Corina
A lot of new listeners get thrown into reggae during it's various timelines. Some only know(Like)Marley, some the various Jamaican/U.S collborations. The old stuff sounds old and are definately forgettable except for a few: Pressure Drop(Toots and the Maytals), 007(Desmond Dekker) etc. Tere was a band from England called the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra(RPO) that did a Marley album... Fantastic! All classical muscians. Sadly, it's no longer in print but i have it on DAT and could send you a tape. A friend of mine in Phoenix has the CD but won't give it to me(He's probably the only one in the U.S. that has this). We were both stationed in Japan in the early 90's. Japan is a hotbed for reggae. Outside of Jamaica and England it's the next biggest market. I have some Japanese reggae that is not available here too! Here are some tips: Any artist with a military rank in his name does Dancehall ie: General Degree, Admiral Bailey, Lieutenant Stichie. Anyone using "Banton" with their name does a dancehall style called "Slackness" where they talk alot about how bad they are and guns ie: Mega Banton, Buju Banton(The original Banton) etc. If you want, send me some blank tapes and i'll steer you down one of the MANY paths to enlightenment. You can click onto www.ras.com to give you some direction. If you find something you like email me and i'll tell you if they're any good. Incidently, my username was taken from a reggae club in Tokyo that charged $50 to get in WITH a date. No date, No entry.
