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So, a lot of reggae songs have talking before they begin. For example, each song on Black Ash Dub by Sly And The Revolutionaries has a bit of dialogue as an intro.

I'm a hip hop beatmaker/producer, whatever, and I like to use this dialogue in my beats. Can you recommend some albums to me that have a lot of talking in? You know, maybe albums that maybe have a running commentary, like Mikey Dread's African Anthem Dubwise.

Thanks.
http://myspace.com/drellaaa - if you're interested.

Hi Samo

spoken intros on :

Niney The Observer "Space Flight Dub"
Tapper Zukie "Man Ah Warrior"
Dennis Alcapone "Beltch It Off"

& I Roy's "Buck & The Preacher" tune (one of the best spoken intros ever !)

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i have found some albums of rasta elders reasoning about life and Jah Almighty. it is nothing but a clean recording of thier words, perfect for sampling. i play in an instrumental reggae/funk group and we use these samples live. i dont know the name of the recording, but i searched in soulseek(or other filesharing program) for "rasta speech" or things like that (speech, dialogue, rasta, etc). good luck, this would be very valuable to you i imagine...

There's a few samples you could gleam from this [cover=1479,1711]my fav being "I make the hits, not the public. I tell the d.js what to play". Which I think features in The Harder They Come, if me memory serves me right.

This one would be cool for some great samples!

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... Also, look for Jah Thomas LPs, or LPs produced by him. There's lots of intros by JT.

Allied Dub Contest
King Tubby vs Channel One

Both have spoken into`s before tracks begin

Dave

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Guns of Navaron by Skatalites

YO SAMO, YOU ARE THE BEATMAKER IT IS YOU WHO IS SUPPOSED TO DIG FI DI SAMPLES DEM.