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Some old school

 

Tony Rebel - Fresh Vegetable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4j69NKJqwM

 

Super Beagle - Dust A Sound Boy

 

Beres Hammond ft. Cutty Ranks - Love Me Haffi Get

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QN-pSBmNU

 

Gregory Isaacs - Rumours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G1gHz-xZkg

 

Shelly Thunder - Kuff

 

Half Pint -Substitute Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4W8jv1JeSA

 

Beenie Man - Certain Gal

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awesome complilation of some classic reggae and ska, DJ Derek is a Bristol legend

DJ Derek (born Derek Morris 1942) is a Bristol-based DJ whose blend of 60s rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul music has made him an icon for many in the industry, including a host of Jamaican producers and Massive Attack[1]. DJ Derek spent 10–18 years working as an accountant at Cadburys, yet gave it up to play reggae in the St Pauls area of Bristol

 

Derek kindled his love for music as a washboard player in the 1950s and has played popular sets at many major festivals, including Glastonbury and The Big Chill. He MCs in Jamaican Patois while DJing, despite never having visited Jamaica. He picked up the accent from a Bristol based Jamaican barber, and it has since helped him be accepted in the black music industry.

 

In 2006, He released the album DJ Derek Presents… Sweet Memory Sounds, a compilation of some of his favourite tunes.

 

In addition to having an encyclopaedic appreciation of the above music, DJ Derek is a notable fan of real ale and is also renowned for having visited every single Wetherspoons pub in the UK.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Derek

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Two Sevens Clash is the debut album by roots reggae band Culture, recorded with producer Joe Gibbs at his own Joe Gibbs Recording Studio in Kingston in 1976, and released on Gibbs' eponymous label in 1977. The album's title is a reference to the date of July 7, 1977.

 

Hill said "Two Sevens Clash," Culture's most influential record, was based on a prediction by Marcus Garvey, who said there would be chaos on July 7, 1977, when the "sevens" met. With its apocalyptic message, the song created a stir in his Caribbean homeland and many Jamaican businesses and schools shuttered their doors for the day.

 

The liner notes of the album read: "One day Joseph Hill had a vision, while riding a bus, of 1977 as a year of judgment -- when two sevens clash -- when past injustices would be avenged. Lyrics and melodies came into his head as he rode and thus was born the song "Two Sevens Clash" which became a massive hit in reggae circles both in Jamaica and abroad. The prophecies noted by the lyrics so profoundly captured the imagination of the people that on July 7, 1977 - the day when sevens fully clashed (seventh day, seventh month, seventy-seventh year) a hush descended on Kingston; many people did not go outdoors, shops closed, an air of foreboding and expectation filled the city."

 

Culture - Two Sevens Clash

 

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John Brown's Body is an eight-person modern reggae group. The group has released six studio albums and toured across the U.S. for ten years. Originally more deep-rooted in the more traditional roots and foundation stylings of Reggae that helped to build their reputation as a serious act, their music (starting from 2003) began to take a direction toward a more modern, spaced-out sound with an occasional blend of the traditional. As such, their music has been described by the New York Daily News as "more Massive Attack than Marley", and "reverent and revolutionary at the same time", a nod to their futuristic take on reggae music and their ability to put a unique twist on this music.

 

John Brown's Body - Amplify

 

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10 Foot Ganja Plant is a roots/dub Reggae group primarily based in upstate New York that is a spinoff collective of the popular group John Brown's Body, and is spearheaded by former JBB dub engineer Craig Welsch. The group lineup does not consist of the entire JBB lineup, but more so implements a jamband feel and often employing the assistance of many special guest artists.

 

One of the main keys to 10 Ft. Ganja Plant's legacy is their consistent shroud of mystery, considering that, for the most part, fans are baffled as to whom the unfamiliar guest artists are in particular as there are often no personnel credits featured on any of their albums. Their key vocalists, however, were Ras Jay Champay, former JBB lead singer Kevin Kinsella, and his protégé Rob Bellnier (whose voice was virtually identical to Kinsella's).While their music today has a wide range of styles, most of their music often has a more traditional vintage '70s Jamaican sound to it.

 

10ft. Ganja Plant - Hillside Airstrip

 

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10ft. Ganja Plant - Bass Chalice

 

 

 

 

**Disclaimer - i have not downloaded from any of these links so im not sure of their contents but i tried to find the most legitimate looking ones**

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The Raggamuffin Festival is this weekend in Long Beach. Also 15 miles north in Downtown Los Angeles is HempCon at the LA Convention Center. Coincidence?

 

Also anyone know the song by one of the Marley kids that 'samples' Send me that Love by Bob Marley. Searching for it on youtube sucks. Too many Marley covers and too many Marley kids.

Here's the original.

Bob Marley - Send Me That Love

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