Dancehall Delight

Is it just me?



Think about it: "Ive Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" could be a song about a food source.

Navy Guys Whacking on 55 Gallon Drums, and Dancing Under Sticks

Limbo music is inane to begin with, but Jimmy Crack Corn Limbo? Row Row Row Your Boat Limbo? Well, that's just Dada poetry. When you add steel band versions of Greensleeves and Stars and Stripes Forever on the other side, you've got Island kitsch magic. Get it here.

This is (poorly synched) Ska!

Teaching the overly analytical how to dance....let's take a look-see, shall we?

Seen at Fwak Grab bag

Dancehall Culture Slideshow

Two slideshows in one week! We MUST be living in the future.
Photos by Beth Lesser at Guardian UK

Alton Ellis RIP

I imagine most of you can tell me his hat size and mother's maiden name, (I'm only a recent listener) but soulful Rocksteady star Alton Ellis has died.

NYT Alton Ellis Obituary

You and Me on a Jamboree posts for Alton Ellis in:

English
Svensk
Dutch
French

Holy Haile Selassie! Here's More Rare Jamaican Vinyl Than on an Abandonded Opel on the Side of Blue Mountain

You and Me On a Jamboree.
A Portuguese (English Version Here) blog that has a massive collection of ancient Reggae (many before they had settled on a spelling for the word), Ska, RockSteady, Dancehall, and Dub. Tons from the late 60's all with vivid and crazy cover art shown.




He even has an album by my cousin Wild Jockey pseudonym: Jackie Mittoo (betcha didn't know the Jockey family was so diverse, didja?)

Now- CARRY. GO. BRING. COME.
Lex10 no like to see you making disturbances!

Jamaican Label Art

Jamaican Label Art (via NoRelevance)