12 inches of dub
Roots Radics
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Reviews (2)
Louder than war
d. 14. Nov. 2019
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Ian Canty
d. 14. Nov. 2019
"Rare album by ska/mento/calypso kingpin Lord Tanamo, with some heavyweight backing in the form of the Skatalites and also a full disc of Lindon Pottinger's productions for other artists during the ska era ... Ideal for anyone wanting to hear the true sound of Jamaica in the early 60s - the emerging ska beat being seasoned by the still highly popular rhythm and blues. You can clearly spot the roots back to the blues boogie which was a such a large part of ska's inspiration - that's if your feet haven't already propelled you towards the dancefloor. This collection demonstrates the pure excitement of that driving beat and also that people were continuing to enjoy a good dose of R&B as well on the early 60s Kingston dance scene".
Songlines
2020 March
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Garth Cartwright
2020 March
"The first CD here is something of a revelation, containing as it does the first ever reissue of Lord Tanamo's extremely rare 1965 LP 'Festival Jump-Up'. Here are mento and calypso tunes performed by one of Jamaican music's early stars ... For anyone interested in calypso/mento, Festival Jump-Up is a fascinating document, lively and cheeky but also old fashioned (compared to the then ruling ska sound). Tanamo recorded for Sep and Gaydisc, two labels owned by Lindon Pottinger, the first black Jamaican to set up his own recording studio on the island in 1961 ... Disc two contains 28 tunes [Pottinger] recorded and released across 1963-4, largely ska. Of special interest are four cuts by Jimmy James - who would later be a stalwart of British black music and enjoy several disco hits in the 1970s. Superb liner notes and packaging make this essential for anyone interested in the development of Jamaican music".