It might as well be spring

Hi there,

Sun is back, flowers bloom, birds sing in the tree in front of my house, oh yeah, it might as well be spring.

So, to warm your ears too, here is some caribbean vibe from another island than the usual : Haiti.

Aside to be one of the poorest places on earth with a recent history made of corruption, violence and bad luck, Haiti is home to a very rich culture and was, until the sixties and the election of Papa Doc, the first touristic destination in the caribbean which explains the multitude of bands that existed in that time.

I like the music the island produced in those years (60s and 70s), with that slight latin touch, perfect to warm up a party alongside a drink of Barbancourt 15 ans (best and almost only rum produced there, thank you Vanessa for introducing me to this one!).

For those who know it, this album has a flavor  you may compare with the excellent Tumbele selection issued on the Soundway label few years ago : http://www.soundwayrecords.com/release/va---tumbl/tumbl-sndw017

So here it is, enjoy :

Share Les Vikings - Ce pas magie.zip - 91 MB

Hope the sun shine in your place too, have a nice day,

Peace,

Ben

Mighty Soul Rebels and Prince Lincoln!

Hi everyone,

Long time no post...my apologies.
To tell you the truth, the original post data is ready since a week ago.

It's this incredible 12', unknown to me until lately :

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It's a quite rare record on a quite rare label, ok, but the interest is the singer and group featured on it.

Prince Lincoln is one of my all time favourites and one of the first artists I listened to as a youth after my interest for reggae went broader than Bob Marley alone.

A friend of the family (Cochise, this is dedicated to you!) gave me many tapes of reggae mixes he made. Amongst them many tunes from the "True experience" album from PL & the Royal Rasses.

What a voice, what deep and soulful tunes!

The other interest in this 12 is the label and musicians : MSR stands for Mighty Soul Rebels, a inprint and band quite elusive but well known for hardcore roots fans, the later tune of this post shows why.

And yeah, I forgot, Tommy Mc Cook blow his saxophone as icing on the cake... You may have more of this on the dub side but the one copy I got is quite dirty and the first minute is hard to listen to so I won't share it (maybe one day when I'll own a good professional cleaning machine...).

So, the clash of those elements leads me to why it took so long to post this : I wanted to share more than this fabulous 12' and give you a glimpse of each group other productions.

First, a classic amongst classics from PL and his more regular band, Ther Royal Rasses. This legendary 7' is on PL's own jamaican label Godsent (I love the design!). Plus I give you the dub side, which crackles but is so nice (sorry but my copy is quite badly preserved...)

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Then the more known production on the MSR label, from the Mighty Soul Rebels themselves, this roots anthem "Jah Jah is no gimmick" (false dread beware!). This one was repressed by the Archive label 2 years ago I believe but with a poor design in my opinion compared to the original.

Share Mighty Soul Rebels - Jah Jah is no gimmick.mp3 - 6 MB

So, as usual, click on the "share" link, download the tunes, enjoy and please let me know what you think. I man feel it, do you?

Peace,

Ben