Music

mvb · 18 Feb 2011, 12:08

lord of the strings

guillaume · 18 Feb 2011, 15:48

killer song and performance, mikeal just gets better and better. if i had heard this in the street id swear it was the studio version.

Seul · 19 Feb 2011, 14:36

Hey guys and gals, please watch this clip as a favor for me… It's my brother dj'ing, he's in a contest. This is step 1: getting as many views as possible. Please spread the link if you can.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!..

Geo · 19 Feb 2011, 15:08

favour done - and he's pretty decent too . . .

Seul · 19 Feb 2011, 15:10

It might not make sense or even sound wrong if you don't know the technical stuff behind it, but yeah: he's good!..

Cheers Geo!..

Just_KC · 20 Feb 2011, 19:04

I'm a huge fan of Yoshida Brothers. They are bloody awesome.

Another awesome relatively unknown artist is Ronald Jenkees.

gbougard · 21 Feb 2011, 21:42

Some Horace Andy with Sly & Robbie at Harry J studio, with Robbie coaching every one, from Sly to Dalton, then each musician says a little thing about himself. It was the last day of the sessions, we had recorded live in the studio about 20 songs in 2 days! Then Horace voiced them and the whole thing was wrapped up in a week. Talk about working fast!!!

PS = there are 17 videos of this album and they are nice, enjoy!

Geo · 22 Feb 2011, 21:40

@Just_KC:

I'm a huge fan of Yoshida Brothers. They are bloody awesome.

got copies of a gouple of their albums a while back - but hadn't heard the first track . . . the funny thing is it was a conversation about banjos they came up (how the shamisen is played, sounds etc) . . . anyways this guy was the main topic - he can really play some

gbougard · 25 Feb 2011, 15:08

Jackie Edwards, a truly unsung hero of Jamaican music. I love this video, it shows how bare bone Reggae is when it is reduced to its essential form: drum, bass, organ, guitar and a singer with a badass voice and a nice little tune… The recording booth wall is lined with egg boxes, in a truly roots fashion, the mikes are rudimentary, everything is minimal, yet it works and it is truly wonderful. I love it.

And now, Delroy Wilson, one of the most soulful singers ever to emerge out of Jamaica

Shit, I could spend the whole day playing some of that…

gbougard · 26 Feb 2011, 20:04

The true essence of Jamaican music is the dancehall, where artists entertain the patrons by singing or DJ-ing over instrumentals of the hits of the day. Here is a fascinating (at least for Reggae fans!) scene shot in 1984, the golden age for DJ's and rubadub Reggae. It HOT!!!

gbougard · 27 Feb 2011, 20:37

Reggae's holy trinity so to speak consists of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the original Wailers, so tonight, I'm posting 3 live vids by Bob, Peter and Bunny.

Bob Marley