Another Valentine's Day was upon us and so what is a better excuse to bring out some love tunes and also just some weird relationship odes… check the archive!
Showing posts with label Lovers Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lovers Rock. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
02.13.14 - Lover's Special
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE AT JAMAICAROCK.COM
Another Valentine's Day was upon us and so what is a better excuse to bring out some love tunes and also just some weird relationship odes… check the archive!
Another Valentine's Day was upon us and so what is a better excuse to bring out some love tunes and also just some weird relationship odes… check the archive!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
08.29.13 - Beres tunes & Cool Hand Luke from the UK
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE AT JAMAICAROCK.COM
A happy Earthstrong out to the soulful Beres Hammond! The show starts out with some of his older songs, such as ones with Zap Pow and moves into his classics and a few newer ones. The ladies love Beres. In the second hour I was joined by our friend Cool Hand Luke from North London and his wicked vinyl selections. He also joined us later that night at our weekly Downtown Top Ranking party where he kept the vibes strong and selected into for the deejays on the mic into the wee hours. Check the archive.
A happy Earthstrong out to the soulful Beres Hammond! The show starts out with some of his older songs, such as ones with Zap Pow and moves into his classics and a few newer ones. The ladies love Beres. In the second hour I was joined by our friend Cool Hand Luke from North London and his wicked vinyl selections. He also joined us later that night at our weekly Downtown Top Ranking party where he kept the vibes strong and selected into for the deejays on the mic into the wee hours. Check the archive.
Friday, February 15, 2013
02.14.13 - Lovers Rock Special
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE AT JAMAICAROCK.COM
Valentine's Day is the perfect day to celebrate the special genre of reggae music called Lovers Rock. The roots of Lovers Rock lie in the early days of reggae, with Jamaican singers such as Ken Boothe and John Holt enjoying international hits with reggae versions of well-known love songs. It was also a style that resonated with the London reggae scene and became an apolitical response to the conscious Rastafarian sound dominant in Jamaica at the time. Lovers Rock really gave a style and voice to the UK reggae scene as well as an opportunity for female artists who were sought after for this sound. Some of the Jamaican artists that had the most success with this genre in the late 70s and early 80s wereDennis Brown, Sugar Minott and of course Gregory Isaacs.
Queen Majesty will be exploring both UK and Jamaican Lovers Rock, with a special Gregory Isaacs set in celebration of the Valentine's Day release of The Love Box. Issacs, the Cool Ruler aka Lonely Lover, lives on with this first four-disc box set comprised of 80 love songs, some of which are pulled from the vault. This unprecedented compilation is the result of a unique collaboration between Tad’s Records and Isaacs’ own label, African Museum and can be purchased here. (via EastVillageRadio.com)
Valentine's Day is the perfect day to celebrate the special genre of reggae music called Lovers Rock. The roots of Lovers Rock lie in the early days of reggae, with Jamaican singers such as Ken Boothe and John Holt enjoying international hits with reggae versions of well-known love songs. It was also a style that resonated with the London reggae scene and became an apolitical response to the conscious Rastafarian sound dominant in Jamaica at the time. Lovers Rock really gave a style and voice to the UK reggae scene as well as an opportunity for female artists who were sought after for this sound. Some of the Jamaican artists that had the most success with this genre in the late 70s and early 80s wereDennis Brown, Sugar Minott and of course Gregory Isaacs.
Queen Majesty will be exploring both UK and Jamaican Lovers Rock, with a special Gregory Isaacs set in celebration of the Valentine's Day release of The Love Box. Issacs, the Cool Ruler aka Lonely Lover, lives on with this first four-disc box set comprised of 80 love songs, some of which are pulled from the vault. This unprecedented compilation is the result of a unique collaboration between Tad’s Records and Isaacs’ own label, African Museum and can be purchased here. (via EastVillageRadio.com)
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