Zoot Simms (studio 1)

[Guest]

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side A Zoot Simms - Africa, which riddim is that? i can remember to hear that melody somewhere lately but it was not this tune

[pf]

isn't it Alton Ellis 'African Descendants'?

[gaspar]

satta a massa ganna

[Reggae Rhythm Update]

The rhythm is not Satta.

Senior Soul - Is It Because I'm Black
Jackie Mittoo - Black Organ

[Guest]

iight ,thanx.

yeh, is about the riddim not lyrics.

[stepping razor]

The original studio one is called African Challenge and
the riddim b. side - Challenge (ver) Sound Dimension Band.
The one pictured is the US one.not the JA cut.
http://www.strictly-vibes.com/zoot-simm ... zoot+simms
peace

[powderpuff]

Senior Soul - Is It Because I'm Black

is bound to have been the first cut because the riddim follows the soul original (by Syl Johnson) being covered.

[stepping razor]

The "Is It Because I`m Black" has come out on many different reggae riddims over the years and the original reggae cut of Is It Because I`m Black was not the Challenge riddim written & composed by Zoot Simms and Coxsone Dodd.
One of the first reggae cuts to Is It Because I`m Black was Ken Boothe.

peace

[Reggae Rhythm Update]

Uh oh, this is turning into a heated reggae rhythm debate!

[stepping razor]

Thanks for the update riddim full a culture.

peace