Sat 19th/Sunday 20th July 2014 - 40th Anniversary Lambeth Country Show at Brockwell Park

[Nanker Phelge]

I agree and Aswad aint all that when it comes to reggae.

They're are to Reggae what Status Quo are to Rock'n'Roll.

 

[ringo]

They're are to Reggae what Status Quo are to Rock'n'Roll.

They've done loads of great stuff, backed a few Jamaican legends on some serious sound system killers, knocked out the odd incognito classic and then managed some crossover hits to make some cash too. That's about 6000 times better than most reggae bands managed.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

They've done loads of great stuff, backed a few Jamaican legends on some serious sound system killers, knocked out the odd incognito classic and then managed some crossover hits to make some cash too. That's about 6000 times better than most reggae bands managed.

You havin' a go at UB40!?!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Aswad - their early stuff was good. The 'Live and Direct' album recorded at Notting Hill Carnival in about 1982 is a great live album, loads of classics on there. Their creative and political peak perhaps.

Then lots of mainstream stuff. Though they did reinvent themselves a bit more recently with some hard electronic dub, which was alright - can't remember the name of the album tho. People will always remember them for 'Don't Turn Around' - which I imagine pisses them off no end.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I shall revisit early Aswad later this evening...

 

[nagapie]

I shall revisit early Aswad later this evening...

I actually don't know any early Aswad. Please report back if they are worthy successors to Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke and Max Romeo. Somehow I doubt it and as I now have two children to palm off while I go dance to reggae, I may just give them a skip.

 

[Orang Utan]

They are not

 

[ringo]

Aswad vocals:

Natural Progression:



African Children:



Finger Gun Style

 

[ringo]

Aswad Dub

As Human Cargo - Natural Progression



Warrior Charge

 

[ringo]

Aswad backing Jamaican vocalists

With Dennis Brown - Promised Land



With Johnny Osbourne - Bite The Hand That Feed You



With Johnny Osbourne - 13 Dead And Nothing Said (About the New Cross Fire)

 

[porno thieving gypsy]

Can't wait - I think that's a brilliant line up.

 

[Orang Utan]

Only two acts confirmed though

 

[Nanker Phelge]

two hacks confirmed

 

[spanglechick]

This, for the first time I can remember, is after the end of term. In fact it's the day after.

The day after I leave my hellish job. Oh dear. I might be struggling a bit...

 

[Orang Utan]

i have to do inset days on the monday and tuesday after

 

[spanglechick]

i have to do inset days on the monday and tuesday after

boo - we've done ours as four half-day twilight sessions.

 

[technical]

I can't believe I've made the monumental cock up of booking to go on holiday on the weekend of the country show

 

[editor]

More line up details here: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/...-for-the-2014-lambeth-country-show-announced/

 

[editor]

I'm keen to get more coverage of this year's event given that it's the 40th birthday - does anyone fancy taking photos and videos while they're there so we can stick the best of them on B Buzz?

 

[ringo]

Rest of the reggae line up looks solid, they all put on a good show, if slightly lacking a headliner of Max Romeo or Bob Andy's calibre. Not bad fer free though!

 

[Badgers]

Do hope that the food is better this year.
Perhaps it was just me last year but I did a fair walk round looking for something and found nothing I wanted.

 

[editor]

Do hope that the food is better this year.
Perhaps it was just me last year but I did a fair walk round looking for something and found nothing I wanted.

If only they'd let more local traders get involved....

 

[Badgers]

If only they'd let more local traders get involved....

Yeah

 

[editor]

Yeah

Or even giving a local brewer donating all profits to local good causes a space rather than handing the entire bars concession over to a profit led franchise with loose connections to the area.

 

[geminisnake]

Do hope that the food is better this year.
Perhaps it was just me last year but I did a fair walk round looking for something and found nothing I wanted.

Really? Shit! I better buy something to take then coz you're not food fussy iirc.

 

[Badgers]

Really? Shit! I better buy something to take then coz you're not food fussy iirc.

I think I ended up getting dirty fried chicken on the stagger home

Maybe it was just me but I remember having saved a tenner (was pretty skint then) for a 'show meal' and looked all over for something decent. In the end I was considering just getting a burger to soak up the beer but they were overpriced and poor quality. Both myself and another regular thought the jerk offerings were pretty blah looking.

Hopefully Brixton Village can lay on some sort of pop-up food place? Perhaps called Brixton Nosh Hamlet or something

 

[EastEnder]

Really? Shit! I better buy something to take then coz you're not food fussy iirc.

You should make the most of the fine English cuisine on sale, while you still can. If the divorce goes through in September it could be a long time before you get to taste anything that's not deep fried....

 

[geminisnake]

oh, ha ha

 

[Orang Utan]

If only they'd let more local traders get involved....

did they exclude more last year and install a load of bland corporate slop wagons?
i remember having the cheapest and most delicious Guyanese and Eritrean food from locals the year before, but couldn't find them last year.

 

[gaijingirl]

I found the same last year too... was looking forward to getting something really nice as a treat but I think I ended up waiting till I got home too. There's usually the tofu/veggie burger stall (I know - but it's heaven to me).. I can't remember if they were there last year or not - I usually look forward to that.