THAT 1 KILLA TUNE!!!!

[Litelet]

Hi again breda...

Well to start... first I do not tell anyone what he should play or not. I give my opinion bout those sounds, cause its the purpose of this forum: sharing it but can you imagine me after a dance going to the soundman and say "Man, ya just a poor Shaka fake"... Of course I wouldnt because I accept and respect every difference as a richness, a full positive diversity.

Still those too similar *Shaka selections* are not part of the diversity in any way, and that's what I dont understand. When you really come to reggae music, you see how wide and infinite it is... Man, there was so much creativity, so many productions that you can start to select and research in all this, THE sound that shakes you the most, your iriest sound. It takes years and years, never finish, always evolve and hopefully, there is no aim to reach a goal, all is in the spiritual fulfilment. So that every likkle Selekta that feel deeply something with reggae music got his own personal tunes that shake him most. Some absolutely classic, others really personnal, that you connect with the man, many times likkle one away tunes, cause it happen every time with reggae, a one away record reach everybody of us if we want so.
Now, some sounds play everytime the same selection, looking for the best copy of Shaka possible. They do not look for their own sound, they do not seek for their own vibration, with this in mind. They felt something strong, with Shaka I guess, and probably most of them have a connection with reggae music, but this will of imitating just limit a lot their own feelings, personality, creativity. When I remember of a great Selekta, its probably not of a man that played most of the chunes I have and enjoy. Cause a selekta is not only a man playing chunes, he also put some of his vibe inside. And when a selekta is really inspirated through the selection he do, he can transmit part of the fire that he feels inside. It can be not exactly my style, it's authentic, it has livity and you feel it. Ive never experienced this with someone limiting his selection with only "Shaka killas". And as said, they are most of the time serious and ruff, dont dance much... and that's for not me the sign of an accomplishment, a liberation, through the music they play. Cause when youre irie, youre just far away from how you look or anything, youre just feeling something so deep, powerful and great that youre galaxies away from your body and earth life and feel a joy and liberty that cant makes you look so, with the help of the artist, culture, livity and something I would call mystic.
As you say: I dont care if it has been played by Abashanti or Shaka, it just makes me no difference... Its not a limitation, Im absolutely not anti-Shaka style in term of sound... I think what's really limitative is to be pro-Shaka, to give name to a style that you feel part of, call it Kings David Sound, and refer particularly to it as something different. It's just part of the whole and need not to be considered another way.
And believe me, Im able to connect to the sound to a real spiritual level. But that's the most itinmest part of yourself, that you couldnt even share with words if you wanted, its simply another reality. And I wouldn't accuse anybody not to feel that but simply HOPE that everybody could feel that and I try to share it the most I can. Thus, I have the impression, that that "Shaka standardisation" is something poor in aim to really reach yourself through reggae music. But if a soundman really emancipate himself through his strictly Shaka selection, then its great.

Guidance

[wareika]

Once again I'm with Litelet.

it's not the Shaka tunes I don't like. It's the fact that too much Shaka wanabes limit their selections to this specific tunes. No mater how good they are, it's just boring to have at every dance Fabian "Destiny" or DEB "Promised Land".

wareika

[Vinnie]

i have to point out most people dont know these 'shakatunes' aslong as they have quality music to listen to as youthman already mentioned

since shaka has played since the '70s many of the released records has been played by him one time or another so every dj who likes roots is bound to play records shaka has played before which is kinda logic

refering to destiny and promised land well yes i agree if you hear it plenty it could get boring
perhaps the dj has a small collection...

i agree also that some dj are more 'serious' than shaka meaning playing more the militant style of roots
i dont mind at all personnally i go for the tunes i have never heard before
shaka has played many lovers and early dancehall
he has always been very divers

[Javier]

So difficult to choose one !

1. Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon
2. Rod Taylor - His Imperial Majesty
3. Horace Andy - Repatriation

Blessed

[Nefta]

Carlton & The Shoes= "Better Days"

[Jaydubbinn]

Pad Anthony-Charge Dem

[Thomas]

Last War - Zap Pow on Zap Pow 12"

[Cod.defender]

Played out tune but still a dancehall killer every time!

Don Carlos - Never Run Away

And with lots of dubbin and rubbin

Itals - Jah Glory

[Rootsman]

1, Bound To Surrender - Linval Thompson
2, Jah Please Take The Burden - Tyrone Taylor
3, Land and Sea - Bunny Maloney
4, Trouble Town - Ras Midas & I Roy
5, Scattering - Chanters

These are my current 5 cannot do without tracks.

Dave

[Pablo Roots]

I would choose Bobby Zero - Argentina
this is such a killer peace of wax ..
Would just destroy any sound system . .
Ruff n tuff, nuff said . .