Oct 24, 2008
Kaya Kink: Punky Reggae Party
- Sizzla – Black Woman & Child
Black Woman & Child (Greensleves / 1997) - M.I.A. – Sunshowers
Arular (XL / 2005) - Steel An’ Skin – Reggae is here once again
Afro Punk Reggae (Honest Jons / 2008) - Tosca - Gute Lane
Dehli9 (K7 / 2003) - Nickel eye – Brandy of the Damned
Time of the Assasins (RTR / 2008) - The Beat – Mirror in the bathroom
Mirror in the Bathroom single (1980) - The Congos – Ark of the Covenant
Heart of the Congos (1977) - Harrisons - Dear Constable
No fighting in the war room (Melodic / 2007)
With this last post of the series I close the kaya kink circle. The overall sound explored finally starts to fit in, doesnt it? In my particular vision of London, I hear an engagement with Jamaican culture that has deeply entrenched itself into the sonic landscape of the city since the late 70′s and it has played a vital role in making Britain’s capital the vibrant and multicultural place it is today.
It is this very multiculturalism, by the way, which gave me plenty of trouble when arranging these series of posts. I kept substracting and adding sound and in the end I don’t feel like I’ve succesfully explored the British soundscape. But, then again, it would take more than 3 posts to even hint at all the musical influences coming in and out of the capital on the past century.
Previously: Midnight Marauders, Terpsichore.
Photos: Fusaka
I removed temporarily track 7 and 8 because they had some troubles uploading and were skippy… had been having some of this skipping problems lately so I need to doublecheck every track before posting :P
Have to log off to go to university but will reup when I have time later this evening.
Turns out I could find some time to reup. Don’t have time to doublecheck but the songs seemed to upload without any interruption so they should work just fine.
mental to see the harrisons mentioned again – they’ve split up now, but they were a band i worked with when they were signed to sony/melodic. great record….
as always. you guys are ON IT.
x
great selection!! and thanks for it!
tosca – gute laune is one of my faves tracks ever.
great selection!! and thanks for it!
tosca – gute laune is one of my fave tracks ever.
great picks here, thanks for introducing me to some of the music coming out of London besides (and including) MIA.
I join the playlist:
Bob Marley – Burnin and Lootin
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXSgtn3BuM
Tnx Moka
moka, many thanks for your kind comment & for the link!
The motel remains a benchmark for MP3 blogs & a big inspiration for us.
Best wishes, LMYE
PS Thanks too for reminding me of The Congos: an older London sound, & a truly brilliant album…