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Drums of Defiance: Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of Jamaica
produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 9 mins
Featuring complex, West African influenced drumming and dancing, this little-known rural tradition is at the heart of modern, politically charged reggae music. The conviction heard here reveals a long history of struggle. During the 17th and 18th centuries, some of the Africans brought to Jamaica as slaves escap...
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produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 9 mins
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Featuring complex, West African influenced drumming and dancing, this little-known rural tradition is at the heart of modern, politically charged reggae music. The conviction heard here reveals a long history of struggle. During the 17th and 18th centuries, some of the Africans brought to Jamaica as slaves escaped to the mountains. There they settled, and over time, they became known as "Maroons." Today, four major Maroon colonies still exist...
Featuring complex, West African influenced drumming and dancing, this little-known rural tradition is at the heart of modern, politically charged reggae music. The conviction heard here reveals a long history of struggle. During the 17th and 18th centuries, some of the Africans brought to Jamaica as slaves escaped to the mountains. There they settled, and over time, they became known as "Maroons." Today, four major Maroon colonies still exist in Jamaica's rugged western Cockpit Country and in the eastern Blue Mountains. Some selections on this recording were previously issued in 1981 on Folkways 4027. "..[A]n aural kaleidoscope, presenting small glimpses into the colorful world of the Maroon music of Jamaica." — Sing Out
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Everything Comes to Those Who Wait
performed by The Celtic Reggae Revolution (Magnatune, 2015), 44 mins
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performed by The Celtic Reggae Revolution (Magnatune, 2015), 44 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2014
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Celtic Reggae Revolution
Author / Creator
The Celtic Reggae Revolution
Date Published / Released
2015-01-08
Publisher
Magnatune
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Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvær & Eivind Aarset
produced by Moods Jazz Association; performed by Nils Petter Molvær, 1960-, Eivind Aarset, 1961-, Robbie Shakespeare, 1953-, Sly Dunbar, 1952- and Vladislav Delay, 1976- (Paris, Ile-de-France: Qwest TV, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
Sometimes we come across unexpected, if not incongruous, encounters that turn out to be amazing, disturbing and inventive. This concert is a perfect example of this phenomenon. We see Norwegian musicians Nils Petter Molvær and Eivind Aarset fusing jazz, rock and ambient music with a World-class Jamaican rhythm se...
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produced by Moods Jazz Association; performed by Nils Petter Molvær, 1960-, Eivind Aarset, 1961-, Robbie Shakespeare, 1953-, Sly Dunbar, 1952- and Vladislav Delay, 1976- (Paris, Ile-de-France: Qwest TV, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
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Sometimes we come across unexpected, if not incongruous, encounters that turn out to be amazing, disturbing and inventive. This concert is a perfect example of this phenomenon. We see Norwegian musicians Nils Petter Molvær and Eivind Aarset fusing jazz, rock and ambient music with a World-class Jamaican rhythm section composed of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare – both of whom shaped the "Rub A Dub Style" and hundreds of Regga...
Sometimes we come across unexpected, if not incongruous, encounters that turn out to be amazing, disturbing and inventive. This concert is a perfect example of this phenomenon. We see Norwegian musicians Nils Petter Molvær and Eivind Aarset fusing jazz, rock and ambient music with a World-class Jamaican rhythm section composed of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare – both of whom shaped the "Rub A Dub Style" and hundreds of Reggae music hits since the ‘80s. This meeting was initiated by Robbie Shakespeare, who admits that he has always had a fascination with the imagination of the trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær. And whilst this clash between aesthetically distant musical worlds is already enough of a gamble, it pays off – the project is delivered with total adhesion, eventually finding its discographic form through the album *Nordub* in 2018. As if giving us a clue or a unique entry point, during the performance Robbie sings a few verses from The Abbyssinians: "The book of life; there is a land far from away". With these musicians, that book of life opens onto a dreamlike country where the floating atmosphere of Norwegian Nu jazz transcends the 'riddims' of Jamaica, where melancholic reveries are anchored in an earthy dimension carried by the dry drumming. Truly fascinating. **Philippe Lesage**
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Field of Study
World Music
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Nils Petter Molvær, 1960-, Eivind Aarset, 1961-, Robbie Shakespeare, 1953-, Sly Dunbar, 1952-, Vladislav Delay, 1976-
Contributor
Moods Jazz Association
Author / Creator
Nils Petter Molvær, 1960-, Eivind Aarset, 1961-, Robbie Shakespeare, 1953-, Sly Dunbar, 1952-, Vladislav Delay, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Qwest TV
Topic / Theme
Jazz
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Auditorium
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Watcha Clan: Diaspora Remixed
performed by Watcha Clan (Piranha, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins, 13 page(s)
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performed by Watcha Clan (Piranha, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins, 13 page(s)
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Watcha Clan
Author / Creator
Watcha Clan
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Piranha
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Vaï La Bott Records & Piranha Musik
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