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The Best of Lucky Dube

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Lucky Dube

March 24, 2008

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The Very Best of Sam Brown

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Sam Brown

March 20, 2006
This is a good collection of Sam material, although if you're a Sam Fan you would have almost all of the tracks. One can always quibble with the selections on these sorts of albums, but (according to the onecandle website), Sam selected these herself.

There are some rare/unreleased tracks to make this a good buy, such as the demo of Stop, Valentine Moon and the final version of Show Your Love.

The sound is good and the package is nice, but it would have been great to have a some more B-sides or live tracks in there, too: Horse to the Water from Concert for George, perhaps, or some solo live selections?

Maybe next time.

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Right Time

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Mighty Diamonds

May 28, 2001
Right Time has to be the Mighty Diamond best album. This trio group without doubt is one of the best groups to come out of Jamaica.

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Roots Rock Riot

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Skindred

April 14, 2008
Saw them on Saturday night (24th May 08) at the Agincourt in Camberley. Absolutely brilliant sound and stirring performance.

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A Morning Raga and An Evening Raga

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Ravi Shankar

October 01, 2001
Amongst my collection of approx 15 Ravi Shankar cd's, 'a morning raga, an evening raga' ranks as one of the best. Originally released in 1968, (with the same lineup as his groundbreaking and breathtaking performance at the Monterey Pop Festival* from the previous year: Ravi (sitar) Ustad alla Rakha (Tabla) and Kamala Chakravarti (Tamboura)), these 2 lengthy ragas find Ravi and Alla Rakha at the absolute peak of their powers.

Like the best of Ravi's work, the ragas are extremely moving and perfectly executed. Notably, the 2nd piece, 'raga mishra piloo' is absolutely beautiful and sublime in parts....it contains fantastic interplay between the sitar and tabla, the sounds produced convey every emotion....the musicianship is pure genius..

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Sinsemilla

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Black Uhuru

December 03, 2007
Having cut numerous massive selling 12" singles with Sly and Robbie ("Leaving To Zion", "General Penitentiary", "Shine Eye Gal") for a variety of labels, Black Uhuru were snapped up by Island and given a contract that allowed them enough studio time to make albums, and sent to work with their favourite ryhthm section.

The result was an album that was far ahead of most reggae of its time, and pointed the way towards the emerging digital dancehall sounds, without resorting to the cheap sexism of the "slackness" that so disfigured that music's early years. Working at Channel One with a few former Revolutionaries (Radcliffe Bryan, Ranchie McLean and Ansel Collins) on hand to beef up the sound, with ernest Hoo Kim at the controls, and with tunes as strong as "World ... Read More:

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Divine Madness

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Madness


Having cut numerous massive selling 12" singles with Sly and Robbie ("Leaving To Zion", "General Penitentiary", "Shine Eye Gal") for a variety of labels, Black Uhuru were snapped up by Island and given a contract that allowed them enough studio time to make albums, and sent to work with their favourite ryhthm section.

The result was an album that was far ahead of most reggae of its time, and pointed the way towards the emerging digital dancehall sounds, without resorting to the cheap sexism of the "slackness" that so disfigured that music's early years. Working at Channel One with a few former Revolutionaries (Radcliffe Bryan, Ranchie McLean and Ansel Collins) on hand to beef up the sound, with ernest Hoo Kim at the controls, and with tunes as strong as "World ... Read More:

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Greatest Hits Collection

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Eddy Grant

December 03, 2001
This great album compiles Eddy Grant’s greatest hits and also offers some excellent 12-inch dance remixes of his best songs. Not only does Grant have a talent for catchy tunes, but his lyrics are very intelligent, often having a message of some sort as in the song about democracy in South Africa called Gimme Hope Joanna.

The first disc contains the original versions of his massive chartbusters like I Don’t Wanna Dance, Electric Avenue, Living On The Frontline and Do You Feel My Love, and goes even further back to his very first hits like Baby Come Back. They are all superb reggae tracks with a fine pop sensibility and propulsive beats.

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UB44

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: UB40

April 28, 1986
Out of all the UB40 ablums that have been released this is the most underated one there is, quite simply because all the songs represent the true UB40 style, which is writing songs that have a strong social and political meaning in them. From Forget the Cost to Don`t Do the Crime, you just have to listen to the words to see what I mean. If you liked other early UB40 albums like Present Arms and Signing off then this will surely not disappoint

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No Protection

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Massive Attack, Mad Professor

February 20, 1995
As with all music its a very strong matter of personal taste, if you like massive attack you won't neccesarily enjoy this. I love it, but it took me a year before I actually enjoyed it and now is one of my most played album. Great for zoning out and getting lost...