Not many songs showcase Lee “Scratch” Perry’s self-identification as a mad guy like this. His dress sense and interviews are both very unique, to say…
Tag: Reggae
07/08/2019: “Turn Back The Hands Of Time Version” by Job Gibbs
Joe Gibbs is one of the studio owners who can take serious credit for the evolution for reggae music. For one, Lee “Scratch” Perry was…
28/06/2019: “Prophecy” by Fabian
The bassline of this one is an absolute monster. Even in the reggae scene, there aren’t many heavy than this. The song is very catchy…
01/06/2019: “Babylon Makes The Rules” by Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse were not only Birmingham’s biggest reggae band, but easily one of the most influential British reggae bands, rivalled by perhaps only Aswad. UB40…
20/05/2019: “Kunte Kinte” by The Revolutionaries
“Kunte Kinte” is one of reggae’s most recognisable riddims, especially due to the flute-like melody at the start. The dub version by Channel One’s prolific…
08/05/2019: “Africa Must Be Free By 1983” by Hugh Mundell
There’s no mistaking the message on this one! This is Roots Reggae at its finest, combining a hard edged instrumental with a world class singing…
28/04/2019: “Raindrops” by The Silvertones
The Silvertones exemplify a style of harmony singing which dominated the rocksteady and reggae scenes of the 1960s. “Raindrops” is more rocksteady than reggae. Rocksteady…
20/04/2019: “Don’t Let Me Down” by Marcia Griffiths
The Beatles released “Don’t Let Me Down” in 1969, as quite a sad love song. It was written by John Lennon as a plea to…
06/04/2019: “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
Unusually for a reggae song, this is heavily sample based. You could almost call it a remix of Al Green’s “Love And Happiness”, released in…
29/03/2019: “Harvest Time” by Don Carlos
Don Carlos was part of Black Uhuru, and was even part of the re-union in the 90s. This is a deeply religious song, containing Biblical…