12 Tribes ORTHODOX Showcase Vol.1

[Dave Home]

Many thanks for posting this !

[Max]

Do anyone want to share some info on Ian Rock? I can remember seeing his name elsewhere, cant remeber where though. Does he have anything to do with the Nebuchadnezzar King Of Babylon LP?

[Youthman Deh]

I have a distant memory that Ian Rock actually stands for two Twelve Tribes' members named Ian & Rock, respectively. They have sung harmonies for Little Roy, for example. Try checking his Pressure Sounds compilation "Tafari Earth Uprising".

[peter levi]

The rock is cherry rock aka levi 1st from TTI new york hq, little roy you know , and bro ian rock from JA ,shame all the pressings of nebuchadnezzar king of babylon were all poor,Jah Revelation the london sound for 12 tribes in the 80ts had them on plates so thay sounded good, the orthodox showcase would start about 12 pm with, down here in babylon by the great brent dowe RIP then africa awaiting it's creators ewan naptali,what you gonna do by don hutchinson [dan hudson ],school children ,the black brothers,double minded man ,anthony [cherry rock] ellis,always trying or rastafari tell you by judah eskender tafari,words of my mouth the gatherers aka sangie davis head of the music body, of the tribe of gad ,jah bring i joy by bobbie melody ,why worry by israel vibrations, but thay must have left 12 tribes beacuse it was only played in the early days late 70ts,children of the emperor by albert malawi [ilawi]johnson selector for Jah Love sound with brigadier jerry ,covenant hind ,jeremiah briggy's brother and his sister nancy ,the show case lp with baptism dan hudson also RIP,was played mid 80'ts ,thay would track memembers like d brown ,fred locks [levi] friddie mcGregor judy mowatt ,the still cool ,spliffy dan ,dean fraser,paul dixson aka pablove black ,earl bagga walker,vernon carrington Gad man also RIP ,from the uk sister sharon reuben who also pass ,teddy dan,aswad,jah d,oh so much man and woman ,give thanks for all the vibes the music and teachings for these were great times to be around 12 tribes for me personally

[goldfinger swe]

Litelet,

No, sorry to say, I don't own a copy. When the LP passed my way some 15 years ago, I put it on tape. That's the tape the rip is from. I can understand if the noise from the tape (and the scratches from the worn red vinyl) gives the rip a different sound from your copy of the album. Perhaps even the speed is wrong? I plugged my old Walkman into the Computer

Your comments sound probable though.

I do own some Orthodox 7" and some other orthodox selection on other labels:

Baptism/Version - Don Hudson & The Sears/The 12 Tribes Band (Orthodox - Seventies press)
Africa Awaiting It's Creators/Homeward Bound - Ewan Naptali/12 Tribes Band (Orthodox - Eighties press)
Why Worry/Dub One - Israel Vibration/12 Tribes Band (Orthodox - Eighties press)
Down Here In Babylon/Version - Brent Dowe (Crazy Joe 1981)
School Children/School Version - Black Brothers/The New Establishment (Bongo Man)
To Be Poor Is A Crime/My God, My God - Still Cole/Stereo Rhythm Section (Stereo Records 1981)

I got those (and some other less great 7") from the TTI Music Body in JA 1988.

[peter levi]

yes, to be poor is a crime, me natty know that in dis yah time, great tune not all the tunes played as orthodox selection in the dance were on the orthodox lable ,but if thay were members there music was played ie bob marley ,d brown.Did anyone go to the dances or celebrations held in london from the 80ts some nice times

[goldfinger swe]

peter levi,
No, I never got the opportunity to attend any jah revelation dances. But I get several jah love dances in JA through 1986 to 88. Picture on the wall (Natural Ites) and Christopher Columbus (Little Roy) tore down the place

[peter levi]

yes big tunes, in my house theres a picture on the wall rastafari sit up on his throne,jah love played a few dance in london about 83-84 wicked vibes ,i never reached JA for the big 12 tribes dances like the khaki dance,last year i was around the TTI hq in NY, my friend roy Mcpherson handles orthodox lable in the US but its not how them times in the 70-80ts were,did you get the cd got to leave this place ,by dan hudson and the seers, thay remix the said tune, but its not as deep as the first time,but like a lot of music now its not heavy as back then regarding orthodox music that is , give thanks we still have music though
respect

[Litelet]

Cool deh... wasnt expecting such move on this post! Great!

goldfinger swe , about your recording: the sound is better than my copy! But yours goes really slowlier, I dont know whats the real speed. Thanks for infos on other tunes... didnt know about the 80s stuff even if it's often poorer.

Any of you can drop me your email and Ill send you the VISIONAIRES - Marcus Garvey, from their 1982 Album on ORTHODOX (I cant upload it, its a real media file). I think its the crucial song to have from that album.

respects

[mangefigues]

crucial tunes!!!
thanks for the interesting comments.
One can nearly feel the vibe of the dance...I imagine they were something huge!