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Author Archives: Phillip
Song #18: “Jah Rastafari”
I think it was Tom Waits who said the best thing to come from religion is the music. That means reggae music for me, because once you get into reggae, it doesn’t take long to notice certain religious themes all … Continue reading
Posted in music & audio
Tagged: 30 songs, culture, reggae
Song #17: “Black Wa Da Da”
I could load up half this song list with reggae music. Artists like The Congos, The Gladiators, Joe Higgs, Toots and The Maytals, Lee Scratch Perry, Peter Tosh — I got into all of them in a big way for … Continue reading
Posted in music & audio
Tagged: 30 songs, burning spear, reggae
42 Years of Butch and Sundance
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released 42 years. (That’s going to make some of you feel old.) It may not be a great movie, but it’s a fun and playful western that’s well-directed, well-acted and looks great. Robert … Continue reading
Posted in movies, tv & video, reviews
Tagged: 4 Star Movies
Song #16: “Prophet Has Arise”
A friend of mine once came back from Jamaica with a suitcase full of poorly pressed reggae albums neither of us had ever heard of. One of them was The Same Song by Israel Vibration. We listened to that scratchy … Continue reading
Posted in music & audio
Tagged: 30 songs, israel vibration
Song #15: “Duppy Conqueror”
Bob Marley’s Legend introduced me to reggae music. The next stop on that train was The Wailers. They released only two albums, Catch a Fire and Burnin’. Everything after that is “Bob Marley and The Waiers,” which is a good … Continue reading
Posted in movies, tv & video
Tagged: 30 songs, reggae, the wailers
