best political reggae?

[Lioncall]

defenitly peter tosh...fighting the fucking apartheid system....equal rights what a great song....


linton kwesi johnson, alpha blondy (just remember multipartisme) and tiken jah fakoly

[sean]

yes peter tosh was very good its certain

[sean]

"black yout outside mcDonalds like bees in a swarm
if me hungry and me pass mcDonalds me stay calm
me prefer get me food from an African
ca me no eat no meat i am a vegetarian
so mcDonalds a de last place me'd a eat from"
macka b
big mac

[sean]

"aint no use
dont even try
aint no use got to save a life
there aint no use
no one can stop them now
aint no use
no one can stop them now"
bob marley

[sean]

"food scandal
ina englan
food scandal
inna englan"
food scandal by macka b, a funny track about the salmonella crisis of 89 and edwina currie etc..check the bit where he describes the difference between the way white and black people cook eggs!! beauty!!! hahahaha...

[sean]

trouble in africa by papa levi, released as a twelve inch in 1985 on mango, had the other side as riot ina birmingham and was a very good take on africa, with all the famine, poverty and war the people had to put up with in Africa..great reggae, yet again, by papa levi

[sean]

how about dennis brown "the world is trobled" what an outstanding song this one truly is you know..."there shall be hijackings, kidnappings
all over the world " great singer, amazing song, cool, sweet as nectar riddim

[anbessa]

There's an amazing and very rare song BB Seaton recorded for the PNP Bandwagon. It's based on the "Suffering through the land" (Conscious Minds) riddim, and the lyrics go like : "Pharaoh gone away, and Joshua bound to stay". A fabulous tune !!!

[sean]

yes anbessa
and i find that many old lee perry/trojan compilations have rare gems eg "look weh we do for dem
look weh we do for dem
look at de thanks we get
look pan de thanks we get"
by a guy whose name i cant recall , song called the thanks we get
"sometimes
me no drink tea
jus fe help out
situation
sometimes me no drink tea
jus to help out situation
look pan de thanks we get"..amazing

[Rootsman]

How about "Leaders of Black Country" by Mighty Diamonds.

Is as valid a statement today as it was 25 years ago.

some things just never change.

Dave