Roots RECOMMENDATIONS

[ranking trevor]

Hail

Unfortunatly roots, is not i strongest category of reggae music. (ironic pon a site called Roots Archives)

i guess i was brought up pon shuffle, ska, mento, rocksteady - and i know alot bout them. not to mention dancehall.

i love roots to the maximum but wouldnt knowthe quality stuff like many people pon this site.

Could anyone recommend any good roots artsists, records or LP's.

Any help appricented. Thank You

JAH BLESS

[bwoyrough]

Heres some of my all time favourites:

Heart of The Congos - by the congos
Jesus Dread - Yabby U
Mighty Threes - Africa Stretches forth her hand
Black Roots - In Session
Black Roots - The Frontline
Gladiators - Dreadlocks the time is now
Wailing Souls - Firehouse Rock
Misty In Roots - Wise+Foolish

[Chris]

Ranking Trevor,

There was actually a pretty good list of quality roots put together on this forum over about a year:

http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/read.php?2,1299

Some of my personal favorites are below.

Johnny Clarke: Dreader Dread
Israel Vibration: Same Song
Black Uhuru: Black Sounds of Freedom
Burning Spear: Spear Burning
Cornell Campbell: I Shall Not Remove
Don Carlos: Pure Gold
Culture: Two Sevens Clash
Mikey Dread: Bestsellers
Earl Sixteen: Soldier of Jah Army
Earth & Stone: Kool Roots
Pablo Gad: Hard Times
Gladiators: Trenchtown Mix Up
Heptones: Party Time
Itals: Early Recordings
Wayne Jarret: Showcase (Bubble Up)
Ini Kamoze: Ini Kamoze
Knowledge: Straight Outta Kingston
Little Roy: Packin House or Tafari Earth Uprising
Freddie McGregor: Bobby Babylon
Meditations: Deeper Roots
Mighty Diamonds: I Need A Roof
Jacob Miller: Anything is great, but the compilation Forward Jah Jah Children is a good start
Sugar Minott: Sufferer's Choice
Misty In Roots: Live at the Counter Eurovision
Pablo Moses: Revolutionary Dream
Hugh Mundell: Blackman Foundation
Junior Murvin: Police and Thieves
Lee Perry: Arkology or I am The Upsetter are both decent compilations
Prince Alla & Junior Ross: I Can Hear the Children Singing
Michael Prophet: Serious Reasoning or Gunman
Max Romeo: War Inna Babylon
Soul Syndicate: Harvest Uptown
Steel Pulse: Handsworth Revolution
Linval Thompson: Ride on Dreadlocks or The Early Sessions
Twinkle Brothers: Rasta Pon Top
Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man
Wailing Souls: At Channel One
Sylford Walker: Lambs Bread International
Yabby You: Jesus Dread

Regards,
Chris

[Riky]

ranking trevor there are so many good roots artits that you'll probably don't know where to turn!!!

I'm going recommend you only 2-3 artists(my favourites ). I'm sure you'll appreciate them!!!

Sugar Minott, Freddy Mcgregor and the Groundation!
"Rare Gems" (Minott) and "Bobby Bobylon" (McGregor)
are 2 of the greatest roots albums of ever!!
The Groundation are a brand new group that will conquer you with the power of theyr lyrics!!!

Hope you'll like them

Riky

[cseb59]

http://monsite.orange.fr/pablo.gad.albums/

[nyah]

ricky nicely said about groundation big up same my youth. jah guide an blessed is you

[rootsmanx]

Start with Hugh Mundell "Africa must be free"...

[jerry]

Start With The Wailing Souls - definatly

thanks

[Late night Dread]

gwan trevor, i man just a point you in the direction of (Studio One Roots Vol.1) on soul jazzCD and LP.Also Niney have a Compilation on trojan called (blood and fire) that one is serious too. Little roy have him compilation called (packin house) which is another favorite.
(Lennie Hibbert - Creation LP)
And last but of course not least, (Count Ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari - Groundation LP), also easily available.
Unfortunately some of these other people dem dunno a ting, so best bet take my advice and check dem cd's i name. love.

[bwoyrough]

Quote:
"Unfortunately some of these other people dem dunno a ting"

everyone has there own personal favourites, just coz u may not like someone elses pick it doesn't mean it's no good, Chris's list looks very good, u won't go wrong with any of them albums. But Arkology 3xcd set by lee perry is a pure killa! u gotta get this one trevor, it's all various artists to all produced by scratch so it's good to introduce u to other artists but lots are one hit wonders, wicked cd set tho.