Deepest prophetic spoken vocal speeches in tunes....

[Litelet]

One thing I really love, but that is pretty rare in 70s reggae, are those killas spoken intros.... It can uplift the tune adding a strong mystic mood to it and if the song is dread, it helps to start directly into the deepest meditation...

Burning Spear is probably THE precursor in this style with his '69 Door Peep at Studio 1... Acapella intro and almighty.

Few days ago I was pulling up and up, the intro of the Bristol band BLACK ROOTS, *In Session*, with the tune "Tribal War". The spoken intro kills....

There are a few others. I remember a tune on SEBA by Ras Abarahi called *Suffering Time*. The vocal is weak except a wicked rasta speech in the middle, kept on the dub side...
here is it: http://www.divshare.com/download/6415315-fae

So...

Which others would you add? I need some more dread spoken parts in roots chunes!

Guidance

[jb welda]

if you ever hear bunny wailers speech in armagideon off his one live album from back in the late 80s...thats the stuff. blackheart man off that one send chills down my spine as well.

one love
jah bill

[Nefta]

Groundation "seventh seal" tune have a spoken intro and is bakced by nyabhingi players.It also have spoken parts at the middle & the end of the tune.

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Check out the Johnny Lover tune on this!
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Absolute class

[Red Eyes]

How about Prince Far I ? Check "Psalms for I" album. Or Bo Jangles "Prophesy Reveal"

[Litelet]

Whats the title of Bunnys LP, welda?

I checked the *Johnny Lover* tune, great one... and I like dis riddim.

Checked the Groundation too, couldnt hear that spoken part on clip... I had a bad feeling about them, saw dem once LIVE, but the tune here sounded better.

what more... ?

[Rootikalist]

this one call...Dub To Africa!

B side of Prince Far I - I & I th chosen one cry tuf 7''

Now i can remmber only this one but later i check better

[ital kemar]

bunny wailers 'rise and shine'.

ital kemar

[Litelet]

Thanks ital

Yeah breda Rootikalist, that spoken DJ version kills!! I really love it. I had only the Selena mix until recently and realized how much I lost time when I heard the Fari talk on 2nd part... murder!

In this style, 83 Struggle by Fari (speaking) and Ashanti Roy (singing) is tuff too.

[Rootikalist]

yes true , 83 struggle is big too!

I had the Selena 12'' but i sold it and i take the 2 7'' cry tuff...both versions are great but the Far I cut is more similar to my selection.

Other killer intros are :

A.Clarke & I Roy - Blackman Time (dj cut to Slaving by lloyd parks)
Snuffy & Wally - Dreader Mafia

But my favourite...

on LP African Dub all Mighty Chapter 3 (Joe Gibbs)
Chapter 3!