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One of Jamaica's most significant reggae albums, originally released in 1978 on Frontline Records. Poet is Linton Kwesi Johnson; the Roots are Vivian Weathers (bass guitar, vocals), Dennis Bovell (guitar, keyboards), Desmond Craig (keyboards), Winston Cumiffe (drums), Lloyd Donaldson (drums), Everald Forest (percussion), John Vamom (guitar), and Lila Weathers (vocals). All but two songs first appeared in Johnson's 1975 poetry book, Dread Beat An' Blood. The poems are political in nature, dealing with Jamaica's racist regime and the way some dealt with the oppression: doping, fighting, and wasting one another in bars, as depicted in "Five Nights of Bleeding (For Leroy Harris)." Johnson does little singing, he simply delivers his poems in cadence to the music. Only on a couple of tunes like "Song of Blood," led by Lila Weathers, does any real singing occur, but Johnson's powerful, inspirational, descriptive words needs little embellishment.
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Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - L Kwesi Johnson, Composer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - V Weathers, Producer - Vivian Weathers, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lila Weathers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Varnom, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Weathers, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Desmond Craig, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Jah Bunny, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Bovell, Engineer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Curniffe, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Floydie Lawson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Everald Forrest, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Poet And The Roots, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
One of Jamaica's most significant reggae albums, originally released in 1978 on Frontline Records. Poet is Linton Kwesi Johnson; the Roots are Vivian Weathers (bass guitar, vocals), Dennis Bovell (guitar, keyboards), Desmond Craig (keyboards), Winston Cumiffe (drums), Lloyd Donaldson (drums), Everald Forest (percussion), John Vamom (guitar), and Lila Weathers (vocals). All but two songs first appeared in Johnson's 1975 poetry book, Dread Beat An' Blood. The poems are political in nature, dealing with Jamaica's racist regime and the way some dealt with the oppression: doping, fighting, and wasting one another in bars, as depicted in "Five Nights of Bleeding (For Leroy Harris)." Johnson does little singing, he simply delivers his poems in cadence to the music. Only on a couple of tunes like "Song of Blood," led by Lila Weathers, does any real singing occur, but Johnson's powerful, inspirational, descriptive words needs little embellishment.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:45
- Main artists: Poet And The Roots
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: One Up
- Genre: Reggae
© 2004 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2004 Virgin Records Limited
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