Desert Island Discs

[DiamondDave]

Santa Claus brought me an 80GB iPod and I'd like to expand my reggae collection.

So my question to you is, if you were stuck on a desert island, which 5 reggae albums (<u>not</u> singles) would you want to have? I already have plenty Bob Marley albums, so you can leave him out...

Thanks! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

Re: Desert Island Discs

I have:

Elton Ellis... I'm still in love

Morgans Heritage Don't haffi dread

Everton Blendah... Visionary

Bunny Wailer... Time will tell

Beres... A day in the life

Shaggy... Essential... is great while playing with fire

That was hard to choose, I have tons of reggae on mine!

[wandaweberg]

Re: Desert Island Discs

Well, I can assist with two:


Young Lions - either #1 or #2
(Richie Spice, Jah Cure, I Wayne, Chuck Fenda)




Anything by Culture

[RichD]

Re: Desert Island Discs

Ernie Smith - After 30 years

John holt - 2000 volts of holt

freddy mcgregor sings jamaican classics vol 1

Peter tosh - Mystic man

anthow in delroy wilson - im in a dancing mood

[Nanook]

Re: Desert Island Discs

Ohhhhh...I want the Freddie one!

I have the Delroy one, love it! I spose I better go update my itunes now!

[DiamondDave]

Re: Desert Island Discs

OK, you all are officially enablers! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

whatever albums y'all suggested that are available on iTunes are now in my shopping basket....but I bought a couple of them to listen to tonite...

Nooks, I hadda go with Don't Haffi Dread...I love Morgan Heritage...

Wanda, Two Sevens Clash from Culture [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] ....I saw them in Miami a couple years ago; thanks for the recommendation [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

Rich, I bought the Ernie Smith [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif[/img]

thanks for your help!

suggestions are still being accepted.....the shopping cart is huge so I'm sure I can rationalize buying a couple of new albums every few days [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[wandaweberg]

Re: Desert Island Discs

Cocoa tea


Cocoa Tea link - hope it works





Cocoa Tea was born Calvin George Scott in Kingston Jamaica on September 3,1959, he began his career as a teenager from the exposure gained by singing in church and school choirs, recording his first song, "Searching In The Hills" in 1974. With no success, he worked the next five years as a race horse jockey (he now owns a number of horses) and as a fisherman. He got back into music by working with various sound systems where many get their chops, and Cocoa Tea (named for his love of the hot beverage) began to gain notice for his work in the dancehalls.
A move to the big city of Kingston in 1983 was next, and he met up with top producer Henry 'Junjo' Lawes recording his first hit songs "Rocking Dolly" and "I Lost My Sonia." He also released his first album, "Wha Them A Go Do, Can't Stop Cocoa Tea" on Lawes' Volcano label in 1985. Over the next three years he recorded four albums all filled with solid production and songs by this lyrically conscious singer with producers Lloyd 'King Jammys' James (The Marshall and Come Again), the Firehouse label (Cocoa Tea), and Witty's label (a clash album with Tenor Saw).

He hit huge in 1989 with "Who She Love" for King Jammys when teamed up with the current top dancehall DJ/rapper of the time, Shabba Ranks, and singer Home T (Mikey Bennett of the Home T Four). The trio then also worked for 'Gussie' Clarke's Music works label and recorded "Pirates Anthem" that was huge worldwide reggae hit also that year. Cocoa Tea's career moved forward in the 90's recording more hits with songs like "Riker's Island" and "No Blood For Oil", and "Oil Ting" which was banned in Jamaica for it's biting social commentary during the Gulf War. He recorded another album for King Jammys in 1992 called "I Am The Toughest" in which the highlights of this and his other two Jammys album's tracks are included on this CD.

Cocoa Tea has continued to record hits for various producers in the 90's including "Holy Mount Zion" for Digital-B in 1995, "I'm Not A King" for Exterminator, and a remake of Bob Marley's (one of his biggest inspirations) "Waiting In Vain" with DJ Cutty Ranks in 1997 to name a few. In 1998, Cocoa Tea started his label called Roaring Lion, releasing a number of singles by him and various artists, and his first album release, "Holy Mount Zion" on a major label (Motown /Tamla) of his late 90's hits. This singer, over his career, has established himself a one's reggae's most loved artists for his smooth melodic approach, and his "take no prisoners" style of conscious lyric as well as sugary love songs. "Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea" is indeed a well earned name.