Roots Reggae Boom Tunes

[Contrarian Expatriate]

Yup, Hugh Mundell was taken far too soon. As was Garnett Silk who also was killed in some freak accident:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm7Czsjsm6g[/youtube]

I need to do some more research on the Gladiators, but one song of theirs I love is:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-CeXCH9sZo[/youtube]

Geoffery Morgan is one of my favorite albums from UB40, a group some might call quasi-Reggae, but I don't.

Speaking of UK based reggae:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6etstecez7w[/youtube]

Linton Kwesi Johnson was a bit Marxist for my taste, and this song was aimed derisively and directly at people like myself, but I still love it for the artistic and musical value ;-D

Yes, dem the Black Petty Booshwah, dem full of flack!

[Zambales]

Not a huge fan of LKJ but I did like his dub album.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-r7y1ybbdQ[/youtube]

My favourite LKJ track "Time Come" (not dub).

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chIHgTqX3Dk[/youtube]

[Zambales]

UB40's best albums consisted of four of their first five released. Geffery Morgan was one of them. After this period during the mid 80's they didn't quite reach the same level. Their first album "Signing Off" was undoubtedly the greatest in my mind.

The brilliant track "Madam Medusa" which was directed at Margaret Thatcher is nearly 13 minutes in length.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC-rdaat9HI[/youtube]

[Zambales]

Some of my favourite Gladiators tracks.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=konF8TyULvw[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS4hP_wu0-w[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmJvsNJoHU[/youtube]

[Zambales]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCtDbHpJ_-8[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otUeXSzEpMo[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0qMlq2D7E[/youtube]

[Zambales]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkb_7iomCgw[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oITYO682yzU[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDlgAvBB2XM[/youtube]