A Step back in time, some island soul. I used to love this song..

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Funking for Jamaica...Tom Browne

Soul Makossa...

Eddie Palmieri and the Afro-Caribbean Jazz All-Stars

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Soul Makossa isn't Carribean ... it's 100% African. Manu Dibango is a saxophonist and bandleader from Cameroon (even though he lives in Paris these days), and the song was first release in France before licensed by Atlantic and distributed in the U.S.

I'm totally loving The Beginning of the End. They're from the Bahamas, and only released two albums. Funky Nassau was from their first album (released on Henry Stone's Florida based Alston label). They released a second album in 1976, which I think is even better. This track Superwoman is from that album.

MrSoulpower said:

I know. That is the reason for the original title change, because I ran across the "Soul Makossa" song, and realized I had to change the title from a "slice of Caribbean" to what it states now, meaning of bit of both, although there is a category of "Afro-Caribbean" music, which is very much a part of the type of music played in my home while growing up. Everything from Calypso, latin musc, latin jazz, jazz, funk, etc. My Dad loved all types of music especially anything with some latin flavor, since he was from the Caribbean. I took out he hyphen and changed it to an ampersand.
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2elijah said:

I think the song became a hit in the U.S. when it was played on W-BLS in NYC in 1972, right after Manu recorded it. I think a lot of Jamaicans living in NY listened to that station. And I think that's where Atlantic picked it up and licensed it for the U.S. market. So I can see why many Jamaican immigrants feel connected to that song.

MrSoulpower said:

Yes it did, but not sure what Jamaicans were listening to before Marley had a major influence on them,since my family is not Jamaican. My family is from the US Virgin Islands/British Virgin Islands, and they were more influenced by latin music, and Calypso as the time they lived there, since there were many Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and Brazilians living on the islands as well as Black Caribbeans..

In NY they had WBLS-NY and WWRL-NY which were basically the 2 well-known black stations at the time. There was also WLIB-NY, which did have a Caribbean segment, but mostly played reggae music and I think that segment (about 4 hours) was on the weekends only.
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2elijah said:

Nice tune.

Not to nit-pick but just for the sake of clarity, he's referring to Jamaica, Queens (NYC) where he was born.
(The actual title being Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.))


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
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What the bumboclot!!!

2elijah said:

Hes talking about Queens NY not the Island...

IAintTheOne said:

I know, I'm from Queens, NY... It was a big deal for us Jamaica, Queens folks at the time this song came out. We felt like it was a shout out.


He's talking about "Jamaica" Queens, NY (Jamaica Avenue-surrounding towns (Springfield Gardens/South Jamaica/Farmers Blvd/Guy Brewer Blvd/fka NY Blvd/Jamaica Ave areas), but my friends and I always saw this track as having an "island" flavor to it...U undah'stand don'chu? So just enjoy it folks!
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theAudience said:

Lawd have mercy, again...I know TA, Queens, NY and the Jamaica area and surrounding towns, all part of my hometown, but can't a sista from Queens, NY, who knows Jamaica Avenue area (11434 mind you ) like the back of her hand, enjoy the island flavor that she hears coming from this track? Geez, you musicheads...
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2elijah said:

Is that "Metal statue" still in the middle if 168th and the mall?

2elijah said:

It's all good.


It just comes with the "music-head" territory...



...The details matter.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Double post.

It's a bitch when you're faster than the network.


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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
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IAintTheOne said:

Metal statue on 168th street? Not sure. Are you sure there wasn't something like that near 165th street?I somehow don't remember that. The 165th mall is still there though, as well as the Coliseum (the one rapper 50 cents used to hang out at), and the old bus terminal is still there, but mostly caters to the Long Island Buses and buses going up further towards Queens Village area and higher up Jamaica Avenue. That tiny, little, Jamaican beef pattie shop is still on 165th street in the mall, the one that always has a line, and I mean always has a line, with folks waiting for their "Coco bread and patties" .

When I go in that area, I usually go no further than 165th street mall and that's it. Jamaica Avenue has changed completely, but it is still always busy.I go in that area probably only once every two months, to look for certain products that they don't sell in stores on the other side of Queens. Unfortunately it has a lot of crime near that area and has for a while.

theAudience said:

That's cool, I guess if I post stuff here, I better make sure I have the facts straight.

2elijah said:

Man its been years I meant 165th right near Record explosion ( if that is still there anyway)