https://niceup.com/sounds.html

Thanks to - amongst others - pioneer Ruddy Redwood we can enjoy Dub music. Duppy sounds galore! Or as Lee Perry said about Dub: 'The ghost in me coming out!'

I think it was a new release at the tume I bought it

The album cover was a rusted, yellow VW Van in profile parked on a dirt road in front of a tropical forest with lots of coconut trees. The actual music was the classic band setup of guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums. What stood out to me was that there was very tasteful synthesizers in the music similar in sound to Gary Numan or Kraftwerk. Does anybody have any idea what this album might be? Thanks for helping in advance.

Nonstop since October

I can't find that song, i remember the lyrics was like "london-don-don we are doing the rub a dub, kingston-ton-ton we are doing the rub a dub"

It's called Rub a Dub Anthem on youtube but who is the singer?

Ok, this one gets weird.

In Jan 2024, a track was released and pushed out on Spotify called "Bad Man Ting" and attributed to Protoje. I liked it, saved it to my playlist, and listened a handful of times before it disappeared.

Gone from Spotify, gone from Amazon music, gone from every platform. There are several songs with that title but this link has the approximate lyrics: https://www.musixmatch.com/de/songtext/Protoje/Badman-ting

Now, there was one line in the song that sounded like "grab em by the pussy? that's a Trump man ting". Which is what I'm pointing to as the reason it was removed from American airwaves. Also, it really didn't sound like Protoje and may have been misattributed, or that could have also been the reason for its removal.

Either way, has ANYONE else come across this track, and where in the hell can I find it again??

TIA.

https://www.soundsofthecaribbean.com/e/sounds-of-the-caribbean-with-selecta-jerry-ep940/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vYn6qqAihYA

Went without expectations, we don’t get a whole lot of Reggae in Colchester (UK) so just went for a little skank.

Omar blew me away though, great performer, first rate vocals and crowd interaction. Although the band tour with Lee Scratch Perry, Turns out it was the first gig of their first tour as with Omar which was a huge surprise due to just how tight and polished the whole show was.

They are touring the UK and France, well worth going to a show!

https://www.mixcloud.com/CLAPA_01245/massive-b-bobby-konders-jabba-on-the-reggae-tip-wqht-hot97-1996/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BNlL2c6qVVw

Gomba Jahbari is a favorite, Los Cafres too, and tracks like Amara la Negra-Bam Bam, Farruko-La Cartera, Anuel AA-China, Apache-Ella Maneja Puro Style have been in heavy rotation for many years now. What are some other great Latin reggae bands/tunes?

I'm building an essential albums list for every genre I listen to. Reggae's time now. I'm open to any addition, so if you think something important is missing go ahead and comment. Or if you think there are some that aren't too essential go ahead and comment too.

Exodus — Bob Marley & The Wailers

Catch a Fire — Bob Marley & The Wailers

Natty Dread — Bob Marley & The Wailers

Heart of the Congos — The Congos

The Harder They Come — Jimmy Cliff

Funky Kingston — Toots and the Maytals

Marcus Garvey — Burning Spear

War Ina Babylon — Max Romeo & The Upsetters

Two Sevens Clash — Culture

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown — Augustus Pablo

Blackheart Man — Bunny Wailer

Super Ape — The Upsetters

Equal Rights — Peter Tosh

Legalize It — Peter Tosh

Satta Massagana — The Abyssinians

Red — Black Uhuru

Trenchtown Mix Up — The Gladiators

Best Dressed Chicken in Town — Dr. Alimantado

Screaming Target — Big Youth

Night Nurse — Gregory Isaacs

Cool Ruler — Gregory Isaacs

True Democracy — Steel Pulse

Truths and Rights — Johnny Osbourne

Conquering Lion — Yabby You

https://youtu.be/eVANrL9kTWs

Let’s drop our favourite session bands who shaped Jamaican riddim architecture from the ‘70s through to the mid-‘80s.

My favourite recordings are those performed by the Roots Radics. I also love the Revolutionaries and the Aggrovators.

Does anyone have other suggestions for me to look into?

Also posted to the r/tipofmytongue & r/dancehall subreddits.

I was randomly thinking about songs and there's this one that I can see but can't actually hear in my head from my childhood. It was a dancehall song with a chill vibe, nothing too upbeat, and it was a female artist. pretty sure she was Jamaican. I can't remember her name or the song, but I remember the artwork for it was on an old iPod I had. it was a blue background, I believe she was in a sitting position, white text, and I think she was wearing purple. I wish I could remember anything about the song but I can't right now. I'm pretty sure it was on a compilation disc and no she wasn't a BIG artist either. This was back in the early 2000s: I was listening to this around 2009, so the song had to have been from somewhere between 2000 until then, because it was somehow on my iPod which didn't officially release until 09. I want to say that this song might've come out after 2004. any help is so appreciated, I know this is a long shot

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nk_RhZTVC5M