White Reggae

[Herr Tubthumper]

...not a genre you hear talked about or championed. Or maybe there is an entire scene lurking out there which I'm blissfully unaware of. Is there such a thing as good white reggae?

 

[Mellotron]

Hakuna Pesa, local band. Give them a try. One black member, the rest are white.

Hakuna Pesa

 

[CHAPPERS]

Unity Hi Fi soundsystem are decent local selectors as are the Raggae Roast boys from London.

 

[Icy Gull]

Wasn't that the term used to describe the Average White Band. Great name because that is exactly what they were.

 

[daveinprague]

There used to be a band called Blue Riddim band, who I think were based in Kansas City of all places... they played at one of the Sunsplash events in Jamaica in the 80s and tore the place down with their studio one tunes.
Ive got it on my harddrive at home I think..may even already be in the reggae drops thread..but ill dig it out and drop in the reggae drops thread anyway later ..

 

[The Large One]

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Top 10 and EVERYTHING in about 1976.

 

[Icy Gull]

I give you the very very underrated Andy Fairweather Lowe

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[D'Angelo Saxon]

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[daveinprague]

Blue Riddim Band live at Reggae Sunsplash Jamaica 82

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6KDXU5J6

Single Track MP3
33m 51s


Couple of youtube links starting with Nancy Reagan at sunsplash..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrMZj3wlCVg

San Francisco 82
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPK1KIsGPM

 

[daveinprague]

and from the KING TAFARI LOVE MUSIC (Brighton) stable...

Ruben Da Silva

If you went to our parties in the 80s/90s you would have
seen Silva nuff time selector and singer for the sound.

first time I met him, was probably in 1979.. we were called JahMarcus Sound
and we were playing underneath the Alhambra on the seafront.
This young youth with suit and porkpie hat asked if he could sing on the sound. Took one look at him and said no.
He asked again the next week, and as it was early and nobody in...checked with Marcus, and he said....why not...
Couldnt believe our bloodclaat ears.
Still hard at work, and cuts a lot of dubs for sounds around the world.
KingTafari are doing things along Church road once a month now..trot along.
He wrote this tune, and ive always loved it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0fmAWmoxmg&feature=related


This tune puts a smile on my face every time I hear it...
Dance the night away

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W0ARTE7G

Single Track MP3
4m 3s

and covering one of my all time favourite tunes...
How sweet it is

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QZYEJ2QS

Single Track MP3
3m 14s

and the first time he sang this, was in one of the parties in 1st Avenue.. place went crazy...
I really miss those days sometimes.. some of the parties we did around Brighton were amazing.
Shes out of my life (michael jackson cover)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7ZCQ0IN6

Single Track MP3
3m 10s

Dont worry mods.. I have permission to post these. He's family.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wasn't that the term used to describe the Average White Band. Great name because that is exactly what they were.

It wasn't reggae tho. It was a pretty neat tried and trusted Scottish jazz soul funk thang.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Dreadzone are a mixed bag but they have their dubby moments

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Reggatta de Blanc

 

[RSBLUEANDWHITEARMY]

Matisyahu, he is white and Jewish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52KmT1fN_ak

 

[7:18]

Snow. a canadian icon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAlLvQIKYE

 

[RSBLUEANDWHITEARMY]

Ras Matthew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rycmiXPQjcA

 

[Norman Potting]

.......... Is there such a thing as good white reggae?

No, and the other coloured version (am I allowed to say it) isn't much cop either imho. UB40 for goodness sake, how many of them in that band to make such a dire whiney plodding sound?

 

[bn3gunner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlAdaDZaWw

 

[Seagull kimchi]

RDF

That's Radical Dance Faction

Mohawk guitarist and giant ginger dread singer - Going since the late 80's - If you've ever seen 'em you'd definitely remember 'em.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

What about Yellowman?

Or don't albino's count?