++ Studio One Roots Part 1 ++

From the very start, Coxsone Dodd allowed the more spiritual side of his musicians to speak in the studio on select tracks. As Rasta consciousness became more and more prevalent, Dodd managed to keep his finger on the pulse, releasing a wide variety of roots and conscious Tunes. This is part one of a two part mix examining some of my favorites. Track List: Skatalites – Exodus / Skatalites – Last Call / Skatalites – Addis Ababa / Gaylads – Africa / Bonny & Skitter – Lumumba / Hamlins – People Get Ready / Carlton & Shoes – Happy Land / The Melodians – Let’s Join Together / Denise Darlington – War No Right / Heptones – Equal Rights (12” discomix version) / Jah Jesco – Warning / Big Joe – Get Out Bald Head / King Stitt – Be A Man / Keith Wilson – God I Say / Bob Andy – Unchained / Alton Ellis – African Descendants / Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights / The Heptones – Message From a Black Man / Sir Harry – Sound #1 / Lloyd Williams – Is It Because I’m Black / Zoot Simms – African Challenge / Im & Dave – Black Is Black / African Challenge Dub / Burning Spear – Rocking Time / Burning Spear – Door Peeper / Burning Spear – Joe Frazier / New Establishment – Joe Grazer / Rheuban Alexander – Happy Valley / Burning Spear – Foggy Road / Pablove Black – High Locks / Burning Spear – Swell Headed / Gladiators – Tribulation / Freddy McKay – Drunken Sailor / Horace Andy – See A Mans Face / Wildman Johnson – Face Version / Horace Andy – Something on My Mind / Peter Broggs – Sing a New Song Unto Jah / Bobby Kalphat – Addis Wa Wa / Cedric Brooks – Satta / Jah Scotchie – Man of Creation / Tony Tuff – Cool Down / Trevor Beltone – Life / Lennox Brown – Born to Be Winner / Larry Marshall – Run Babylon