Bristol Reggae Explosion (Best Of The 70s & 80s)
Label | Bristol Archive Records – ARC329CD |
Series | The Bristol Reggae Explosion |
Format | CD, Compilation |
Barcode | 5052571076026 |
Country | UK |
Released | 15 Jun 2018 |
Genre | Reggae |
Style | Roots Reggae, Dub, Lovers Rock |
This new compilation contains 17 tracks kicking off with "Africa (Is Our Land)", the Dennis Bovell produced classic from Joshua Moses. It also includes the distinctive voice of Bunny Marrett, and founding members of Talisman Dennison Joseph and Dehvan Othieno who started their musical careers more than forty years ago as Revelation Rockers. Winston Minott lent his distinctive voice to Cool Runnings on the soulful "Playhouse" and "You Can't Pay Me". Unfortunately, female voices are somewhat scarce in the reggae world, but we were able to include Sharon Bengamin's top drawer slice of Lovers' Rock "Mr. Guy."The Bristol Reggae Explosion - Best of the 70's and 80's" is the perfect introduction to the amazing underground reggae scene that flourished without any support from major labels and bears testimony to the talents of the original Bristol bass sound.
1 | – Joshua Moses | Africa (Is Our Land) | |
2 | – Bunny Marrett | Times Are Getting Harder | |
3 | – Joshua Moses | Rise Up | |
4 | – Talisman | Takin' The Strain (Cave Mix) | |
5 | – 3-D Production | Riot | |
6 | – Restriction | Four Point Plan | |
7 | – Zion Band | Twelve Tribes | |
8 | – Revelation Rockers | Jah Praises | |
9 | – Alfred McIntosh | Wicked Men (Dub) | |
10 | – Talisman | Dole Age (7" Mix) | |
11 | – Popsy Curious | Chant Down Bobby Rome | |
12 | – Cool Running | Playhouse | |
13 | – Bunny Marrett | I'm Free | |
14 | – Cool Running | You Can't Pay Me | |
15 | – Vibes | My Love | |
16 | – Sharon Bengamin | Mr. Guy | |
17 | – Dennis McCalla | Peacemaker |