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- LOVE IN THE GHETTO
GHETTO DUB
THE POWER OF JAH
JAH POWER
LIVE UP JAH CHILDREN
JAH CHILDREN LIVE
I & I LOVE JAH
JAH LOVE
JAH LIVETH (ONE LOVE)
ONE JAH LOVE
I MAN JUST A DEAL WITH LOVE
DEAL WITH LOVE- HOLY MOUNTAIN
WITHOUT H.I.M.
WITHOUT H.I.M. DUB
I & I LOVE JAH REMIX
JAH LOVE REMIX
UNDILUTED BLOOD SHANTI & THE SHANTI-ITES CAT NO:ABA LP/CD 005
This long awaited new album from Blood Shanti has finally been released.
It took so long because Blood wanted to re-record some
of the tracks and record some new songs that we all felt would
be a better representation of where Blood Shanti and his music
is at right now. So three songs where pulled and four new songs
were added.
The track 'Holy Mountain' was never going to be on this
album, but due to the unforeseen passing of Sister Rowena
it's inclusion was due to public demand. I will explain: Blood
Shanti did an accappella version of this song at the funeral
of Sister Rowena and it was the first time that it had
been performed in any form in public, as it was still in the 'work
in progress' phase. It was a new song that was being pencilled
in for the next album. It moved so many people at the funeral
including me, with its poigiant lyrics, that people kept asking
me when it was coming out. Hence only the vocal cut on the album,
no dub.
When Blood first played the backing track to me about 3 months
before I shuddered. "It's Lover Rock" I said to him
and I must admit to being biassed as far as that style of music
is concerned. I, (hate would be too strong a word) prefer
not to listen to it.
It's not that I think that D.Brown, Freddie Mcgregor,
Pat Kelly, Don Carlos, The Cool Ruler, Bob
Marley etc didn't record some serious lovers tunes, it's the
female strangulated vocals I can't stand. Names like T.T. Ross
spring to mind.
I could never understand why they would try and pitch their voice
an octave or two above their natural pitch so that the noise that
came out sounded like the 'Royal Society For the Prevention
Of Cruelty To Animals' should be called as someone is swinging
a cat by the tail.
My feelings on the genre can be summed up with
a little anicdote: In the mid 70's I drove 120 miles to a dance
in the West Midlands between Mafiatone & Sir Christopher.
I arrived at 23:30 and settled into a corner to listen and observe.
At 23:55 Sir Christopher started to run these 'Lovers Rock'
tunes with female vocals (sic),and he just kept playing them.When it came time for
Mafiatone to play, with me expecting some serious 'Roots
& Culture', you guessed it, he started to play 'Lovers
Rock' with female vocals (sic) as well.
At 00:20 I was in my car driving back to London. That says it
all.
So for me to like a tune with a 'Lovers Rock' vibe it has to
be special and believe me 'Holy Mountain' is special.
It has passed the 'Old Grey Whistle Test'
My cubs are singing the lyrics.Their cubs are singing it. Samari's
cub, Levi is singing it. Momma Shanti, Lioness
and all who have heard it are singing it..."All the children
in the garden"..excerpt from the chorus
of 'Holy Mountain'.
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