June 29th was another outstanding night at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, CA. A local band from Huntington Beach, The Simpkin Project, started the evening off with solid roots rhythms including a Twinkle Brothers cover of "Faith Can Move Mountains/Never Get Burn" and a real rock version. They're having a CD release party on Fri. July 18th at Gallagher's in HB. I look forward to seeing them again down here in the OC. U-Roy was next on stage with his dapper suit and cap and instantly lifted the crowd in to an irie state-of-mind. He busted out a dozen or so songs including a couple of my favorites "Babylon Burning" and "Natty Rebel" blessing the room with a smokey vibe. The crowd was sad to see him go, but Cornell Campbell was next. He emerged from the back room in a brown leather suit and boots and proceeded to give us a hard set including the classics "The Gorgon", "Natty Dread in a Greenwich Farm", and "100 lbs. of Collie". These guys are the originals of this ya reggae culture and any chance you have to see dem a rock - take it.
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7/6/08
U-Roy & Cornell Campbell @ The Malibu Inn
June 29th was another outstanding night at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, CA. A local band from Huntington Beach, The Simpkin Project, started the evening off with solid roots rhythms including a Twinkle Brothers cover of "Faith Can Move Mountains/Never Get Burn" and a real rock version. They're having a CD release party on Fri. July 18th at Gallagher's in HB. I look forward to seeing them again down here in the OC. U-Roy was next on stage with his dapper suit and cap and instantly lifted the crowd in to an irie state-of-mind. He busted out a dozen or so songs including a couple of my favorites "Babylon Burning" and "Natty Rebel" blessing the room with a smokey vibe. The crowd was sad to see him go, but Cornell Campbell was next. He emerged from the back room in a brown leather suit and boots and proceeded to give us a hard set including the classics "The Gorgon", "Natty Dread in a Greenwich Farm", and "100 lbs. of Collie". These guys are the originals of this ya reggae culture and any chance you have to see dem a rock - take it.
5/4/08
Jah Shaka meets Mad Professor at Ariwa Sounds
Another dub selection that just stands out out from the rest. This is an original dub collaboration from 1984. Ten tracks with Mad Professor taking #1-5 and Jah Shaka claiming #6-10. Really you have to listen to this album as a whole to truly appreciate the intentions of these two studio masters. Tracks #3 (Claps Like Thunder) & #4 (People of Yoruba) offer a good example of what this album is about. A little steel drum gives this album a caribbean taste with the Ariwa flair. Jah Shaka is known for pairing up with other artists such as Aswad and the Twinkle Brothers for our dubbing pleasure, but check out this YouTube video link of Mad Professor and Jah Shaka interviewing about dub music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab4EvispFhs It's only five minutes long and worth a look.
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