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01. Jacob Miller - Zion Gates
02. Don Carlos - Satta Massaganna
03. Johnny Clarke - Dem Say A Rasta
04. Horace Andy - Its Gonna Be Dread
05. Dennis Brown - Decleration Of Rights
06. Cornell Campbell - Two Faced Rasta
07. Bonnie Davis - Every Rasta Is A Star
08. Horace Andy - This World
09. Johnny Clarke - Man Like Me
10. Frankie Jones - Satta And Praise Jah
11. Linval Thompson - Never Conquer Jah
12. Cornell Campbell - Rightess Rasta Man
13. Wayne Jarrett - Live On Jah
14. Linval Thompson - Wicked Babylon
15. Leroy Smart - Life Is Funny Thing
16. Cornell Campbell - Natural Facts
17. Cornell Campbell - Ride On
ARTIST
TITLE
The Dreads At King Tubby's
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
KSCD 080CD KSCD 080CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/19/2019

Rastafarianism came to prominence in the late 1960s/1970s and had a huge influence on the musical culture in Jamaica. The sentiments of the songs reflected the struggles of life, as reggae music always did but now with an added spiritual/conscious element to the lyrics. By the mid-1970s most, if not all the top-flight singers were following the doctrine and growing their har to dreadlocks. Everything was truly "Dread". At the heart of this musical explosion was again Bunny "Striker" Lee a man who was always at the heart of the action and many times in his career ahead of the musical game. As Bunny Lee's stable of singers were at this time nearly all Rasta's and with the worldwide acceptance of Bob Marley, in especially the foreign territories, this musical style was the way forward for reggae music in the mid-1970s. The visual focal point of this new turn in reggae music would be a call to all things "Dread". Add to the mix Bunny Lee's close working relationship with studio wizard King Tubby, again not a Rasta himself, but someone who could sonically bring what was needed to the table and enable the whole musical chemistry to fall into place. Heavy rhythms were created to match the heavy and serious lyrics and "Versions Galore" as they say were coming out fast and furious. We have compiled a set of conscious tunes that not only match the "Dread" criteria, but also are just great tunes. The great Jacob Miller's "Zion Gates", Cornell Campbell's "Two Faced Rasta", Horace Andy's "It's Gonna Be Dread" alongside Linval Thompson's "Never Conquer Jah". Two timeless cuts from the The Abyssinians get a fresh outing by two great singers, firstly Don Carlos's cut to "Satta Massaganna" and the prince of reggae himself, Dennis Brown works "Declaration of Rights" in fine style. Johnny Clarke's "Man Like Me" and "Dem Say Rasta" still sounds as fresh today as when they were first laid down and Wayne Jarrett's "Live On Jah" and Frankie Jones's "Satta And Praise Jah" add to this great selection. All great "Dread" tunes that were cut or voiced at King Tubby's giving them that extra shine. So if you are Rasta or not this is a great set of tunes to make you move and also like all of the best things in life, makes you think... Also features Bonnie Davis. CD version includes three bonus tracks; includes a track by Leroy Smart.