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I’ve built a huge collection of rare and classic dancehall vinyl 👀
Out of the original Pliers (no Chaka Demus) version of ‘Murder She Wrote’ into the sweet voice of Leroy Gibbons ‘Four Season Lover’ 🪻😎🍂⛄
Out of the original Pliers (no Chaka Demus) version of ‘Murder She Wrote’ into the sweet voice of Leroy Gibbons ‘Four Season Lover’ 🪻😎🍂⛄
Jamaica is a small country that has given so much to the world and it’s important that we offer our support 💷
Jamaica is a small country that has given so much to the world and it’s important that we offer our support 💷
But not so much going on musically – the minimal production is key to the success of the Black Widow riddim 🕷️
The crisp, clean drums and bare bones melody leaves space for the melodic vocals and perfectly complements Mr Vegas’s style 🥁🎹🎙️
But not so much going on musically – the minimal production is key to the success of the Black Widow riddim 🕷️
The crisp, clean drums and bare bones melody leaves space for the melodic vocals and perfectly complements Mr Vegas’s style 🥁🎹🎙️
"It was a Rolls Royce of a move" – Adrian Clarke on Sky when Ethan Nwaneri scored for Arsenal against Brighton in the Carabao Cup
"It was a Rolls Royce of a move" – Adrian Clarke on Sky when Ethan Nwaneri scored for Arsenal against Brighton in the Carabao Cup
This record is from 2002, the year of his first hit - New Millennium with Wayne Marshall 🎯
I remember seeing a video of him voicing this on YouTube a few years later and being blown away by his flow and the way he rode the riddim 🤯🔥
This record is from 2002, the year of his first hit - New Millennium with Wayne Marshall 🎯
I remember seeing a video of him voicing this on YouTube a few years later and being blown away by his flow and the way he rode the riddim 🤯🔥
It’s tough to beat the original. Cutty Ranks on top form, hitting out at the idea he might be past it and laying into a new generation of dancehall artists including Buju Banton, Ninjaman, Capleton and Cobra 🔥
It’s tough to beat the original. Cutty Ranks on top form, hitting out at the idea he might be past it and laying into a new generation of dancehall artists including Buju Banton, Ninjaman, Capleton and Cobra 🔥
Here are my favourites 💚
🇬🇭🇯🇲 Shake It To The Max - Moliy x Shenseea x Skillibeng
🇯🇲🇺🇸 Dansa - Klassik Frescobar
🇹🇹 Greatest Bend Over - Yung Bredda
🇯🇲🇭🇹 Tip - Ayetian
🇯🇲 Pretty Baby - Elephant Man
📹 when I played the Mangrove truck a few years back 💥
Here are my favourites 💚
🇬🇭🇯🇲 Shake It To The Max - Moliy x Shenseea x Skillibeng
🇯🇲🇺🇸 Dansa - Klassik Frescobar
🇹🇹 Greatest Bend Over - Yung Bredda
🇯🇲🇭🇹 Tip - Ayetian
🇯🇲 Pretty Baby - Elephant Man
📹 when I played the Mangrove truck a few years back 💥
Released in 1997 on the Juvenile label, Filthy is one of the elite 90s dancehall riddims, spawning a huge, career-defining crossover smash for Mr Vegas alongside hits for multiple other artists including General Degree, Lady G, and Spragga Benz 💥
Released in 1997 on the Juvenile label, Filthy is one of the elite 90s dancehall riddims, spawning a huge, career-defining crossover smash for Mr Vegas alongside hits for multiple other artists including General Degree, Lady G, and Spragga Benz 💥
🎙️ Sweetest voice in reggae
💫 Timeless songwriting
🎛️ Classic riddim
✨ Crisp production
I'm gonna listen to it on repeat now 🔁
🔊 Tempted To Touch – A Love I Can Feel Riddim (1990)
🎤 Beres Hammond
🎵 Donovan Germain
🎚️ Penthouse Records
🎙️ Sweetest voice in reggae
💫 Timeless songwriting
🎛️ Classic riddim
✨ Crisp production
I'm gonna listen to it on repeat now 🔁
🔊 Tempted To Touch – A Love I Can Feel Riddim (1990)
🎤 Beres Hammond
🎵 Donovan Germain
🎚️ Penthouse Records
I remember as a kid often hearing that political or socially conscious music was too worthy, boring, not fun, or variations on this theme 😒
I remember as a kid often hearing that political or socially conscious music was too worthy, boring, not fun, or variations on this theme 😒
This is probably top of the pile though 🔝1️⃣
Beenie Man is a master when it comes to vocalising with no lyrics 🙌🏼
🔊 Romie – Punaany Riddim (1997)
🎤 Beenie Man
🎵 Steven 'Lenky' Marsden - Andrew Thomas
🎚️ Shocking Vibes
This is probably top of the pile though 🔝1️⃣
Beenie Man is a master when it comes to vocalising with no lyrics 🙌🏼
🔊 Romie – Punaany Riddim (1997)
🎤 Beenie Man
🎵 Steven 'Lenky' Marsden - Andrew Thomas
🎚️ Shocking Vibes
I made a late-night purchase on Discogs and by the time it arrived, I had forgotten what I’d bought 😂
The Spragga Benz cut on Pocoman Jam aka Dem Bow riddim has been a favourite of mine for years, but I’ve never had it on vinyl 📀
I made a late-night purchase on Discogs and by the time it arrived, I had forgotten what I’d bought 😂
The Spragga Benz cut on Pocoman Jam aka Dem Bow riddim has been a favourite of mine for years, but I’ve never had it on vinyl 📀
This record was a huge crossover hit when I was a kid and was all over the radio 💯📻
For years I refused to DJ it because I thought of it as “too commercial” but I’ve grown to love it again 😎
This record was a huge crossover hit when I was a kid and was all over the radio 💯📻
For years I refused to DJ it because I thought of it as “too commercial” but I’ve grown to love it again 😎
Out of Junior Kelly's anthem 'Love So Nice' into a message for the haters as Collie Buddz sings, "I'm blind to you" 🎶🎵
I've been enjoying remembering how to mix vinyl again for Bluespot Records every month at Dreamhouse in Leyton 💥🔥
Out of Junior Kelly's anthem 'Love So Nice' into a message for the haters as Collie Buddz sings, "I'm blind to you" 🎶🎵
I've been enjoying remembering how to mix vinyl again for Bluespot Records every month at Dreamhouse in Leyton 💥🔥
Mr Vegas is elite when it comes to catchy hooks and the contrast between his ‘singjay’ style (halfway between singer and deejay/MC) and Mr Lexx’s deep voice is perfect – they complement each other so well 💯🎤
Mr Vegas is elite when it comes to catchy hooks and the contrast between his ‘singjay’ style (halfway between singer and deejay/MC) and Mr Lexx’s deep voice is perfect – they complement each other so well 💯🎤
Like all the best junglists, UK Apache – the voice behind the massive Shy FX anthem ‘Original Nuttah’ – started out making dancehall and his name is a reference to Super Cat aka the Wild Apache 🇯🇲
Like all the best junglists, UK Apache – the voice behind the massive Shy FX anthem ‘Original Nuttah’ – started out making dancehall and his name is a reference to Super Cat aka the Wild Apache 🇯🇲
Last week my friend told me he’d played it to his girlfriend years ago and she had started singing another song 🎵🎶
Last week my friend told me he’d played it to his girlfriend years ago and she had started singing another song 🎵🎶
Dancehall meets opera courtesy of “world-renowned tenor Andrew Bradford” as he’s labelled in the intro – also known as Buccaneer 😁
It’s based on ‘Figaro’s Aria’ from Rossini’s 1816 comic opera, The Barber of Seville 💈
Dancehall meets opera courtesy of “world-renowned tenor Andrew Bradford” as he’s labelled in the intro – also known as Buccaneer 😁
It’s based on ‘Figaro’s Aria’ from Rossini’s 1816 comic opera, The Barber of Seville 💈
I love the contrast between the sweet melodies on the hook and Bay-C’s deep voice verses 🖤💛💚
The production is so good too and there’s a brilliant cut by Sizzla on the same riddim 🔥
I love the contrast between the sweet melodies on the hook and Bay-C’s deep voice verses 🖤💛💚
The production is so good too and there’s a brilliant cut by Sizzla on the same riddim 🔥
This was one of the tunes that got me into dancehall in the early 90s 💚💛🖤
In that era, dancehall artists like Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shabba Ranks, and Red Dragon would be in the charts and I'd see and hear them on Top of the Pops and Capital FM 📺📻
This was one of the tunes that got me into dancehall in the early 90s 💚💛🖤
In that era, dancehall artists like Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shabba Ranks, and Red Dragon would be in the charts and I'd see and hear them on Top of the Pops and Capital FM 📺📻
I didn’t hear as much dancehall or soca as I would’ve liked but the 2000s bashment selection on Grosvenor Road was on point 🎯🔥
I didn’t hear as much dancehall or soca as I would’ve liked but the 2000s bashment selection on Grosvenor Road was on point 🎯🔥
This classic from Top Cat is right up there for me 🔝🎯
I love the sunny bounce of the riddim and Top Cat’s catchy melodic flow ☀️🎙️
He doesn’t repeat any verses, just pure new lyrics right to the end of the record 🔛💯
This classic from Top Cat is right up there for me 🔝🎯
I love the sunny bounce of the riddim and Top Cat’s catchy melodic flow ☀️🎙️
He doesn’t repeat any verses, just pure new lyrics right to the end of the record 🔛💯
Massive tune from Pressure Busspipe which never fails to get a big singalong from the crowd 🎶🎵
And there’s only one thing to do after a singalong like that 🔄 🔙
Massive tune from Pressure Busspipe which never fails to get a big singalong from the crowd 🎶🎵
And there’s only one thing to do after a singalong like that 🔄 🔙
I love his hyper delivery – the distinctive higher pitched vocals and audible excitement ⚡🎉
His “ohh noo” catchphrase is so much fun too. My kids love echoing it whenever we listen to Red Rat 🔴 🐀
I love his hyper delivery – the distinctive higher pitched vocals and audible excitement ⚡🎉
His “ohh noo” catchphrase is so much fun too. My kids love echoing it whenever we listen to Red Rat 🔴 🐀
I popped into Analogue Music in Rochester after stumbling across it on a weekend away. They had a nice selection of 7” reggae but I’m usually looking for dancehall, plus old reggae singles can be pricey! 💰💸
I popped into Analogue Music in Rochester after stumbling across it on a weekend away. They had a nice selection of 7” reggae but I’m usually looking for dancehall, plus old reggae singles can be pricey! 💰💸