Tag: jamaica

Johnnie Osbourne – Come Back Darling (Jamaica, 1969, Techniques)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Come Back Darling“, a lovely Soulful Rocksteady Reggae track with a Disco twist, recorded in the late 60s by the legendary Jamaïcan reggae and dancehall singer Errol “Johnnie” Osbourne – Enjoy !

Johnnie Osbourne – Come Back Darling

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/xeAAKobEf7Y

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Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Tapper Zukie – Freak (Jamaica, 1979, Stars)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Freak“, a nice blend of Tropical Disco, Cosmic Funk & Reggae music from Jamaica, by the legendary Tapper Zukie – Enjoy !

Tapper Zukie – Freak

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/LM5mcLTXQwo

Have a nice sunday !

Armand de Preseau

Xanadu – Sure Shot (Jamaica, 1982, Joe Gibbs Music)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Sure Shot”, a version of the classic Disco track of the american band The Whispers, cover here in a fresh Tropical version from the jamaican band Xanadu – Enjoy !

Xanadu – Shot

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/iVExIIriV5I

Best regards,

Armand de Preseau

Derrick Harriott – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys (Jamaica, 1982, Crystal D)

Great cover by Derrick Harriott (my favorite rocksteady artist) of this classic song from Eddy Grant and his Equals band !

Derrick Clinton Harriott, born on the 6 February 1939 in Jamaica, is a singer and record producer, who founded the famous Crystal records label.

This version sums up the Jamaican producing skills, mixing together disco, dub and roots music, and is for me a direct answer to the song Disco Devil, by Lee Perry.

Derrick Harriott – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/0BogOwfHNTw

Best regards,

Armand

Derrick Harriott and The Chariot Riders – Float On (Jamaica, 1977, Crystal Records)

For today, I decided to make you rediscover the song “Float On“, originally recorded in 1977 by The Floaters (a band from Detroit), but that the Jamaican artist Derrick Harriott covered the same year with his band The Chariot Riders on his own “Crystal Records” label.

The result is a superior alternate Island version, a blend of Soul, Ska and Reggae, exactly the kind of Lovers Rock I like – Enjoy !

Derrick Harriott and The Chariot Riders – Float On

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/lMcvsOtzEyw

Best regards,

Armand

Floyd Lloyd Seivright – Check Out Your Mind (Jamaica, 1983, Tropic)

For today, I decided to make you rediscover a Reggae Disco track recorded in 1983 by the very well known Jamaican singer Floyd Lloyd, typically the kind of West Indian musical “Discolypso” mixed genre I like – Hope you’ll enjoy it too !!

Floyd Lloyd – Check Out Your Mind

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/GK5pFs83g6Q

Have a nice week end,

Armand

ADP024 – Funk’O’Lypso – A Journey Across The Funky Caribbean Islands (feat Frankie Zhivago, Shadow and others..)

Hi dear readers !
It’s been a long time without any selections – so don’t wait no longer, let’s travel this time to the Caribbean Islands for a 6 records flight, hope you’ll enjoy this mixture of island funk, Kaiso Disco and Bahamian soul tracks !
Armand de Preseau – Funk ‘ O ‘ Lypso
You can download the selection here !
Tracklist :
1 – The Crashers – Flight to Jamaïca
2 – Wabiné – Sail On
3 – Frankie Zhivago – All Around The World
4 – Disco Warriors – Cumbaya Disco
5 – Shadow – De Hardis
6 – Ed Watson and The Brass Circle – Let’s Get It On
All the best, sincerely yours and see you soon.
Armand