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From: moskov2r@fiu.edu (Ram A Moskovitz)
Subject: Re: Dub it to me
Organization: Florida International University, Miami
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:18:10 GMT
Keywords: dub

In article <malcolm.725007752@wrs.com> malcolm@wrs.com (Malcolm Humes) writes:
>Ok, here's a FAQ if I ever saw one:
>
>GIMME SOME DUB POINTERS! 
>
>I've been there a bit already - got some LKJ, Agustus Pablo, 
>Lee Perry, Upsetters, but I have yet to find the really mind
>searing spaced out heavy dub that I hear hints of once in awhile. 
>I want loads of echo, pans and sounds like the universe is
>being ripped apart at the seams in front of me. Skip the drum
>machines unless they're very tastefully done, lay on the heavy
>bass and crank up the volume, kick back and close your eyes...
>
>Help me find it! My last try was ROIR's TOWERING DUB INFERNO 
>and only a couple of tracks get close to as heavy as I'd hoped. 
>
>I keep getting pointers to African Headcharge, but that stuff is
>very steeply priced - is it worth it? 
>
>  - malcolm  

WOW!! excellent start!!!! You might try some Mad Proffesor Psychedelic Dub.
Umm let me go look... well Iroy Crisis time (any Iroy rocks but dub..)
also try more Perry, Satan's Dub, The Upsetter and The Beat, Scratch Attack..
The best dub (in my opinion) comes from bootlegs, Steel Pulse does some crazy
stuff live: maybe you've heard versions of Roller Skates nana dub style.
There are alot of flip side dubins on Bob singles.
BTW how's African Headcharge coming out???
jafari

Ram

you know alot of Bob tunez are better if you replace 'god' with 'man'
some times even just "the mighty GOD is a living man' ... hmmm
"the might GOD is THE living man" oh well he was pretty close on that too.

PS you might try some GD if you like the funky universal trip.  Try 
at the gates of DAFOS (sorry no sp chars) by Micky Hart, perhaps Infrared
Roses too...
 
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From: mike@jammin.nosc.mil (mike pawka)
Subject: Re: Anyone like Steel Pulse?
Keywords: wanted recommendations similar to Steel Pulse
Organization: NRaD
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:19:57 GMT

|> 
|> One of my favourite albums is a Steel Pulse compilation CD that
|> contains the following tracks:
|> 
|>   Sound System, Babylon Makes the Rules, Don't Give In, Soldiers, 
|>   Prodigal Son, Ku Klux Klan, Macka Splaff, Drug Squad, Reggae Fever,
|>   and Handsworth Revolution.
|>                                     (Island Masters, 1985, IMCD 33)
|>
	This is the "Reggae Greats" compilation for Steel Pulse.
 
|> 
|> Any recommendations from you people that compare favourably against
|> Steel Pulse at their best?
|> 

	I too, much prefer older SP, my favorite is "True Democracy". Not knowing
what other groups you listen to, here are a few recommendations at random ...

Peter Tosh - "Wanted Dread and Alive"
Gregory Isaacs - "Night Nurse"
Bunny Wailer - "Roots Radics Rockers Reggae"
ANY Cocoa Tea
Mighty Diamonds - "If you looking for Trouble"
Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Lucky Dube - "Prisoner"
Big Youth - "A Luta Continua"
Burning Spear - "Resistence"
Foundation - "Heart Feel It"
Sophia George - "Fresh"
Annette Brisette & The Taxi Gang

	Aw, this is getting tiring ...


							mike

you gotta love "taxi driver" though
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From: shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum)
Subject: Re: Reference to movie soundtrack
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr, Calif.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:20:14 GMT

In article <Dec28.201752.27460@halcon.dpi.udec.cl> root@miro.die.udec.cl () writes:
>	Hi!  
>

Hi!


>	I'm a newbie to this group, and I'd like help locating a movie soundtrack.

Due to this being a new newsgroup, we're *all* newbies! Welcome, anyway!

>	I've got an old, old, old tape (you can almost see through it) which, I was
>told is the sondtrack of a movie called 'The Harder they Come', which features lots
>of great songs. As This tape sparked my interest in reggae, I'd like to know if
>someone knows more about it, as who filmed it, who sang in it, if it's available in
>video rentals, if the soundtrack is available, etc.

I *know* the singer (and star) of THTC is Jimmy Cliff. Don't know who the
director was tho. I don't have my "Video Guide" book with me, else I could
tell you. The film came out 'round 1975, I think. I rented the video
a few years ago, and have seen the soundtrack in stores, so yes, they are both
available.


>	Also, is there a FAq for thisgroup?
>

I dunno.

In an unrelated topic, has anyone out here heard of a San Jose group
by the name of "Inka Inka"? Whadda you think?

>
>	Mario Medina C.
>	mmedina@renoir.die.udec.cl
>

                            R ****
                             I
                              C
                          **** K	

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From: phoffman@orac.holonet.net (Paul E. Hoffman)
Subject: Re: I Smoke Two Joints
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 02:52:27 GMT

I'm 95% sure it's Cheech and Chong. The song is a takeoff on reggae, but
done so well that many people who think that reggae is about smoking
ganga took it as serious.

Always a problem when you include a drug in your belief system....

-- 
||  Why quote someone else?  ||
From: badri@warren.mentorg.com (Badri Lokanathan)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: REQ: source of song
Date: 30 Dec 92 09:27:36
Organization: Mentor Graphics IC group / Warren NJ 07059
Distribution: rec
Reply-To: badri_lokanathan@Warren.MentorG.COM (Badri Lokanathan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: elysium.warren.mentorg.com

I have been trying to track down the group who did a song that starts
(I believe) Open Sesame, here comes Rastaman ...
I thought it was by Steel Pulse but have not found it on any of their
albums. It may also be by Culture.

I remember it from sunsplash '87 in JA, if that is of any use.
Any pointers?
From: gbrand@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Graham Brand)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Re: theme from "Cops"
Date: 27 Dec 92 17:29:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: qualcomm.1992Dec27.172916.24961
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

In article <1992Dec27.072425.10814@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>pat@gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan) writes:
>>	Anyone know anything about the band Inner Circle?  
>
>           ........
>by Peter Tosh and Tenement Yard by Jacob Miller.  Now that I think about
*****>it, maybe Jacob Miller was a member of Inner Circle?
>
>--Gidi
>

Yes, he was! In fact, in the late 60's early 70's, Inner Circle included
both Cat (Steven Coore) and Ibo (Michael Cooper) from Third World. 

More time,
-Graham
From: dkletter@adobe.com (SUGAR in their vitamins?)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Re: Dub it to me
Keywords: dub
Date: 22 Dec 92 18:56:03 GMT
Organization: Flying Esophagus Productions

malcolm@wrs.com (Malcolm Humes) writes:
>GIMME SOME DUB POINTERS! 

>Help me find it! My last try was ROIR's TOWERING DUB INFERNO 
>and only a couple of tracks get close to as heavy as I'd hoped. 

i liked TDI, but i can see what you mean... try any of the ON-U
releases like PLAYGROUP (jazzy dub) or PARTY SOUNDS 1, etc. they're
quite good. also, anything else Adrian Sherwood does by himself
seems to be great dub.

>I keep getting pointers to African Headcharge, but that stuff is
>very steeply priced - is it worth it? 

in a word, yes. it's pretty steeply priced here, maybe not at Amoeba
in Berkeley. your best bet is to write ON-U directly for better
prices. this is what a friend of mine does. i'll send you the address
via email when i get home and look on one of my ON-U cds.

if anyone has other reccomendations, i'm interested too...

hasta.

-- 
Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.
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From: root@miro.die.udec.cl ()
Subject: Reference to movie soundtrack
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 20:17:52 GMT
Organization: Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion - Chile
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

	Hi!  

	I'm a newbie to this group, and I'd like help locating a movie soundtrack.
	I've got an old, old, old tape (you can almost see through it) which, I was
told is the sondtrack of a movie called 'The Harder they Come', which features lots
of great songs. As This tape sparked my interest in reggae, I'd like to know if
someone knows more about it, as who filmed it, who sang in it, if it's available in
video rentals, if the soundtrack is available, etc.
	Also, is there a FAq for thisgroup?


	Mario Medina C.
	mmedina@renoir.die.udec.cl

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From: paulxxxx@leland.Stanford.EDU (paulastya gupta)
Subject: reggae from jamaica, bahamas 
Keywords: sources
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 07:03:42 GMT

As someone who grew up in Nassau, Bahamas, I seem unable to find
a lot of the reggae that is popular there.  When I was in high 
school there, there used to be songs like: 
One Draw (rita marley), diseases(m & s), lots of songs
from yellowman, sister nancy(was that the real name?) etc. 
as well as lots of songs that I heard and liked, but didn't know
who sung them.  They were popular at the time, and were heard and
talked about in school.  I am trying to find out how one can get these
songs here in the US.

Moreover, whenever one of my friends comes from there, I ask them to 
get me some stuff, but it usually is a mix, and I am again left without 
a clue as to who sung the song, or even what the correct title may be.  
This would not normally be a problem except that the quality of recording
is usually such that I am left yearning for a CD or at least a tape.

I have tried Tower Records and labels such as Shanachie here ( I live 
in Northern California).  Problem here is that there is no way to tell 
which of the Yellowman albums they are good for me, and their selection 
is mostly dated to the "old guard" reggae greats, or artists who may be 
current, but very different from the kind of music that I am used to.  
Shanachie was good (got to hear the old "One Draw" after a long time"), 
but most of the songs in that album (first family) were too pop-oriented).

All I know is the content of some of these songs, and I would be more than 
willing to share this is someone can help.

Recent ones include:
"Don't stop now" 1991
Nobody move, nobody get hurt - old
"hug me up" or something like that - 1992
a song about fighting for a dollar where the words "one dollar" keep getting
	repeated. - 1990?
song about yellowman walking into a jewel store -, old
2 or 3 songs (sequels to each other) about a girl named Sharon getting
	pregnant. - 3-4 yrs old, and other songs which sound similar in beat
"speedrapping" - old
a song which includes the lyrics:
	you love me like this
	she holler yes man
	me love you like-a how 
	nancy love-a reagan
	(and other verses with the same beginning lines but varying analogies)
******************************************

those are some from the top of my mind.

Thanks a lot, everybody!

- paulxxxx@leland.stanford.edu



Thanks
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From: shugrue@spatial.eid.anl.gov (Leon Shugrue)
Subject: Great Idea
Organization: ANL
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:35:55 GMT

What a great idea, man. Hey, why don't we begin with a thread
about the best reggae clubs, bars, jams, anything, in the major cities
of the Western Hem., especially where I'm from - Chicago. 

I love reggae, but don't see a lot around Chi-town. I've heard the
name Biddy's, and I know there's a R. bar near Wrigley, but I've no
details.
From: eyethink@cse.ucsc.edu (Carl A. Wescott)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Re: I Smoke Two Joints
Date: 22 Dec 1992 06:45:30 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
NNTP-Posting-Host: arapaho.ucsc.edu

>>>>>>allenk@ugcs.caltech.edu (Allen Knutson) writes:
>Is this the correct name for the song with this chorus? And who's it by?

Yup, "Smoke Two Joints" by the Toys.

>I smoke two joints before I smoke a joint, and then I smoke two more,
                                      ^  
			              |	
                                 "2 joints"   

A local radio station, KFOG (104.5 FM in San Francisco) plays
it every Friday at 5 pm as part of their weekend salute...
They've been doing this since at least 1985, when I started
listening to it.

Carl
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From: f34151k@taltta.hut.fi (Juha A. Kurkela)
Subject: Clubs in Negril (was: Re: Reggae terms)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 08:52:47 GMT

In article <Bzo5xG.Kz7@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jim@coral.aiss.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>     Reggae Clubs.....anyone ever been to DA-Bus in Negril, Ja.
>
>                      (  this is my kind of a Reggae club )
>


My favourite place in Negril area is MXIII. I think MXIII, Kaiser's and
Sam Sara have the biggest stars in Negril. Ziggy Marley & MM, I-Threes,
Black Uhuru, Third World, Chalice, Dennis Brown, Leroy Smart, Yellowman
and many more stars will usually play in these clubs - not in De Buss.
MXIII is perhaps more "jamaican stylee" than others, and it's very
common - for example in Sam Sara and Kaiser's - that the places are
so full of tourists who are concentrating in every other things
but not reggae!

BTW, it's obvious who is the King of Reggae, but who is the Queen?
My favourite female singer is Judy Mowatt from I-Threes. I really
love her style to express herself and perform, and her voice is
divine. Could someone post or email her discography - I know she
has recorded many albums and singles and I wanna get more of them.
Judy is so positive - I adore her!
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From: porta@wam.umd.edu (David Delaney Palmer)
Subject: Re: Bob Marley Albums
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:27:24 GMT

In article <GILFORD.92Dec21144720@lexus.vuse.vanderbilt.edu> gilford@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Gilford T. Hapanyengwi) writes:
>I am in the process of collecting Bob Marley's Music on CDs.  Since
>quite a number of the songs are repeated in different albums;  I was
>wondering if there is some minimal set of CDs I could buy to cover all
>the music?  Feel free to send me email or to post to the group if you
>think your response is of general interest.
>
>Ndiyoyo,
>--
>
><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<>><>
>(
>]
>
>
>
>
	There is a new boxed antholgy of Bob Marley on CD
It's out in record stores now.  The cost is about $44 U.S.
Hope this helps.
>
>
>


-- 
***************************** porta@wam.umd.edu ****************************

                     Still looking for an interesting quote.
From: stevem@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Steve McGowan (RA))
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Another Lee Perry request.....
Date: 1 Jan 93 15:44:57 GMT
Organization: Computing Sci, Glasgow Univ, Scotland

A few weeks ago I saw a Lee Perry CD in a record shop. I didn't
have enough money to buy the thing, but returned a few days later
only to find that someone else had snapped it up.

It was a collection of some very obscure tracks (one of them was so
obscure that it was just referred to as 'Track 13'). There was also
an 11-minute-plus version of 'Free Up The Prisoners'.

I asked the shop assistant if he knew the name of the CD so that
they might order it for me, but he had no idea - and so I can't
really order it.

So....anyone out there know the title? I think it's a fairly recent 
CD release, if this helps identify it, and I think it may have been
on the 'Heartbeat' label, but I can't be too sure.

Ta in advance.


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From: tews@dfki.uni-sb.de (Martin Tews)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Re: AAE
Date: 31 Dec 1992 13:17:58 +0100
Organization: DFKI - German Research Center for AI
Distribution: world
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In article <1hqlupINNbpp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bw462@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bucky Whaley) writes:
|> 
|> ps:  Hey, doesn't anybody listen to Alpha Blondy???
|> 

I do. And I think he is most popular in France.
Best of all I like his songs "Sweet Sweet Fanta Diallo"
(whatever that means, anybody knows?) and "Boulevard
De La Mort".

Rastafari,
-- 
>Martin Tews, DFKI, Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3, D-W-6600 Saarbruecken 11, Germany<
> Tel: +49 681 302-5333    Fax: +49 681 302-5341  Net: tews@dfki.uni-sb.de <
>        "We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little loony..."            <
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From: mike@jammin.nosc.mil (mike pawka)
Subject: Re: Reggae terms
Organization: NRaD
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:14:53 GMT

In article <1h5o42INN9lc@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, jawad@ecst.csuchico.edu (Jawad Ali) writes:
|> 
|> How about explaining a few words of the King's English. Such as:
|> 
|> Skanking:  As in "easy skiankin"

	Dancing.

|> Natty:  As in "natty dread"

	Natty, meaning "smart in appearance", is usually used to describe
dreadlocks, but can be used alone, for example, "Ten times worse if you 'ave a
natty".

|> Ranking

	DJ'ing.

							mike
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From: evans@pan.arc.nasa.gov (Dan Evans)
Subject: Re: REQ: source of song
Followup-To: evans@pan.arc.nasa.gov
Summary: Steel Pulse "Steppin Out"
Organization: NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA USA
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 17:35:19 GMT

In article <BADRI.92Dec30092736@elysium.warren.mentorg.com> badri_lokanathan@Warren.MentorG.COM (Badri Lokanathan) writes:
>I have been trying to track down the group who did a song that starts
>(I believe) Open Sesame, here comes Rastaman ...
>I thought it was by Steel Pulse but have not found it on any of their
>albums. It may also be by Culture.
>
This is Steel Pulse.  The song is "Steppin Out".  I think
it is on the album _Earth Crisis_.  It also has the line
"Abracadabra, catch me it you can..."

Dan
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
From: rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean)
Subject: 92 reggae recommendations
Summary: What's new in 92
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:48:01 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Fort Collins, CO
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

As 1992 passes into oblivion, I'd like to start a thread on the best
reggae recordings of the past year.  I'll start with two that I added to
my collection this year.

Mikey Dread - Obsession

Seventy minutes of excellent reggae.  I already owned Profile by Mikey,
and this is very different.  Some people might object that it is
overproduced, and I won't argue with that for the most part.  But
there's a little of everything in this recording--driving rhythms, slow
ballad types, big bass beat, etc.

Lucky Dube - House of Exile

This was recommended over in rec.music.afro-latin before this group was
created.  I picked up a used copy and it is superb.  An excellent
backing band provides a solid background for the intelligent lyrics.  I
second the nomination for this one without reservation.

What have other people found that they'd like to share?  Of course I
should have posted this long before my trip to California and my
pilgrimage to Tower.

--
Bruce Rodean                          Hewlett-Packard Company
rodean@fc.hp.com
From: fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Mosiah
Date: 24 Dec 1992 22:28:55 GMT
Organization: Not U-Blind, I-na I-mpus
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu

Some years ago I came across an album by a group called Mosiah,
based in Paris, which I rather liked. Does anyone know anything
about them?
-- 
____________________________________________________________________
Dawn over the dark sea brings on the sun;                      
She leans across the hilltop: see, the light!
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From: jchokey@leland.Stanford.EDU (James Alexander Chokey)
Subject: Please Help Identify This Recording
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 22:48:03 GMT


	When I was in Amsterdam about four years ago, I heard a song in
a reggae bar that was a reggae/ska version of "When Jonny Comes Marching
Home."  Or perhaps one might better call it a psychedelic reggae/ska version
of that song.  Does anyone out there have any idea who may have recorded
this and/or what album/CD it might be found on?  Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

	--  Jim C. <jchokey@leland.stanford.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
From: montas@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Hubert J Montas)
Subject: The mystery unfolds
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:10:54 GMT

       Try Mutabaruka, The mystery Unfolds, for some really good Reggae
with a political edge that cuts through B.S. man.

       I & I Hubert.


Xref: sparky rec.music.reggae:74 soc.culture.caribbean:1971
From: Steve Frampton <frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae,soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Shabba!
Summary: An exercise in understanding Shabba.
Keywords: dancehall reggae
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 09:53:29 EST
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Distribution: world
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Merry Ho Ho!

Although I love soca, roots reggae, and dancehall, my preference lies
strongly in the latter.  My favorite dancehall artist is Shabba, and
when I listen to his music I often try to "sing" along with him.

Trouble is, damn that man is hard to understand!  I often like to try
and transcribe lyrics by listening to a song over and over, but trying
to transcribe his works have been especially fruitless.  And this seems
to be exactly the way Shabba likes it, he was on Arsenio Hall once and
was asked "What the hell are you singing??" and he responded with
something to the effect of, "It makes no difference what I'm singing".

So, there are two things I'm after here:

(1) I would very much like to receive lyrics by e-mail of any of his
songs (with the exception of "Housecall", which I already have).  I would
be more than happy to post the results of these to the music lyrics
FTP archive site.

(2) I think it would be interesting to post as much of a song as a
person can understand, and have the rest of the net "collaborate" on
figuring out the rest of the words.  For example, I am currently working
on "What 'Cha Gonna Do" by Shabba & Queen Latifah.

What do you think?  Does anybody have anything they can send me as per
option (1) above?  What about option (2), is there any interest in doing
something like this?  If so, I could post "What 'Cha Gonna Do" as the
first attempt.  I have about 75% of the song figured out.

Hope to hear from ya!  By the way it is great to see this newsgroup (it
is about time), special thanks to those who voted "yes".  For those who
voted "no", YOU LOST!  :-)

Later...

+--------+< Unabashed Shabba Ranks Fan! >+------+--------------------+
| Steve Frampton - frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca | Steve Frampton     |
| I collect postcards!  If you send me one from | 501-A Princess St. |
| your area, I'll send one in return.  Send to >| Kingston, Ontario  |
| (Don't forget both email and mailing address) | CANADA   K7L 1C3   |
+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
From: dudley@treefort.Corp.Sun.COM (Dudley Gaman)
Newsgroups: rec.music.reggae
Subject: Re: Reggae terms
Date: 22 Dec 1992 16:15:57 GMT
Organization: Invictus
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dudley@treefort.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: treefort.corp.sun.com


>|> Natty:  As in "natty dread"
>
>	Natty, meaning "smart in appearance", is usually used to describe
>  dreadlocks, but can be used alone, for example, "Ten times worse if you 'ave a
>  natty".

Bob Marley's song, "Natty Dread" was originally "Knotty Dread".  Knotty pretty
well describes dreadlocks, however the Jamaican pronunciation made it sound
more like "natty", just the opposite of its true meaning.  This and other
interesting tid-bits can be found in the extensive liner notes in the new
Bob Marley 4-CD boxed set.

Dudley
.


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