Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Grounation 2CD

Count Ossie The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari / Grounation 2CD
Жанр: Roots Reggae
Страна: jamaica
Год издания: 1973
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 192 kbps
Продолжительность: 01:25:16
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Треклист:
CD 1:
1. Bongo Man
2. Naration
3. Marbat...Passin' Thru...
4. Poem
5. Hundred Years
6. Poem
7. Song
8. Lumba
9. Way Back Home
CD2:
1. Ethiopian Serenade
2. Oh Carolina
3. So Long
4. Groundation

Об исполнителе (группе)

The legendary Oswald 'Count Ossie' Williams is largely responsible for infusing African drumming and chanting into reggae. His backing of the Folkes Brothers' classic 'Oh Carolina' (later covered by Shaggy) in the early '60s paved the way for the fusion, which would more fully realize its potential in the roots reggae Golden Age of the mid-'70s and would spark the proliferation of bands like Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus and African Head Charge. It's sometimes hard to call such percussion-heavy music reggae, but Count Ossie and The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari's presence on ska, rock steady, and reggae songs in the '60s and '70s inextricably linked the two disparate (African and Jamaican) yet complimentary styles of music. The double CD (triple vinyl) Grounation is generally considered Count Ossie's masterpiece (although 1975's Tales of Mozambique is also highly regarded), but I can't recommend it for everyone. Practically the only instruments used on the album are horns and African drums, which limits the range of sound. Still, Ossie manages to throw in not only elements of African music and reggae, but also folk, jazz, dub poetry, gospel, and even some Latin and calypso-esque stylings. The best tracks are the folksy 'Hundred Years,' the chanting 'Lumba,' the jazzy 'Way Back Home,' a drum-laden version of 'Oh Carolina,' and 'So Long,' which Dennis Brown made into a hit. By today's standards, Grounation is dry and frankly a bit dull and repetitive. It's greatness is mostly in its legacy.

состав

H.E COUNT OSSIE – Leader, Master Drummer
“IM” CEDRIC BROOKS – Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
BRO. SAMUEL CLAYTON – Philosopher, Orator
RAS JOSE – Double Bass, Poet, Vocalist
LITTLE BOP – First Fundae Drum
TONY – Second Fundae Drum
TIME (COUNT’S SON) - Third Fundae Drum
KING ROYO – Bass Drum,Vocalist
PEANUTS - Bass Drum, Percussion
BUNNY – Percussion, Vocalist
MOSES - Percussion
RAS. SAM II – Barritone Sax, Clarinet
NAMBO - Trombone