Mutabaruka – Check It !
Alligator Records 1983

Early eighties the reggae/dub poetry movement took place.
We saw Poet and the Roots, which was Linton Kwesi Johnson,
Michael Smith, Benjamin Zephaniah, Oku Onoura and also
Mutabaruka. This is his 1983 album we played a lot almost
40 years ago, time flies. The lyrics are still relevant today.
Protest songs about war, rape, discrimination and a rotten
system can easily be listened to in the present time.

In de vroege jaren tachtig was er een beweging gaande die
we reggae/dub poëzie noemen. Jongens als Poet and the Roots,
(Linton Kwesi Johnson) Michael Smith, Benjamin Zephaniah,
Oku Onoura, maar ook Mutabaruka deden hun ding. Dit is
zijn plaat uit 1983, veel gedraaid bijna 40 jaar geleden.
De tijd vliegt. Deze teksten die oorlog, verkrachting,
discriminatie en het verrotte systeem belichten,
kunnen ook vandaag nog worden beluisterd.

Wikipedia
Discogs
All Music, biography

Poet and the Roots, Dread Beat an’ Blood 1978
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Forces of Victory 1979

01 – Intro, Check it
02 – De system
03 – Every time a ear the soun’
04 – Witeman country
05 – Whey mi belang ?
06 – Say
07 – Angola invasion
08 – Hard time loving
09 – Butta pan kulcha
10 – Sit dung pon de wall, Naw give up

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Lanrewaju Adepoju and his National Akewi Theatre
Late Olubadan Oba Shittu Oyetunde
Lanre Adepoju Records 1976

Hello, good morning, yesterday I found a message on Holland
Tunnel Dive telling us his Zippyshare page was going down in a
month time. Jillem said, download what you want before you’re
too late. Today however, the message is gone and replaced by
Miracle at HTD !‘. I’m not quite sure what this means. Jillem,
can you please give us the latest news on the issue ?
We happy followers of HTD like to know
what is happening !

Goeiemorgen, gisteren stond er op Holland Tunnel Dive een
treurig bericht. Jillem vertelde ons dat zijn Zippyshare pagina
er over een maand mee op zou houden, download snel wat je
nog wil voor het te laat is. Vandaag is dat bericht weer weg en
vervangen door ‘Miracle at HTD !‘. Ik weet niet zeker wat dit in-
houdt. Beste Jillem, zou je ons alsjeblieft willen vertellen wat
er nu aan de hand is. Je volgers horen graag iets van je !

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What do we have for you today ? An album of Yoruba Poetry
or ‘Ewi’ with the great Lanrewaju Adepoju and his National
Akewi Theatre. “Mister Adepoju blends old Ewi with the modern
to satisfy the yearnings of Ewi fans. No doubt, he knows the his-
tory of Yorubas in depth and from this draws his materials which
by inspiration he transcibes into thought-provoking Ewi.”
..read more on the backsleeve.. (in the file)

Wat hebben we voor je vandaag ? Een album met Yoruba Poëzie
ofwel ‘Ewi’. met ewi-ster Lanrewaju Adepoju and his National Akewi
Theatre. “Mister Adepoju blends old Ewi with the modern
to satisfy the yearnings of Ewi fans. No doubt, he knows the his-
tory of Yorubas in depth and from this draws his materials which
by inspiration he transcibes into thought-provoking Ewi.”
..lees verder op de achterkant van de hoes.. (in de file)

Bio
Discogs
Likembe

Ilé Oba t’o Jona 1977
Ijamba Moto 1978
Itumo Ayé 1977

01 – Late olubadan oba shittu oyetunde
—-Late ataoja oba samuel adenle (oshogbo)
—-Eyin l’ohun
02 – Omi tuntun ti ru
—- Igba kan ko’lo ile-aiye gbo
—- Ijoba inaki ati ijoba kiniun

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Linton Kwesi Johnson – Forces of Victory
Island 1979

An excellent idea Mouhamadou, Linton Kwesi Johnson
scored big time at the end of the seventies. After the great
‘Dread Beat an’ Blood’ under the name Poet and the Roots,
he continued under his own name. This was the follower up
which we played thousands of times in those years. Very
strong lyrics and Linton’s deep voice is still indestructible.
It was about time for me to post the other albums ..

As a bonus I have added his 1980, 12″ single ‘Di Black
Petty Booshwah’ ..

Een zeer goed idee van Mouhamadou om het missende
werk van Linton Kwesi Johnson eens te brengen. Na zijn
geweldige ‘Dread Beat an’ Blood’ als Poet and the Roots
eind jaren zeventig vervolgde hij onder zijn eigen naam
met dit album. We hebben het toentertijd helemaal
stuk gedraaid. Zeer sterke lyrics en de onverwoestbare
diepe stem van Linton staat nog steeds als een huis.
Het was hoog tijd zijn overige platen eens te posten ..

Als bonus heb ik de 1980, 12″ single ‘Di Black Petty
Booshwah’ toegevoegd ..

Dread Beat an’ Blood 1978
Wikipedia
Discogs

01 – Want fi goh rave
02 – It noh funny
03 – Sonny’s lettah (anti-sus poem)
04 – Independant intavenshan
05 – Fite dem back
06 – Reality poem
07 – Forces of vicktry
08 – Time come

bonus tracks ;

09 – Di black betty booshwah
10 – Straight to madray’s head
11 – Action line
12 – Action line dub

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Poet and the Roots – Dread Beat an’ Blood
Virgin 1978

Around 1980 there was a movement going on called ‘Dub Poetry’.
There were types with colourful names like, ‘Oku Onoura’, ‘Benjamin
Zepheniah’ and ‘Muta Baruka’. One of the founders of this movement
was without any doubt, ‘Linton Kwesi Johnson’, on this here record
he was still performing under the name ‘Poet and the Roots’. ‘Dread
Beat an’ Blood’, is a poetic collection of 8 protestsongs.
An LP I played thousands of times !

tracks;

1 Dread beat an’ blood
2 Five nights of bleeding
3 Doun di road
4 Song of blood
5 It dread inna Inglan
6 Come wi goh dung deh
7 Man free
8 All wi doin is defendin

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