((jah_yout) HELP!

[Tropicana]

I am looking for a dub of this song that has tons of drumming.

Not sure who it's by. Lots of heavy drumming. Haven't heard it in years. Some of the lines.

- How de bass drum go dread? It battah.
- Battah, splattah backout yah!!
- When de I did rememba Mussolini war wid selassie I

That'st all I can remember.

Update: The original is now blocked in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZe811Ny8bA

[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP! (Identifying a dub)

I remember more.

"You wan' see de man fiyah a gun weh 8 man supposed to fire you know
For im a conquerah, a de Lion of Judah".

Jah_yout or anyone else know it?

[jah_yout]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP! (Identifying a dub)

sorry drawing a blank...

there are thousands if not millions of recordings from that era...need something more specific

[sistactry]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

sorry nice lady,
but me a draw blank to

nice song dow,

ehhh, try satta amassa ganna. someting like dat (if me have time me go inna it lata)

[Derek]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

Dillinger?
Ranking Trevor?

[jah_yout]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

i was going on the assumption that the tune you're referring to is on the mighty diamonds "shame & pride" riddim...

is that so?

[jah_yout]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dillinger?
Ranking Trevor? </div></div>

prince jazzbo?
prince muhammad?
big youth?
trinity?
u-roy?
i-roy?

[sistactry]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

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[sistactry]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

Tropi,while u deh pan music,

me just waan tek dis time fe bigup de biggman himself,
this man holds my &quot;highest&quot; regards, respeck my yute, RIP yaa bredren,
de gates a heaven must a did rejoice when u faawud,

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Garnett Silk

Background information
Birth name Garnet Damion Smith
Born April 2, 1966
Origin Manchester, Jamaica
Died December 9, 1994(1994-12-09) (aged 28), Mandeville, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, dancehall
Years active late 1970s–1994
Labels VP, Greensleeves, Heartbeat, Atlantic
Garnett Silk (born Garnet Damion Smith; April 2, 1966 – December 9, 1994), was a Jamaican reggae musician and Rastafarian, known for his emotive, powerful and smooth voice. During the early 1990s he was hailed as a rising talent, but his career was ended by his early death in 1994, while attempting to save his mother while his house was on fire.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Little Bimbo
1.2 Singing career
1.3 Death
1.4 Posthumous
2 Releases
2.1 Albums
2.2 DVD appearances
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography[edit] Little BimboSmith was born in Manchester, Jamaica. His musical career began at the age of twelve, when he performed under the name Little Bimbo.[1] During the 1980s he worked as a deejay on sound systems such as Conquering Lion, Soul Remembrance, Pepper's Disco, Stereophonic, and Destiny Outernational (where he first met Tony Rebel).[1] He recorded his first track in 1985, but it would be two years later before his first single, &quot;Problem Everywhere&quot; was released.[1] An album of material from this period (Journey) was later released. In 1988, he joined Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion label, releasing &quot;No Disrespect&quot;, and working regularly with Tony Rebel, Smith now being billed simply as 'Bimbo'. The pair began performing as a duo around the sound systems to much acclaim. The Garnett Silk Meets the Conquering Lion: A Dub Plate Selection album dates from about this time and features a clutch of exclusive recordings the DJ cut for the sound system from the mid-1980s through the end of the decade. Rebel, a Rastarfari, eventually converted Smith to his religion with the help of dub poet Yasus Afari, a close friend of both the DJs.[1]

[edit] Singing careerIn 1989, at the suggestion of veteran singer Derrick Morgan, Smith turned from deejaying to singing, with a recording session at Bunny Lee's studio with Rebel, including tracks recorded separately, as a duo, and with Anthony Selassie, and he began working under his real name.[1] The Heartbeat label's Tony Rebel Meets Garnet Silk in a Dancehall Conference compiles these early Morgan-overseen recordings. The success of this session led him to continue as a singer, going on to work with producers King Tubby, Prince Jammy, and Donovan Germain, before signing a two-year contract with Steely &amp; Clevie in 1990, recording an album's worth of songs for them. It was the production duo who decided to change his name to Garnet Silk, in reference to his smooth voice.[1] Only one of the tracks recorded during this period, &quot;We Can Be Together,&quot; a duet with Chevelle Franklin, was actually released at the time, and discouraged by this, he returned to Manchester and threw himself into songwriting, often in partnership with an old friend, Anthony &quot;Fire&quot; Rochester.[1]

Another encounter with Tony Rebel brought an introduction to Courtney Cole, owner of the Roof International label. Silk would record a plethora of songs at the producer's Ocho Rios studio, amongst them were the hits &quot;Mama,&quot; &quot;Seven Spanish Angels,&quot; and a cover of the Johnny Nash classic &quot;I Can See Clearly Now&quot;. Roof International would posthumously bundle up these early singles and other material recorded at this time for the Nothing Can Divide Us album, which the VP label picked up for the U.S.

By 1992, Silk was in Kingston in the studio with producer Bobby Digital, recording his debut album It's Growing. Split between deeply cultural themes, spiritual songs, and romantic numbers, the album went on to become one of the best selling in Jamaica that year, and he had his first major hit single with &quot;Hey Mama Africa&quot; (produced by Richard &quot;Bello&quot; Bell) for the Star Trail label, which was Silk's first international hit, and topped the reggae chart in Britain.[1]

Over the next two years, the singer would record with most of the major name producers on the island, both on his own and in partnership with Tony Rebel. He cut a swathe of songs with King Jammy, including &quot;Fill Us Up With Your Mercy&quot; and &quot;Lord Watch Over Our Shoulders.&quot; The latter track titled a 1994 compilation released by the Greensleeves label in the U.K. and boasts seven Jammy cuts and a clutch of hits for other producers.

1993's Gold, released by the U.K. Charm label, bundled up more hits from this period. Amongst them was &quot;Zion in a Vision,&quot; a Jamaican number one cut with producer Jack Scorpio, as well as &quot;Hey Mama Africa&quot;. he also recorded for Sly &amp; Robbie, including the deeply religious &quot;Thank You, Jah&quot; and the haunting &quot;Green Line.&quot; But the pace was becoming too much and Silk collapsed during a show at the Ritz in New York City, suffering from low blood pressure and exhaustion.[1] The exhausted singer was forced to cancel all his scheduled appearances for the next six months, most crucially of all, what would have been his debut at Reggae Sumfest. However, Silk bounced back in 1994 and set back to work. In a show of good grace, he rejoined Steely &amp; Clevie and cut the &quot;Love Is the Answer&quot; single, another massive hit. &quot;Fight Back,&quot; produced by Richie Stephens, was next up. By then, the singer was ready to re-take the stage, which he did with a vengeance, headlining that year's Reggae Sumfest and Reggae Sunsplash festivals.[1] His set at the latter event was captured for the Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1994 album, released in 1999 by the Tabou1 label.

[edit] DeathHaving signed an international distribution deal with Atlantic Records, Silk now entered Tuff Gong studios with producer Errol Brown and the cream of Jamaica's sessionmen (including Aston Barrett, Sly &amp; Robbie, Tyrone Downie, Earl &quot;Chinna&quot; Smith, and Uziah &quot;Sticky&quot; Thompson), to begin work on his second album. He'd recorded ten songs and the album was nearing completion when he went home to visit his mother. Silk had borrowed a pair of guns from his attorney after his home had been burgled, but had no idea how to use them. Sitting with a couple of friends at his mother's house in Mandeville, Jamaica, on December 9, one offered to show him how they worked, at which point the gun accidentally misfired, hitting a propane tank and setting the house ablaze.[1] The singer, his friends, and his two brothers made it out safely, only to discover that Silk's mother was still trapped inside. The singer rushed back into the house to save her, but it was too late and both were lost in the fire.[1]

[edit] PosthumousSilk's music has been kept alive by several tributes, including Macka B's &quot;Tribute to Garnett Silk&quot; and the Earth Day concert, and numerous compilation albums, including two collections of his dubplates, Kilamanjaro Remembers Garnett Silk (Jam Down, 1999) and Rule Dem (Trojan/Sanctuary 2006).

In 2000, Atlantic finally released The Definitive Collection, a two-CD set showcasing the ten tracks the singer had recorded during sessions for his unfinished second album.

[edit] Releases[edit] AlbumsIt's Growing (1992) VP
Gold (1993) Charm
Buju Banton Meets Garnett Silk and Tony Rebel (1993) Rhino (with Buju Banton and Tony Rebel)
Love Is The Answer (1994) VP
Lord Watch Over Our Shoulders (1994) Greensleeves
Tony Rebel Meets Garnett Silk in a Dance Hall Conference (1994) Heartbeat
Nothing Can Divide Us (1995) VP
Journey (1996) VP
Reggae Max (1996) Jet Star
Killamanjaro Remembers (1999) Jamdown
Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1994 (1999) Tabou
Collector's Series (1999) Heartbeat
Garnett Silk Meets the Conquering Lion: a Dub Plate Selection (2000) Conquering Lion
The Definitive Collection (2000) Atlantic
The Definitive Collection (2001) Atlantic (2-CD edition)
100% Silk (2001) VP
Legends of Reggae Vol.5 (2001) Artists Only
This Sound Leads The Way (2001) Rhino (Garnett Silk &amp; The DJs)
Silky Mood (2002) VP
The Very Best of Garnett Silk - Gold (2002) Jet Star
Reggae Anthology: Music Is The Rod (1994) VP
Rule Dem (2006) Trojan
[edit] DVD appearancesGarnett Silk and Friends (2002) MVD
Golden Voices of Reggae (2005) Island MVD
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[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

Okay I remember something else.

I think at some point they said &quot;Hail Bongo Herman&quot;. Does that help?

Who is Bongo Herman?

Thanks for sharing those tracks sistactry. Enjoying them as I type.

[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

Originally Posted By: jah_yout

i was going on the assumption that the tune you're referring to is on the mighty diamonds &quot;shame &amp; pride&quot; riddim...

is that so?

Yes the dub is based on that .... I think. My knowledge of patois at the time wasn't perfect. and even now it's 98%.

[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

FOUND IT!!! LOVE IT!!



The first couple of lines are missing though. I don't recognize the label but it could have faded with memory.

You can here the part missing here...A side Clip:

http://www.reggaecollector.com/en/detail/index.php?number=51216

<span style="font-style: italic">Hail Bongo Herman

Ites Iyah

Whe de repeath do? It scatah
Whe dei fundeh do? It flattah
Weh de bass dum do dread? It Battah

Battah beatah? Back out Yaw.
</span>

Oh yes.,,.... Mi sey Bedward Try to fly and im bruck up....love the way he says rumahs and rumahs of <span style="font-weight: bold">WAR!! </span>

Who is he singing with?

This is nice too:

So tell me about Bongo Herman.


Never heard this but it's fun too:

The word for today is H-U-U-U-U-U-H!!!

[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

So jah_yout was it a version of Shame and Pride or was I WAY off?

[Derek]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

prince jazzbo?
prince muhammad?
big youth?
trinity?
u-roy?
i-roy? </div></div>

Out of those, I only remember IRoy doing stuff at Channel One.

[Tropicana]

Re: ((jah_yout) HELP!

So here is what I learned about Bongo Herman. Man he is great!

I guess this is him.



The way he sounds I expected him to have locks down to his ankles and a beard down to his waist.

From Wikipedia:

Herman Davis was born in the 1940s,[1] and grew up in the Trench Town area of Kingston.[2] He began playing in the late 1950s, and in the 1960s performed on the Vere Johns Opportunity Hour, and in Kingston's live music scene. In 1966 he performed at the visit to Jamaica of Haile Selassie.[2] Herman's recording career began in 1969.[1] He recorded as a duo with Eric &quot;Bingy Bunny&quot; Lamont in the early 1970s for producer Derrick Harriott, having hits in Jamaica including &quot;Know Fari&quot; in 1971.[3] He moved on to record for Harry Mudie in the mid-1970s.[4] In the 1970s and 1980s he was much in demand as a studio musician, recording with The Abyssinians (including Kettle drums on &quot;Satta Masa Gana&quot, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Far I, the Congos, Culture, the Revolutionaries, Roots Radics, and Mikey Dread.[1][5] He acted as percussionist for The Itals for several years.[1]

He made an acting appearance in the 1978 film Rockers, of which he commented &quot;Me was the first man in Jamaica to break-dance in a movie&quot;.[2][5] He also features in the 2009 documentary Rock Steady the Roots of Reggae.[6]

During the 1990s he continued to work with many of Jamaica's top stars including Beenie Man, Capleton (with whom he toured Europe in 2003/4), Sizzla, Lady Saw, and U-Roy, and in the 2000s recorded with Mutabaruka and Gyptian.[1][7] The digital era proved no barrier, with Herman stating &quot;Once yuh is a professional musician yuh will fit inna anything, even a steel band; yuh have various type a percussion fi play, yuh jus' have fi know how to mix it inna di rhythm.&quot;[5]

His live performances often include the playing of a chamber pot and an enamel chimney.[8][9]


BONGO HERMAN DRUMS
'Batter, Flatter and Scatter'
Michael A Edwards, Observer writer
Friday, August 27, 2004

Bongo Herman

&quot;Some man come. I no come, I sen'&quot;

With that succinct statement, master drummer Bongo Herman sums up his enduring and still expanding career. After a hectic year and a half that saw him opening for Capleton during the latter's smash European trip, laying down tracks for his upcoming album, and appearing on a host of other artistes' records, the legendary percussionist finally finds himself with a little to time reflect.

But how does one adequately take stock of a career that encompasses virtually every Jamaican popular artiste from Marley to Anthony B, and more?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;Well, me go back to the 1960s, in Trench Town.&quot; He begins pointedly. &quot;Me Bob, Delroy Wilson, Leroy [Sibbies, from the Heptones] and a whole heap more a we come up through that area.&quot; Indeed, Bongo recalls that Bob would frequently send him to go and call young Rita, who at that time, he said, was &quot;under serious protection&quot;. </div></div>
Harlem has its Apollo Theatre, and for the Trench Town community in those formative years, the equivalent was The Ambassador. &quot;That was the training ground,&quot; Bongo says.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;There we people like Man-man and Dee-man, who teach guys how to sing and the way to hold the microphone and how to reach the crowd and such things.&quot; </div></div>
His next significant stop after the Ambassador was with the legendary Vere Johns and his famed Opportunity Hour. Bongo also performed with the likes of Clancy Eccles at the Carib, Regal and other theatres. &quot;Sometimes, I have to run from one theatre to the next one cause I have show back-to-back,&quot; he recalls.

On that circuit he also met hit-maker Derrick Harriott, who in turn led him into the recording sphere, where he came face-to-face with the idiosyncrasies of Jamaica's recording industry pioneers.

From that point, Bongo established himself as one of the first-call percussionists on tracks producers by the likes of Winston &quot;Niney&quot; Holness, Prince Buster (&quot;anytime you go to him for you money, him always challenge you to a boxing match - nothing serious, just to test you.&quot and recent Grammy winner Lee &quot;Scratch&quot; Perry.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He downplays Perry's notorious eccentricity. &quot;You have to understand that is just how Scratch do him ting,&quot; he says. &quot;The kinda rhythms that he created for Bob Marley and others, nobody else really come up with those rhythms.&quot; </div></div>
Two other recording industry giants hold a special place in his estimation: the late Clement &quot;Sir Coxsone&quot; Dodd and Harry J. &quot;People have a lot to say 'bout Coxsone, but personally, him look after a whole heap a artiste.&quot;

<span style="font-weight: bold">The drumming journeyman also passed through Channel One, where he teamed with the Roots Radics band. He did a number of sides for the late Henry &quot;Junjo&quot; Lawes and also collaborated with Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus. </span>


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bongo also made his mark on the film world, appearing in the reggae movie Rockers. &quot;Me was the first man in Jamaica to break-dance in a movie,&quot; he brags.</div></div> He also lays claim to the honour of being the first man to whistle on a reggae rhythm. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">His local onstage resume includes opening stints for heavy hitters such as the Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Ronnie Dyson and the Dells. </div></div>

WOW!!

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