Roots & Culture 888 Items

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Aloe Vera)

Aloe Vera Hits Volume 1

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Les Rythmes Ruban)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This album from an Italian-based production outfit on Aloe Vera Records celebrates the label's early years and the unique style of one of the imprint's key acts, The Officinalis's. They were known for classics like 'Si Comme' Si' and for blending. Naples and Jamaican musical cultures. Aloe Vera Records skilfully merged these worlds in their output and created a distinctive and recognisable sound that bridges past and present. These are all well-crafted sounds with warm low ends, rich bass and plenty of loved-up melodies that make it a nice escapist listen.

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Blundetto Pupajim

Tancardub

21,99 €*

Sugar Minott / Jah Thomas

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Les Rythmes Ruban invites you to immerse yourself again in the unique sonic universe of Pupajim and Blundetto. ”Tancardub” is the Dub versions of Tancarville LP. Rock on!

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Beg You Put It Down / Put Down The Dub

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Roots)

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (333)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Midnight Rock label was home to some of the greatest productions of the era, and like any smart Jamaican producer, label owner Nkrumah Jah Thomas worked his rhythms hard, using them to create scores of records by dozens of artists.

Thomas came up just at the right time, and his breakthrough recordings were made at the finest studios, using the finest musicians: often they were recorded at Channel One and used the Roots Radics. And sometimes the voicings that he created were released, but still more languished in the vaults. Caught on multi-track tape, but never released.

That was the fate of a session that he recorded with Sugar Minott. The singer – known in the UK for his monster hit ‘Good Thing Going’ – had made his name in the vocal group The African Brothers, before working as a soloist for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One, where he became a pioneer of the dancehall, his voice riding over many of Dodd’s greatest rhythms to create timeless music.

Thomas has worked hard in creating sharp new mixes from his sessions with Minott, and this single – a plea against gun violence as apt today as when it was put down on tape – is the first fruits of that work. A fantastic Radics rhythm with an exceptional vocal and brand new dub by Jah Thomas and Rory on the flip.

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Gumbae Culture

Take It Easy

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Jah Life)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Death Is Not The End's 333 series continues with this killer slice of digi roots out of late 90s NY, also a big Jah Shaka selection at the time.
Take It Easy was produced by Ricky "Mad Man" Myrie - a reggae/dancehall producer active since the early 90s, and who was also providing writing and production on breakthrough albums for VP from Sean Paul, Capleton & others at this time. Featuring a sharp and poignant vocal from Gumbae Culture, it was recorded at the legendary Philip Smart's Long Island-based Hc&f Studio, under the engineering guidance of Smart's brother-in-law and long time studio partner, Michel McDonald. The record's haunting xylophone licks, razor sharp snares and menacing subs perfectly combine throughout the vocal cut, and really come to the fore on the version for a raw and stripped back masterclass in digital dubwise.

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Rod Taylor

I Think Of You

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Jah Life)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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One of two big previously unreleased cuts to a well loved '87 digi riddim. The Singing Melody is the first cut of this adaptation which he would go on to do a few more times, real dancehall vibes. The Rod Taylor is another great example of his small but deadly late '80s output. Both tunes voiced at Dynamic Sounds in the golden year.

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Singing Melody

Friday Evening

Why Did You Leave Me To Cry

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Everton Chambers

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

Stranger Cole / Wanachi / Moon Dread

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Here's the first dip into previously unreleased heat from Parish. Fire late '80s Everton Chambers, riding a wicked lick of the tonight riddim. Another one proving yet again that Parish is one of the finest labels of the era.

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Capture Land / Black Root / Rastaman Suite

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

20,99 €*

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Huge 3 track 12" - A-side features two killer deep roots cuts, first time on single for both. B-side features a great and unique previously unreleased 'acoustic' roots tune. Comes in a Wackie's company sleeve.

New twelve inch of vintage Wackie's on City Line. The A-side features two of the best Wackie's deep roots tunes previously only released on compilation, which have long needed single release. Stranger Cole's somber "Capture Land" about the reality of squatting in the ghetto, followed by Wanachi's instrumental cut of the brilliant rhythm you might know from Azul's 'Black Rose.' The B-side features a really unique previously unreleased tune from one Moon Dread. Operatic, semi-acoustic and haunting, if you like early Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus, this tune offers a maybe less spiritual and more theatrical but still compelling take in that vein from about a decade later in the late 1970s. Comes in new Wackie's company sleeve.

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Leroy Smart

Reggae Music

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Les Rythmes Ruban)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First time on 45 for the lone tune Leroy recorded at Wackie's, next cut to the killer Love Joys' "Studio Man" rhythm.

Back with another selection from the Don, one of our favorite artists. This one is as far as we know, the only tune he voiced for Bullwackie's, and it is of course killer. Only ever released on a compilation, now on 45 for the first time backed with dub of the rhythm, well loved from the Love Joy's tune 'Studio Man.'

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Marina P

Eugenio

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Being Punk and Hippie at the same time. Les Rythmes Ruban experiment with the idea by doing absolutely what they want, but with love. Moving forward with enthusiastic trial and error has the double advantage of enjoying the scenery and easily crossing paths with people we love. The first encounter between Marina P and Blundetto took place in 2014 with their collaboration on the track "Last Broken Bones" from the album "World Of". Marina, who had just created her label Homeys Records, continues to multiply experiences on stage and in the studio, solo or always well accompanied (Mungo's Hi-Fi, Stand High Patrol, Woman Hi-Fi with Biga*Ranx, Jahtari...). But Marina's spectrum of influences goes far beyond reggae, drawing from the jazz sound of her parent's record player, her cello practice, and the discovery of great voices of Soul and Jazz like Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker... The track "Eugenio", written and composed by Marina, embodies all of this; it belongs to no particular style. It's primarily the evident essence of the song, its lyrics, and its emotion that inspired Blundetto to "set it to music", available to your ears in two different arrangements.

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Peckings)

Warning EP

15,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original

Dubarise

Eyes Open

25,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (RAS)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Eyes Open is the first official album for the up and coming Roots Reggae and Dub band Dubarise.

A self-produced project recorded over a week on a forested mountain in Germany in the middle of winter. Far from a typical landscape one associates with the genre but a perfect example of how powerful Reggae and Dub can be regardless of its setting.

While traveling the year before, for self-reflection and a break from societies expectations, lead singer Florian Görsch started writing lyrics and planted the foundations for the album. But it wasn’t until he returned home to the band until the real message of the album developed.

Told through deep warm Bass lines, hard-hitting drums, Dub effects creating atmospheric soundscapes, Inspiring Saxophone solos and classic Roots reggae arrangements, one experiences not only the meaning of Eyes Open but a mellow inspired musical journey.

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Culture

Good Things

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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From Reggae To Punk Mixtape #02 Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ring Of Fire)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Blood Red / Well Pleased Feat. Vin Gordon

The Inn House Crew

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Barry Issac

Rasta See Them A Come

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Too Long / Too Short

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Come To The Party

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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June Powell & The Rits Riddim Force

I'm In Love

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (541 Label)

Tijs Vanneste

Over De Helft

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Take It Easy Agency)

Alam

Rise

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Take It Easy Agency)

Some Dub Stories

Chapter One

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Jazzaggression)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Some Dub Stories is a hybrid project combining music and video: it is a live band of four musicians mixing the codes of a powerful dub with soaring melodies, harmonizing electronic and acoustic. The concert is closely linked to a video show that tells us the story of Obaba, the cosmic turtle, at the borders of multiple universes. Back on Earth in a post- apocalyptic atmosphere, Obaba delivers the story of her odyssey.The protagonists of this quartet on stage are: a multi-instrumentalist who juggles between Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Melodica, a Drummer, a Guitarist and finally a Bassist who also controls the machines! The public is then immersed in a unique sound and story, which renews the genre while filling the afficionados of Dub.The members of the group come from various formations having toured around the world: Hubris, Dub Silence, Lamuzgueule... A first album is coming soon and the group is receiving a warm welcome from professionals and are already supported by Take It Easy Agency & Alpine Records (labels). Regarding the live, NMB Booking signed the band in their roster in 2022 and the doors of Château Rouge (Live Venue and artists' residency) are open to them to prepare their first tour. The band is promised to scour the Dub scenes of France and Europe. Discover the stories of the cosmic turtle that comes to life under the pencil strokes of Lucas Roig, graphic artist. An astral journey to discover on stage.With its album « Chapter One » (which will be released during 2023) the Electro-Dub Live Band delivers an ambitious first opus combining a rhythmic Dub with deep bass. We discover a beautiful musicality as well as a professional production quality. The band’s sincere music with videos that echo problems of our time.Some Dub Stories creates a colored and powerful new kind of video- instrumental Dub with modern sounds in a style cut for contemporary music.

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Kuja Orchestra

Seasons In Rhythm

LP | 2024 | Original (Reggae Archive)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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New Library Series, sealed Obi strip, 180g vinyl & insert, digital download. “Helsinki funk legends Kuja Orchestra is back with a new line-up and new set of tight grooves. Latin, soul, blues and disco-funk melt with African and oriental influences.”

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Rhythm-Ites

Stand Strong

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fyah Bun / Fyah Bun Ga-Pi Mix

Erika Crymson & U-Key

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Loop Dub)

18,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Young Tree / Baco)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Erika Crymson, who has consistently released on Loop DUB Records and continues to spread her love of reggae, and U-key, who is known for his globally successful "vibes Still Alive", have combined to release a new 7" vinyl! Guest musicians include Koji Shiono (dubjuana Midnight System/rude Bones) on basic tracks and mixing, MAI (ex-THE Redemption) on trumpet and Kiichi (dubjuana Midnight System) on percussion! Side-AA is mixed by Ga-pi, the frontman of the Thailand-based ska band T-bone and dub master of Jahdub Studio, which features and produces artists from around the world! Mastered by e-mura (mura-sta/Bim One Production), cover design by Voba Head.

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Groundation

Dub Rock

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Prince Alphonso & The Fever

Burning Spear

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Original Gravity)

15,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soul Jazz Records presents

Studio One Soul 2 Yellow Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

34,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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18th anniversary edition of the long-out-of-print Studio One Soul 2, the long-awaited second volume of one of the largest selling Soul Jazz Records" Studio One collections.Studio One Soul 2 takes us deep into Jamaica"s long-standing fascination with American Soul and Funk music.This selection features a mixture of classics, super-rare and unreleased tracks from Studio One all lovingly digitally re-mastered for this release.

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Burning Spear

Social Living

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Universal)

Black Uhuru

Red

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (La Ruche)

Da Break

Steady

Lee Scratch Perry & Youth

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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As many artists before them (Gainsbourg, Snoop Dogg, Lavilliers, Sinead O'Connor…), DA Break embarques us to revisit their best tracks “Inna Reggae Vibe”, and invites us listeners to rediscover their repertoire with a more than ever “Roots” sound. An enchanted break that will seduce the early fans as well as reggae connoisseurs; A suspended moment with a band on their new musical quest, assuming a different side of their DNA. The idea of an “old school reggae auto remix” had bloomed for quite a long time, with the will to dive into the 60s & 70s sound esthetics and to pay tribute to this reggae culture - this unique cultural temple they love and respect so much. DA Break concerts are always rich and intense musical moments, thanks to a crew of solid musicians, so the choice to record Live, all in the same room, was quite obvious; with “vintage” instruments and microphones, to enjoy this warm and authentic sonic texture. The result is a “Roots & Rock Steady” album without electronics, leaning towards sweaty and rough Jazz, tropical Soul or even Gospel with sand between the toes… definitely Reggae! DA Break remains DA Break, with its inner light, this time looking towards the Caribbean musical culture. Given the historical influence of Jamaican Sound Systems on the American Block Parties, it seemed logical for DA Break to pay tribute to the artists that influenced them since day one, and still do today: Bob Marley & the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff. Culture, Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spears, The Gladiators, YellowMan, Israel Vibrations, LKJ & Mad Professor, Ub40, Shaka Demus, Peter Tosh... Just to name a few.

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Spaceship To Mars

2LP | 2024 | Reissue (Creation Youth)

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Bam Bam Solid Gold Vinyl Edition

Sister Nancy

7" | 2024 | US | Original (VP)

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Buenritmo)

Reggae Per Xics

El Cuc Quàntic

20,99 €*

Junior Dell & The D-Lites

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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With visual and literary references from Dr. Who, Star Trek, Buck Rogers, H.G. Wells, or Moëbius, the new album by Reggae Per Xics (the family oriented project from The Penguins) delves into time-travelling, one of the yearnings most dreamed of by children and adults of all generations to the rhythm of Jamaican styles such as ska, rocksteady, reggae or dancehall.

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Comin' Home Baby

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Original Gravity)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2024 | CA | Original (17 North Parade)

Delroy Wilson

Cool Operator

58,99 €*

Release: 2024 / CA – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Island)

Third World

Journey To Addis

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jamaican Champ / Spice Girl

DJ Tron

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Hortense Ellis & Big Youth

Hell & Sorrow / Tribulation

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (333)

21,99 €*

Pazoodug Meets Hummingbird

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The outstanding original cut of the late Hortense Ellis' Hell & Sorrow, originally produced and released by Jimmy Radway for his Fe Me Time label in the mid 1970s and backed with the legendary Big Youth's DJ counteraction Tribulation - now reissued via Death Is Not The End's 333 series.

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Time Flies

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Hummingbird)

18,99 €*

Sticko & The Rude Pressure

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Collaboration between world-renowned dub creator Hummingbird and Reggae/hiphop crossover rapper Pazoodog! Hummingbird, a dub creator who collaborates with artists from around the world and is active in Japan and abroad, and Pazoodog, known for its free musicality that crosses over Reggae and Hiphop and gaining recognition for its unique lyricism and flow, are now set to release a 7" record! This song incorporates the universal theme of the passing of time into a somewhat mature and melancholy sound with Hummingbird's sophisticated beat along with Pazoodog's unique lyrical flow.

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Soul Rebel / Steppin Razor

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Panja)

27,99 €*

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Kissing Fish)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Nagoya's long-established reggae record specialty store "lion Music Den" launches a new label "panja Records"! The first release is a miraculous collaboration between THE Rude Pressure, Nagoya's proud Ska/rock Steady band, and Sticko, who plays in Mighty Crown and Fire Ball!

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Haruno

Spring Has Come

22,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Odyssee)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Singer-songwriter Haruno is releasing the long-awaited 7-inch version of "Spring Has Come," a collaboration song for the Technics Eah-az80 Wireless Earphones! The theme of the album is spring, and was produced in collaboration with Taku Inoue, who has written songs for Ado, ano, and Hoshimachi Suisei, among others. The B-side features a remix by "pas TASTA," a six-member Jpop project that uses the Internet as a medium to transcend national borders.

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Tenah Meets Oddy

Do No Hurry

27,99 €*

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Shella)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Do No Hurry project is an EP born from the musical synergy between vocalist Tenah and riddim artisan Oddy. It intricately weaves the finest vintage digital sounds of 80s reggae into a contemporary, current, and incisive direction. This is evident not only in the artistic and musical choices but also in the thought-provoking themes explored. It embarks on a musical journey, characterized by the vibrant tones of synthesizers, drum machines, and lyrics that gracefully navigate the realms of depth and lightness. The project is unequivocally infused with dub techniques and sound effects, making it an exceptionally original and distinctive endeavor.

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Jerry Brown

Dreadlock Lady

23,99 €*

7" | 2024 | Original (115)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A slice of deep ethereal roots and dub from Summer Records label boss Keith "Jerry" Brown circa 1978.

Hailing from Trenchtown, Jerry was an original member of the Rocksteady group "The Jamaicans" before migrating to Toronto. He set up Summer Records in the basement of his suburban home in Malton near the airport, a subterranean music sanctuary for the likes of Prince Jammy, Jackie Mittoo, Johnny Osbourne and Willi Williams.

Dreadlock Lady features Jerry's yearning falsetto over a hazy instrumental courtesy of the Ishan Band and showcasing horns-man Fitty's transcendent flute and Sax solos. The Dub enters even more surreal territory with Jerry at the controls putting the tape machine through its paces, reminiscent of wilder outings at Wackies Studio.

Stay tuned for a short documentary on Jerry Brown featuring a wealth of archive and never before seen footage Co-directed by Chris Flanagan and Directed by Graeme Mathieson, produced by The National Film Board of Canada.

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Tommy115

Aitakute I Love You

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Time Capsule)

Tokyo Riddim Band

Lazy Love

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tokyo Riddim Band continue their journey striding across times and cultures, this time with their colourful keyboardist and frontwoman Mimi Kobayashi breathing new life into a song she originally penned in 1981. ‘Lazy Love’ first featured on Mimi’s highly sought after Coconuts High LP, which she recorded in LA recruiting top session players to play alongside her. It was also included in Time Capsule’s 2024 compilation of Japanese reggae - Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985.

This soulful pop tune turned deep dub cut retains the romantic charm of the original, whilst the tasteful performances of the Tokyo Riddim Band and Ras Tavaris combined with Prince Fatty’s studio magic give the song a newly found depth.

London based Tokyo Riddim Band is a unique fusion of cultures, bringing together the vibrant energy of three generations of Japanese female musicians with the eclectic sounds of London. Their dynamic performances blend reggae drums, funky bass lines, and the smooth City Pop guitar, all magically dubbed-out live on stage. This is not just music; it's a cultural phenomenon, offering a fresh and exciting take on the reggae scene.

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Battle Axe Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU (Music On Vinyl)

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Aquarii)

Joe Armon-Jones

Ceasefire

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Hits38)

Aza Lineage

One Draw / Version

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Hits38)

Wayne Smith

Under Me Sleng Teng

Desmond Dekker & The Aces

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The facts behind Wayne Smith's "Under Mi Sleng Teng" is deliciously interesting. This instrumental changed the course of reggae music forever, churning out a plethora of digital riddims on its heels. Wayne Smith and Noel Davey originated the digital sound using a Casiotone Mt40 Keyboard, the riff being a sample from "Hang Onto Yourself" from David Bowie's Album Ziggy Stardust. Casio's employee Okuda Hiroko improved the riff for the Casiotone keyboard and the Jamaican youths tinkered creating an everlasting anthem under the masterful hands of Lloyd "Kings Jammy" James. This fresh and dynamic sound drew many outside of Jamaica to the genre of dancehall. At this time the 18 year old Wayne Smith had been on the reggae scene for some time voicing dubs for sound systems, even releasing two full albums by the time he was 14. Barrington Levy's dancehall hit "Under Mi Sensi" was his inspiration for "Under Mi Sleng Teng". The song's success heralded a historical milestone revolutionizing the sound of reggae and also the way in which dancehall songs were recorded. Up until that time the artist would approach the studio with a song taking along the lyrics and the instrumental, but the Sleng Teng hit created the role of the digital engineer who churned out sturdy computerized riddims and then invited artistes to voice. To date there are more than 500 titles using the Sleng Teng instrumental.

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Intensified

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Beverley's)

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A wonderful set of rocksteady and early reggae bouncing off the irrepressible reggae rhythms and bounding harmonies of Desmond Dekker and the Aces.

The follow-up to their Action! predecessor, Intensified features the major hits ‘Poor Me Israelites’ and ‘Ah It Mek’ which topped the UK & US charts in the late 60s & early/mid 70s.

Also featured on the album is the punchy ‘Sweet Music’, a celebration of those knock-out vocal harmonies, where Dekker is at his best. With the great ‘Rude Boy Train’, Dekker was a precursor to the ‘rude boy’ phenomenon, which has since become a mainstay in reggae songs.

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Transilvanians

Amar A Mares A Bruxa

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Higher Meditation meets Simon Nyabinghi

Conquering Dub

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (All Nations)

15,19 €* 15,99 € -5%

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Rewind Dubs)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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All Nations Records present a new 12" with 2 original instrumental tracks, followed by their own dubs.
Thoses 2 tracks are the result of a collaboration between Higher Meditation and Simon Nyabinghi.
Simon sent the drum patterns to Addis from Higher Meditation, for him to play the rest of the instruments. A task he accomplished brilliantly!
The stunning melodies and bass fit perfectly with the raw drums.
Side A offers "Conquering Dub", a stepper tune that will surely be played on sound system sessions, as it has all the ingredients selectors and massives need when the dances get hot.
On B Side you will find a different groove, a tune called "Lion Dub", more down tempo, but as interesting as the first track.

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Bush Of Ghosts

Buddhists Tracks

37,99 €* 39,99 € -5%

Tape | 2024 | JP | Original (Cmt)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The first album by Bush of Ghosts, an Osaka-based band from the early 2000s, is being reissued on LP! This is the second in a series of Japanese dub reissues on the Rewind Dubs label. This is the first album by Bush of Ghost, a band based in Osaka in the early 2000s. The sound, which combines elements of Jamaican music such as roots reggae and dancehall with flavors of Latin American music such as cumbia and Afro-Cuban, is undoubtedly a unique work that leads you into a psychedelic world filled with humor and pleasant grooves. This special edition includes liner notes (in Japanese and English) with a rare interview with the band!

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Natsu Summer

Orange Airmail

21,84 €* 22,99 € -5%

Lee Perry & The Upsetters

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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City Pop / Reggae singer "Natsu Summer" releases new album in 2024! Produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi from Ryusenkei. Natsu Summer's latest release is a blend of danceable lovers' rock and soothing city pop, with ama-piano rhythms and steppers. Produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi of Ryusenkei, the album is not just reggae or city pop, but also throws out some new ideas. The cover of a hidden Japanese Lovers Rock song from the 90's, which is not easily released on record due to rights issues, is sure to attract attention!

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Jungle Lion

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Skank And Groove)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jungle Lion is such a fun funky recording which aptly displays Scratch’s musical genius. Music connosiers will immediately recognise the interpolation of Al Green’s „Love and Happines“ and hear Perry‘s eccentric antics which gives the tune it’s raw edge.

The novelty of this recording greets the listener at the very beginning where Scrath imitates the roar of a lion and and then continues througout in his signature revolutionary style of experimental overdubbing.

Jungle Lion, released in 1973 in the studio album Double Seven recorded at the Chalk Farm Studios in London by the Upsetters, is a lesson in why this small island native became one of the most influential music producer globally. Later the same year he went on to build The Black Ark Studio at his home in Kingston, Jamaica.

The song was featured on Madlib's classic "Blunted in the bomb shelter"

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Bandits

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Baco)

Clinton Fearon

Survival Vibration

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Roy Ellis

Roy Ellis And Friends

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Pork Pie)

Yellow Umbrella

The Yellow Album

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fikir Amlak & Crucial Rob

Black Sun

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Akashic)

Bongo Man Byfield, Stranger Cole

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fikir Amlak and Akashic Records met Crucial Rob during the "Serious Time" remix challenge in 2020. Out of over 200 entrants, Rob's mixes rose to the top and he won the contest.

The bredrin continued working together - reasoning, recording and performing live shows. Their next release was "Middle Pillar" which came out as a Green King Cuts 7" polyvinyl.

That release did very well and we decided to build a full album focused on the theme of Alchemy. Eventually this turned into a 15-track album with the first 10 tracks being pressed to an LP!

The Bandcamp / Digital album has 5 extra tracks that are not on the vinyl LP, including Dreadstone and Truth Seeker with dubs, plus a beautiful acoustic version of Black Sun.

While all of the parties have released plenty of music, this is the first LP for Akashic Records, Fikir Amlak and Crucial Rob. The Black Sun LP ships for June 28th release date, pre-orders get two tracks right away - Black Sun and Black Dub!

The artwork on this album comes from Ras Amlak. Before Zero Records helped with the layout and engineering support.

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Run Joe / Bongo Man

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tommy Mccook, Lloyd Williams

Wonderful World / Mad Mad Mad

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lizzy, Dennis Alcapone, Ken Parker

I Can't Hide / Ba-Ba-Ri-Ba Skank

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ain't That Loving You / Ain't That Loving You

U Roy, Alton Ellis

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Living As A Brother / Caring For My Sister

Bunny Lie Lie, Scientist

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Trojan / Buyreggae)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Silly Walks Discotheque)

Jah Lil, Gregory Morris

Lift Me / Dub

As Far As I Can See / Jah Jah See

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A:. Jah Lil Lift Me The young Jah Lil who hails from Kingston is no stranger to the music business having discovered his singing talent at the tender age of six. Without any formal training, the Almighty graced him to sing his way from school devotions to winning singing competitions and performing at numerous weddings. On the riddim he sings a sweet love song of interdependence in “Lift Me”. Vocals and instrumental blend together into a smooth melody. B:. Roots and Culture Dub. Gregory Morris & Silly Walks Discotheque

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Reemah, Inesi

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Silly Walks Discotheque)

Jesse Royal, Gregory Morris

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A:. The beautiful and grounded queen out of St. Croix, Reemah, bemoans the injustices she sees in her contribution to the riddim “As Far as I Can See”. True to the tradition of reggae roots, the tune is reflective, firing scrutiny at the system. B:. Inezi with “Jah Jah See” Born and bred in Spanish Town, the capital of St. Catherine, Inezi has a front seat to the injustices of society. He is no stranger to the effects of crime and violence reminds us that the almighty is not blind to the heartlessness of the wicked. Nuff food for thought delivered in a strong voice.

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Roots And Culture / Dub

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Silly Walks Discotheque)

Spectacular, The Roots Radics

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A:. Jesse Royal Roots and Culture Featured on this beautiful version of the popular roots and culture riddim is Jesse Royal with an honourable homage to Mikey Dread in his rendition of Roots and Culture. Silly Walks Discotheque has added an amazing extended horn section on this version which has the late Nambo Robinson on Trombone, Dean Fraser on Saxophone and Dwight Richards on Trumpet. B:. Roots and Culture Dub Gregory Morris & Silly Walks Discotheque

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Murda Dem / Murda Dem Riddim

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Musical Ambassador / Money Could A Buy

Eek-A-Mouse, King Kong

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Barrington Levy, Trinity Aka Junior Brammer

Tell Dem Already / Genocide

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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King Kong, Eek-A-Mouse, Irie Ites All Stars

Wake Up The Town / Wake Up The Town Riddim

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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No Woman No Cry / What You Won't Do For Love

Mai Yamanaka

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Jet Set)

34,19 €* 35,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Pork Pie)

Yellow Umbrella

The Black Album

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Only A Smile / On The Plantation

Laurel Aitken

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Winston Reedy & Two Flames Syndicate

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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After the success of the two Laurel Aitken previous singles backed by Mighty Megatons band, on which the Spanish band completes old unfinished masters from the legendary 'HIgh Priest Of Reggae', Liquidator Music releases now the third 7”. On the A side is a cover from The Paragons ‘Only A Smile’ rock steady classic, an elegant interpretation by the genuine Godfather Of Ska from Jamaica who pays tribute to his beloved singer John Holt. On the B side we can find ‘On The Plantation', a Roots Rock Reggae killer tune. Laurel produced, along his career, some conscious numbers, even rastafari and panafricanist but, probably, this one is the most militant along his legacy. Mighty Megatons has done a great job showing their versatility among the classic Jamaican sounds. A must for any Reggae and Rocksteady collector.

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Ruff & Tuff

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Two Flames)

9,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Blue Beat)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ruff and Tuff’ is the first 7" reference from Two Flames Records. This single is an exciting collaboration with legendary artist Winston Reedy and the house label band Two Flames Syndicate, featuring David “Jah D” Goldfine” from Zion I Kings on bass and Gyasi Crosdale on guitar.

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George Dekker

Right To Be Here

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Reissue (Sunshot)

Dennis Brown

What About The Half

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Reissue (Sunshot)

Phil Pratt

Little Things

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Bomb Bass Hi Fi)

I-Man Cruz

Inity

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Bass Lee Music)

David Fendah

Life Is Free

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Live Not For Vanity Pt. II

Clive Matthews

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Bass Lee Music)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Irie Ites)

Linval Thompson

Ganja Man

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Real Rock)

Zion Train

Zion High Feat. Dubdadd

17,99 €* 19,99 € -10%

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (WhoDemSound)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Real Rock Records proudly presents an exciting collaboration between the legendary Zion Train and the British sing-jay Dubdadda. This single, extracted from the early 2000s album “Original Sounds Of Zion,” is a true sound system thriller. The tune features catchy horns and irresistibly danceable rhythms, with Dubdadda in top form. It comes with a special Zion Train label design. Don’t miss out on this one!

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Dub Vizir

Dub Vizir EP

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Johny's Whiney / Confession Of A Skinhead

The Fishska

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Fishska was formed in late 1997 in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. They have been an active part within the Indonesian underground’s grass roots scene. In 2023 they released a second album, ‘Banned In Jakarta’. Two songs in that album are now released by Liquidator Music: ‘Johny’s Whiney’ and ‘Confession Of A Skinhead’. Both songs have 60’s style skinhead reggae. ‘Confession Of A Skinhead’ is based on their experience as young teenage skinheads back in the day. It talks about the cliche of loyalty within the scene, which ended up in a story of betrayal and deceit. ‘Johny’s Whiney’ is more of a working class protest satire, striking on the poor performance of their government.

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Operazione Sole - Italian Pop Reggae, Dub & Summer Love Affairs

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Maledetta Discoteca)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Operation Sole like the summer, hopefully, imminent; “Operazione Sole” like the 1967 song by Peppino Di Capri, considered, perhaps wrongly, the first ska in Italy, but certainly the first to talk about Jamaica and upbeat rhythms. The record you have in your hand is intended to be a testimony to how much the sounds born in Kingston between the '60s and '70s had a significant influence on local pop. With the first explosion of reggae in England between 1968 and 1970, as well as with the rise of Bob Marley to a worldwide cult phenomenon, parallel to the all-English phenomenon of Two Tone and the ska revival, Italy, always attracted by the new trends not only English, he certainly couldn't stay on the sidelines. Therefore these innovative and unknown upbeat sounds, derived from the blues of the 1950s and mixed with a Caribbean sauce, have also taken hold in the Bel Paese. It began as early as 1959 with the song “Nessuno” by Mina, considered to all intents and purposes a Jamaican shuffle, to arrive in a few years at blue-beat (I4 di Lucca, Claudio Casavecchi) and ska (Margherita, Peppino Di Capri , Silvano Silvi, Renzo and Virginia) and be exposed to the first reggae (for example Jo Fedeli and his Italian version of “Israelites” by Desmond Dekker). Thus, we quickly reach the end of the decade of the economic boom and the culture, styles, references change: everything becomes more busy (on a cultural, artistic and political level). After a stalemate phase that lasted more than five years, Bob Marley's reggae (considered a sort of new Messiah) conquers the planet, including Italy: the producers and artists, even at a high level, for a few years do not remain at all indifferent to this novelty and decide to introduce the "upbeat", primarily reggae, into the various pop repertoires: well-known names such as Loredana Bertè, Mario Lavezzi, Rino Gaetano, Ivano Fossati, Ilona Staller, Adriano Celentano, Edoardo Bennato throw themselves headlong into new sonic adventures, in a pioneering way, but often with excellent results. The "Operazione Sole" collection wants to take the credit, instead, of proposing and discovering lesser-known artists (with the exception of Gino Santercole, former associate and relative of Il Molleggiato), often real meteors in the Italian musical panorama, who have tried to achieve (or achieve again) success by adapting the pop that was so popular in those years to the new black sounds prevailing in the West. We are in the early 80s and we range from the most classic reggae, to Italo-disco contaminated by dub up to the true Neapolitan style which, on more than one occasion, in its being endemically "black" and full of groove, has wrung out the watch out for agreements made in Kingston and London. “Operation Sun”: a pleasant philological work, but surrounded by an equally pleasant aura of disengagement.

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Manudigital

Digital Uk Session

Soul Jazz Records presents

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The French producer, Manudigital, behind the now iconic "Digital Sessions," announces a new season which this time highlights the UK scene! After exploring the streets of Kingston, New York, Mexico, and even Trinidad & Tobago in search of ambassadors from the golden age of digital reggae and dancehall, Manudigital has now turned his attention to the vibrant metropolis of London.
Armed with the legendary Casio MT40 keyboard, or "Sleng Teng Keyboard," Manudigital has connected with singers and MCs who have written the history of the UK scene rooted in Jamaican culture: ragamuffin, jungle, grime, drum & bass, stepper, and more. All the developments in Jamaican music born in England over the last thirty years are represented here by a "who's who" of those who have shaped and continue to shape this exciting scene.

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Rastafari:The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83 Blue Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

34,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Gardenia Garden)

Asuka Ando

Double Happiness

40,99 €*

Himitsu No Kakera (The Fragment Of A Secret)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Asuka Ando, Japan's leading Lovers Rock diva, has finally completed her highly anticipated 3rd album! Wearing a gradation of pink and violet tinged with mature colors, the song sings about "the joy that comes from layering" (double Happiness), and a new masterpiece of Japanese Lovers Rock is born!

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Izumi Meets Hummingbird

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Izumi)

21,99 €*