Roots Archives Awards 2006 Results

[Roots Archives]

Dear friends,

We are pleased to announce the results of the Roots Archives Awards 2006 :

* Best Vocal Album : [Yabby You - Deliver Me From My Enemies](/release/388#rel5839)
* Best Dub Album : [Augustus Pablo - King David's Melody](/release/1742#rel5409)
* Best DJ Album : [Big Youth - Screaming Target](/release/1484#rel5722)
* Best V.A. Compilation : [More Pressure Vol 1 (Straight To The Head)](/release/4366#rel5461)
* Best Record Company : [Trojan](/label/439)

You can check the detailed results here :
http://www.roots-archives.com/awards/

The winner of the contest is Per Jansson. He will receive a free copy of all this year's ["releases of the month"](/rotm/).

Many thanks to all the voters and all the best for 2007.
The Roots Archives team.

[Lion]

My list of 2006

Best Vocal Album :Linval Thompson - Early Sessions

Best Dub Album :Skin Flesh & Bone- Fighting Dub
Best DJ Album : Doctor Alimantado - House of singles
Best V.A. Compilation : More Pressure Vol 1 Straight To The Head)
Best Record Company :Pressuresound

I know it's vote by majortiy but Boombaclaat Trojan.

Lion

[olivier albot]

No Comment . OA

[sean]

hmm..king davids melody won it..its an ok album i suppose yet ive heard much better pablo stuff, eg rockers comes east

[ronald]

1st, best wishes dis newyear > all
and may the Roots Archives site keep't up fe long time,
'cause its still learnin' I-man (also the layouts are (tu) )
Surprising the following (also) ended up with much votes;
Bobby Babylon (Freddie McGregor)
Wolf and Leopards (Dennis Brown)
Hard times (Pablo Gad)
yes, originals!, who made their marks, lov-dem
Ites _;)

[alberto ulloa]

Best Vocal Album Yabby you compared to BLACK UHURU.
i Don't Think So. BLACK UHURU IS THE TOP ROOTS REGGAE BAND ALL TIME, SO AS FAR YABBY, BEING THE WINNER.
I HAVE TO QUESTION THE VOTERS...THEY BETTER START LISTENING TO MORE OF BLACK UHURU...ASK ANY REAL JAMAICAN AND THE'LL WILL TELL YOU THE SAME..........Need not to Comment on the others because i'm relating to all voters...they don't know what there talking about.....

[jah wood]

no comment....
i think that actually the best label is pressure sounds.
if yabby you is a good compil, blood and fire and the latest lp is less good than PS label.
No comment about the trojan label which issue the same lp,cd and 2xcd during 25 years.

and why makasound and inna the yard sub-label don't appear in it? i think it's actually a good project.

full up roots music and i see this is only the same lp that people love.

one love from france

[ezekiel]

wana say congradulation to the winners


maponga

[Medusah]

Bobby Babylon (Freddie McGregor)
Wolf and Leopards (Dennis Brown)
Hard times (Pablo Gad)
yes, originals!, who made their marks, lov-dem.

Second that and Mittoo!:)

Medusah

[Fiyah]

Options are like assholes. Everyones got one. To say Black Uhuru is the best roots band ever is like saying Emenem is the best rapper or Marley writes the best lyrics when both of these artists borrowed heavy from there predecessors. Black Uhuru has nice Cuts but there far from "The Best Reggae Roots...ask anyone.. band ever" as you put it.