Socialist Reggae?

[nogojones]

Had this yet?

 

[ska invita]

Jah Thomas Meets The Roots Radics - Dubbing
Good tracklist names
1 House Of Parliament Dub 4:08
2 Minister Of State Dub 6:02
3 Opposition Dub 3:48
4 Socialist Dub 3:34
5 Communist Dub 4:52
6 Policeman Dub 3:42
7 Soldierman Dub 3:28
8 Housewife Dub 3:32
9 Midwife Dub 3:50
10 Nurse Dub 3:44
11 Doctor Dub 3:26
12 Lawyer Dub 3:32
13 Worldwide Dub 2:32
14 Jamaica Labour Party Dub 3:14
15 People's National Party Dub

 

[ska invita]

For the Corbynistas

 

[ringo]

People's National Party label. On eBay no details of artist but label looks 70's to me

 

[ringo]

^from fb:
its most likely the PNP choir with hold the fort / Wrong te trouble Joshua.. I think it is from the 1976 election campaing.

Just found this :
Kenneth Power - You wrong fe trouble Joshua row we home

 

[ska invita]

Soca Socialism

 

[Humirax]

 

[Humirax]

The Heptones always seemed pretty socialist to me

 

[JuanTwoThree]

And this, not totally on topic. But I've liked it for 40 years:

 

[Humirax]

 

[ringo]

Socialist roots sound system

 

[ddraig]

Does this count?
It's great!

Beshara - I Had A Dream
(Birmingham band circa.1976)

 

[ska invita]

Does this count?
It's great!

Beshara - I Had A Dream
(Birmingham band circa.1976)

Absolutely loving that... Hadnt heard of them before... Don't think that tune got a release either which if so is a real shame.

 

[klang]

Does this count?
It's great!

Beshara - I Had A Dream
(Birmingham band circa.1976)

great!!! love it!
I have that bottom organ, it's a Farfisa. First time I've seen it used outside my studio. Great.

 

[ddraig]

Hadn't heard of them before either, a gem!

 

[ska invita]

Hadn't heard of them before either, a gem!

Gem is right, on repeat all day, loving it more with every listen. Hoping someone online will find a recorded full copy.

 

[ska invita]

Loving this - kinds of a reclaim the commons thing - produced by Shaka's son
Freedom of the Land

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I haven’t got the faintest what this one is about* but I am enjoying imagining it as an exhortation to our Trotskyist comrades to throw off their shackles and join us outside the party and against capital.



*Probably about a lad named Trots who got banged up. Any info welcome.

Freedom For Trots!

 

[ska invita]

Jah Jah Bless Joshua - Johnny Clark

No Capitalist Shall Escape In This Time.....
Run and Socialise....
Free education...better wages....

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Released earlier this year. Worth a listen

 

[ddraig]

 

[ska invita]

Counts
Burning Spear - This Population


more version

 

[petee]

I haven’t got the faintest what this one is about* but I am enjoying imagining it as an exhortation to our Trotskyist comrades to throw off their shackles and join us outside the party and against capital.



*Probably about a lad named Trots who got banged up. Any info welcome.

Freedom For Trots!

great track that.

 

[ska invita]

Came across this - Original mananananana Nuttah (UK) Apache on a dancehall track railing against the poll tax and wider anti-state exploitation!

 

[ska invita]

Strike wave

 

[ddraig]

,

 

[belboid]

I haven’t got the faintest what this one is about* but I am enjoying imagining it as an exhortation to our Trotskyist comrades to throw off their shackles and join us outside the party and against capital.



*Probably about a lad named Trots who got banged up. Any info welcome.

Freedom For Trots!

This tells us its about 'Desmond Trotter for the 1974 murder of a US tourist in Domenica. (Trots was fingered by a young lady from Antigua called Pretty Pig, the court was told.)'

But that is doing Trots a massive disservice. He was a Dominican Black Power and trade union activist, sentenced by the Crown to hang for the murder of said tourist. He was defended by (Granadian revolutionary) Maurice Bishop.

DomFari | The Desmond Trotter Case · Desmond Trotter

“DomFari” (Domfari.omeka.net) will be a historical and educational resource/site focused on the history of the Rastafarian Movement in Dominica, and the way the Rastafarian Movement has transformed from their formation, up till today. The resource will focus on Rastafarian history and culture in...

domfari.omeka.net

And a piece from the ghost of Leon Trotsky himself (on p3) - https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/workersvanguard/1976/0103_02_04_1976.pdf


All in all, a very fitting piece for this thread.

 

[ska invita]

Dont think we've had this
ringo - working class

***on close listening this is loafer-shaming / scrap that!!

 

[ska invita]

some revolutionary armed insurrection for your breakfast

 

[brixtonscot]

Some radical English folk & reggae