That's cool. My brother's girlfriend got him something like that when she went to the Bahamas. His is probably not as authentic.

[QUOTE=Daniel!]That's cool. My brother's girlfriend got him something like that when she went to the Bahamas. His is probably not as authentic.[/QUOTE]
when i bought it the guy just finished painting it, and put some kind of lacquer or something on top of it. it was pretty awsome..how are you liking the congos c-d btw? (and if you have msn add me [email]ska_lex@hotmail.com[/email])

The Congos cd is fantastic. "Fisherman" and 'The Wrong Thing" are probably my favorite songs on the album. I don't have msn though, sorry.

since you liked it, iam upping disc two for you, its only got 5 songs, its got some different versions of congoman and stuff, its good. just started so might take a while

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]since you liked it, iam upping disc two for you, its only got 5 songs, its got some different versions of congoman and stuff, its good. just started so might take a while[/QUOTE]

Sounds great. Just email it when you're done.

[QUOTE=Daniel!]Sounds great. Just email it when you're done.[/QUOTE]
sent
enjoy.

I haven't listened to a lot of Dancehall. I have a Barrington Levy compilation and in the bios, you've described him as a dancehall artist. There's a couple songs on the compilation I would agree on them being dancehall (including his most popular song), but the rest I wouldn't describe as such.


But maybe my definition is wrong. What is a good definition for dancehall, please? :)

[QUOTE=El_Shiznit]I haven't listened to a lot of Dancehall. I have a Barrington Levy compilation and in the bios, you've described him as a dancehall artist. There's a couple songs on the compilation I would agree on them being dancehall (including his most popular song), but the rest I wouldn't describe as such.


But maybe my definition is wrong. What is a good definition for dancehall, please? :)[/QUOTE]

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall[/url] :thumb:

Dancehall is all about homophobic, sexist, medicore rappers using their Jamaican image to make money on songs consisting of sub-par rhymes over copied beats. There, I said it. Come on, someone had to say it.

Buju Banton has got some flow though. Sizzla has delievered some nice tunes aswell.

[QUOTE=Sweboy]Dancehall is all about homophobic, sexist, medicore rappers using their Jamaican image to make money on songs consisting of sub-par rhymes over copied beats. There, I said it. Come on, someone had to say it.[/QUOTE]

:thumb: :chug:

[QUOTE=Sweboy]Dancehall is all about homophobic, sexist, medicore rappers using their Jamaican image to make money on songs consisting of sub-par rhymes over copied beats. There, I said it. Come on, someone had to say it.
[/QUOTE]

i agree 100%..i hate walking into a store, looking under reggae and you see sh't like elephant man (sometimes even shaggy :lol: ) roots becoming taken over, worst of all by c'rap

In the reggae section at my local store, I have 50% Bob Marley, 40% Shaggy, and 10% everything else.

I must say thats the best definition for dancehall that ive ever heard. Thanks Sweboy.

Bring it back to the roots mon :thumb:

Has anybody heard Sinéad O'Connor's [i]Throw Down Your Arms[/i]? It's an LP of twelve surprisingly convincing covers of all the greats (recorded at Tuff Gong with Sly and Robbie, so it works). Burning Spear, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, she really picked the right tracks, let's put it that way. Considering what it is, I'm really amazed at how much I like this record.

[QUOTE=JonM]Has anybody heard Sinéad O'Connor's [i]Throw Down Your Arms[/i]? It's an LP of twelve surprisingly convincing covers of all the greats (recorded at Tuff Gong with Sly and Robbie, so it works). Burning Spear, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, she really picked the right tracks, let's put it that way. Considering what it is, I'm really amazed at how much I like this record.[/QUOTE]

Havn't heard it...is it a recent LP? On the subject of age, i havnt been hearing many new roots reggae. The most recent bands i can think of are Bendouin Soundclash, Slightly Stoopid (anything off skunk records pretty much). I remember there being a reggae band on the forums i forget the name though. So anyone hear any newer roots bands?

Yeah, it just came out. The more I listen, the more it works for me.

[QUOTE=JonM]Yeah, it just came out. The more I listen, the more it works for me.[/QUOTE]
so its a chick singing right? where did you get it? what songs are covered?

Err, it's Sinéad O'Connor, it's not just some "chick," but yeah.

I got it on Amazon, and it's at every CD store I've been to, plus iTunes.

Tracklist:[list=1][*]Jah Nuh Dead[*]Marcus Garvey[*]Door Peep[*]He Prayed[*]Y Mas Gan[*]Curly Locks[*]Vampire[*]Prophet Has Arise[*]Downpressor Man[*]Throw Down Your Arms[*]Untold Stories[*]War[/list]

[QUOTE=JonM]Err, it's Sinéad O'Connor, it's not just some "chick," but yeah.

I got it on Amazon, and it's at every CD store I've been to, plus iTunes.

Tracklist:[list=1][*]Jah Nuh Dead[*]Marcus Garvey[*]Door Peep[*]He Prayed[*]Y Mas Gan[*]Curly Locks[*]Vampire[*]Prophet Has Arise[*]Downpressor Man[*]Throw Down Your Arms[*]Untold Stories[*]War[/list][/QUOTE]

wow, those are some awsome songs she covers. sorry about the chick comment aswell, didnt mean it in a negative way or anything

TO EL_SHIZNIT: do you know when the new bad brains dvd or c-d is coming out, and if they are planning to do a tour?

I haven't heard anything new for a while. I don't think a release was ever set. And whenever it was released, they did plan on touring.

Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD. I made the discovery too late about [i]Marcus Garvey[/i]/[i]Garvey's Ghost[/i].

[b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.

[QUOTE=JonM]Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD. I made the discovery too late about [i]Marcus Garvey[/i]/[i]Garvey's Ghost[/i].

[b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.[/QUOTE]

1. when i was in france i saw all four of those c-ds in one box set type thing, i was gonna get it, but i already had dry and heavy, marcus garvey, and garvey's ghost..and i just borrowed man in the hills from my friend

2. heart of the congo is a great c-d, not one bad song. you should check out the abyssinian's album satta massagana, definatly one of the best c-ds i own, any genre

[QUOTE=Zion Gates]heart of the congo is a great c-d, not one bad song. you should check out the abyssinian's album satta massagana, definatly one of the best c-ds i own, any genre[/QUOTE]
I was told to hear [i]Arise[/i] instead. What say you?

[QUOTE=JonM]Two things:

[b]1.[/b] I'm glad I discovered that [i]Man In The Hills[/i] and [i]Dry And Heavy[/i] have been rereleased on one CD.[/QUOTE]

I have that.

[QUOTE][b]2.[/b] The extended [i]Heart Of The Congos[/i] may have been the best musical purchase of my life.[/QUOTE]

I have that too. :cool:

Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.

[QUOTE=JonM]I was told to hear [i]Arise[/i] instead. What say you?[/QUOTE]
i havnt heard it actually..but satta massagana was their first c-d, and has their most popular songs

[QUOTE=magicbus]Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.[/QUOTE]

personnaly i like dry and heavy better than man in the hills...but both are absolutly amazing

[QUOTE=magicbus]Is [I]Dry and Heavy[/I] good? I was going to buy [I]Man In The Hills[/I] by itself, but I can look out for the double cd I suppose.[/QUOTE]
They're both amazing ("Throw Down Your Arms" is on [i]Dry And Heavy[/i]), and, at least on iTunes, it's the same price to buy both on the dual CD, if you're savvy enough to know about it, as it is to buy ONE of them alone.

[QUOTE=JonM]They're both amazing ("Throw Down Your Arms" is on [i]Dry And Heavy[/i]), and, at least on iTunes, it's the same price to buy both on the dual CD, if you're savvy enough to know about it, as it is to buy ONE of them alone.[/QUOTE]

yeah, its on dry & heavy. I have another burning spear c-d called spear burning, it pretty much a singles & rarities c-d, and it has this amazing version of throw down your arms with a toaster, toasting on top of it its great stuff

That's cool then, cause I love [I]Man In The Hills[/I]. I'll try to get the two disc thing.

Hey everybody I was wondering if one of you cats with the Heart of the Congos album could send it to me. I'd really like to hear it but I cant seem to find it anywhere. Peace

[email]kayamon324@gmail.com[/email]