From the Official Congo Natty website: I & I music is to praise Haile Selassie I Jah Rastafari making a joyful noise unto the Lord, for it is Jah who has made I & I. Jah Rastafari sends his children a positive vibration that manifests through drumming (Nyahbingi) and chanting (Singing). The drum patterns of [...]
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Afro Punk Reggae Dub From Nigeria, Ghana, Trinidad, UK + St Kitts
Steel An’ Skin re-release of 1979 12″ – ‘Afro Punk Reggae Dub’ does exactly what it says on the tin, and more besides. It’s sheer groove is something to behold – driven by a fugged-out bassline that’s very much rooted in dub but combines with the drums to forge a sound that’s easily as disco [...]