted by Wally Raffles View PostI just love the Jamaican artists from the 60's & 70's.
These guys had so much talent - but never really had the money and fame that should have gone with it.
They were from the ghetto - and the songs about poverty, leaking roofs, etc. were real. You can feel the passion in their songs.
RESPECT!
This song by Toots and the Maytels won a song competition in Jamaica and launched them to fame in Jamaica. As far as Jamaican fans were concerned, they were bigger and better than Bob Marley. This clip is taken from the Movie featuring Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come.
The song is about a wedding party where there were only 20 bottles of cola-wine available for guests - as the bride cried in her bedroom = real ghetto life situation..
Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd
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Last edited by harrymsmarkle; 11-28-2019, 01:25 PM.Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd
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Nina Simone is one of my favourite artists. So very, very talented.
She wanted to be the first black pianist to play at Carnegie Hall, but racism stopped that from happening.
She joined the Black Panther movement in the 1960's, which destroyed her career.
She was plagued with mental health issues for many years. She was inducted to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame a few years ago - after she had died a few years before that, in Paris. She never really got over the racism she faced at the peak of her career.
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Originally posted by harrymsmarkle View Post
I will admit I have never heard of these artists.
The thing is, there were just SO MANY of them that it's hard to know them all.
There are also so many sub-genres in reggae. These artists sound a bit like Dennis Brown, who is a mixture of roots/lovers.
I prefer Lovers over Roots - Beres Hammond is one of my faves. Girls get wet in the pants when you play his tunes.
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Originally posted by harrymsmarkle View PostI left Jamaica with a suitcase full of locally-produced 45s that we danced to every chance we got...I had some moves in those days
I think the most desirable record I own is a first pressing of a limited edition Jefferson Airplane record. Apparently worth over $1,500.
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