White artists recording reggae in JA

[Red Eyes]

He didn't have to write much. Just some lyrics, he doesn't even sing on that album, he just speaks the words and the I-threes sing some simple chorus. The riddims are well tough, though. Strange combination - Serge Gainsbourg and the Revolutionaries.

[nacho]

mick jagger recorded some tracks with peter tosh
in jamaica and for some true rasta Mrs. jagger is quite decadent but Mrs. tosh was one of those radicals rasta was the money involve or fame?

Sinead o'connor do the same some tracks in jamaica and the others around the globe with top musicians apprently she is lesbian for some people that is decadent i saw her with israel vibration on stage in london 2005 was the money or fame involve?
feel free this is not about black or whites right now exist a lot of great reggae roots bands like s.o.j.a, groundation, cultura profetica and they are whites or mixed so is not a problem MAO CHUNG is from china but he plays killer..

[Chino]

Paul Simon-Mother and Child Reunion...but white man cyan do reggae!!!

[matthias]

why not?

[I-Lion Tafari]

White man cyaan play reggae is a stereotype. It nah true.
I was the lead/rhythm guitarist inna mostly white roots band. We were looking for a black singer. Some black folks pulled in to do a test rehearsal with us. Yunno something? 9 out of 10 really did not match our expectations. Some a dem singin like donald duck, some a dem a sung terribly out of tune and others couldn`t even sing a spear or marley standard.

It´s not yah color make you a good reggae musician. It`s 50% talent and inspiration and 50% rehearsing/improving yah skills.

When playing a live set, around 800 to 1000 people came in to enjoy the show. Even black roots & culture dreads. Dem skanking, shouting, enjoying demselves, lickin up spliff and wantin fi more after the last tune.

If we had not been able to play roots rock (just because whity man cyaan) no one would have come to our shows.

[loose cannon]

'It´s not yah color make you a good reggae musician. It`s 50% talent and inspiration and 50% rehearsing/improving yah skills'.

Ain't that the Truth

Peace

[jahganja7]

any one can play reggae, it is the singing that white man cant seem to get. patois is crucial to authentic reggae sound. it sounds lame and forced to hear a white person using this language, so when they sing it is either whitey voice (not so hot over skanking riddims) or patois (an imitation of the real thing.
with enough practice and dedication and focus on the music made by the masters, anyone can learn to play with the feeling and response needed to create some nice roots music.

[dRuNkNidIOt619]

jahganja7 guess you havent heard of martin campbell then

[robe619]

martin campbell sucks. yes i said it.

[loose cannon]

I hope one day the colour of one persons skin has no more significance than the colour of their eyes

A tune is a tune is a tune.

my humble provisonal conviction

peace

L.C.