The long road north
Cult of Luna
Reggae.
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Anmeldelser (3)
Louder than war
d. 16. jan. 2022
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Ian Canty
d. 16. jan. 2022
"U-Roy stature as the DJ that took toasting to another level and influenced countless others is not in doubt. It is fair to say that his reputation mainly rests on that short, but wildly creative time at Treasure Isle. Version Galore still sounds as fresh as the day it was set down on tape. Everything clicks, with U-Roy without equal on the mike and the Duke's peerless back catalogue utilised in just the right way. The self-titled 1974 album yields enough gems itself and among the bonus are some great cuts too. With the music being truly excellent, those heartfelt sleeve notes push this Version Galore 2CD over the top into "must have" territory. A fine collection that any fan of reggae DJ cuts must hearʺ.
The Arts Desk
d. 20. feb. 2022
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Kieron Tyler
d. 20. feb. 2022
"Nothing is ever easily disentangled with Jamaican music from the first half of the Seventies. So it remains. What also remains are these astonishing, matchless recordings. Get this - it's great, and it's fitting celebration of the memory of U-Roy".
Mojo
2022 March
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SM
2022 March
"Treasure Isle-producer Duke Reid was Jamaica's late-'60s king of rocksteady, so when he joined up with the era's premier deejay U-Roy, it was musical dynamite. This 1970 debut (plus 30 extra tracks) from "The Originator" is genre-defining, U-Roy's jive-talk flow riding the exquisite rhythms in fine style".