| Various Artists / Fisherman Style: The Congos & Friends |
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| Album: | Fisherman Style: The Congos & Friends | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Apr 2006 | |
| Label: | Blood & Fire Ltd. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-05-14 | Pull Date: | 2006-07-16 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Jun 18 | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 14, 2015: | channel 0+i Going Home | 4. | Jul 04, 2006: | New World Disorder Fisherman Melody | |
| 2. | Sep 11, 2014: | the sunset law review Fisherman | 5. | Jul 01, 2006: | New World Disorder Fisherman Style | |
| 3. | Jun 07, 2008: | The Twilight Zone Fisherman | 6. | Jun 21, 2006: | DUBDUBDUB Bring The Mackback (Dub), Master Builder |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2006-04-29 | ||
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[coll]: Fisherman Style: the Congos and Friends (Blood and Fire) Reviewed by Sadie O., April 23, 2006 Two CDs of the same “riddim” (“Row, Fisherman, Row” by the Congos), with different singers/toasters creating their own versions – a common phenomenon, especially in reggae music, where different versions of a song or dub using the same music have always been common (probably cause labels were cheap, good musicians were few and singers/toasters common…) You’d think they would get boring, but they’re great showcases for different singing/toasting styles. The original song, which opens the first CD, is midtempo roots reggae from the 70’s. The project is set up so the first CD is big-name stars from the roots rock era, the second CD (apart from Gregory Isaacs, and the original dub version which closes the CD) are newer voices, ranging from the well-known Luciano to a lot of people who are almost unknown, at least off the island. No FCCs. I like track 9 on disk 1 best, and all tracks with 3 stars are really good – but all tracks are worth playing. CD 1: 1. **Original Congos version; vocal trio with falsetto lead. 2. **Yout’ almost scats in places, preaches in others. Chorus remains. 3. *Andy’s rather quavery voice exhorts us all to love, love, love. Less chorus, a bit of dub. 4. **dubby, sweetly sung vocals, very Rasta message. New chorus, same voices. 5. **dubby, Rasta, lots of harmonies, some background toasting. 6. ***extra dubby, new backing vocals, rootsy toasting about Sodom and Gomorrow [sic]. 7. *Tempo taken down a bit, big horn section added. Freddie’s terrific vocals really shine. 8. ***Also downtempo with horns – Fraser is a killer sax player, so this is a cool, almost jazzy instrumental. 9. ****Classic delivery from one of the greatest toasters since day one. Some great lines in here, and nice dubby production. 10. *Sweet vocals, Rasta lyrics, some extemporized singing. 11. **typically quirky delivery from great wildman toaster. 12. ***Beautiful, highly recognizable vocal flourishes from former Black Uhuru frontman, lovely song about universal love. CD 2: 1. **Lovely, well-crafted song by one of today’s major reggae stars. 2. **crazy free-form rant about the “whitewashed walls and sepulcres” of Babylon from an up-and-coming new toaster. 3. *interesting rap about Carthage (!), from a Dominican toaster. 4. *cool anti-poverty preaching from a British-based sound system frontman with a nice baritone. 5. **an actual Jamaican fisherman vividly describes his life – cool! 6. *deserves mention for working Harry Potter into a rambling rap. 7. ***no, that’s not feedback, or a harmonica… it’s a melodica instrumental, the instrument linked to reggae by Augustus Pablo. 8. *rather fractured and strange rendition by the long-time star. I’m a little worried… 9. **two vocal tracks preaching about “Jah live”. Definitely time to hit the bong. 10. ***gorgeous singing from someone who obviously admires Luciano, who he certainly resembles stylistically. 11. *odd vocal stylings from a lesser-known toaster. 12. the original dub track, so you can do some toasting yourself! Imagine the possibilities! | ||
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