blisteringly groovy collection of completely off-the-radar songs by libyan composer / producer najib alhoush’s group the free music, circa 1976. releasing an astonishing 10 albums, all impressively strong and equally infused by soul, funk, disco and reggae, the free music created a distinctly infectious groove that unfortunately didn’t make an impact outside of libya due to the complex political situation at the time. there is a reason it says “part 1” in the title
tapper zukie after taking a little time out of the musical arena has come back with an album full of great material and has called in an a list of fellow jamaican artists to add flavour to this great set.
an absolute sound system killer, this 2002 jah works classic is now available on 7 inch vinyl. the enigmatic mene man joins jah rej on a riddim guaranteed to shake up your woofers.
reissue - endlich neu aufgelegt! das album von 1982 war jahrelang vergriffen und gilt neben -rub-a-dub style- (studio one) als der klassiker des deejay-duo. -downpression- war ein weltweiter erfolg und schaffte den crossover vom dancehall reggae zur hip hop-community in new york durch afrika bambaataa, der mit dem song -diseases- seine mix-kunst zelebrierte. die zehn tracks des albums wurden mit den roots radics im channel one studio eingespielt, am mischpult saßen soldgie und scientist - zum einsatz kamen die riddims: taxi, firehouse rock, truly, cuss cuss, gunman, mad mad und solomon.
50th anniversary reissue of the legendary 1972 album by count ossie & the mystic revelation of rastafari. limited deluxe boxset contains 3x12 inch lp, 7 inch single, download code, art print and magazine.