Like its four predecessors, 500% Dynamite! is a diverse, lean collection of the old and the new, the rare and the classic. Since the release of the first volume in the series, 100% Dynamite, the Soul Jazz label has been showcasing what patrons of the label-affiliated 100% Dynamite club have been treated to upon entering their ranks. That includes music from Jamaica of every stripe -- be it dancehall, dub, roots, ska, lovers rock. You name it. So on this 12-track collection, you get another gamut-spanning batch of songs that mingle with each other without leaving you overwhelmed and winded due to a wide reach. Songs recorded 30 years apart butt up against each other and disparate styles link arms without making a rough ride. Melodica king Augustus Pablo's "East of the River Nile" is followed by the brat-a-tat-tat dancehall of Red Rat's "Goody 2 Shoes." The sweet, unconditional lovers rock of Marcia Aitken's "I'm Still in Love" is preceded by Tiger Ranks' "Party Wit Me," a spectacular dancehall spin on Eminem's "My Name Is." Not-so-obvious selections from legends like ska pioneer Byron Lee ("Frankenstein") and roots legend Freddie McGregor ("Natural Collie") hold their own against classic dub from Joe Gibbs ("African Dub, Chapter Three") and roots from the renegade Jacob Miller ("Healing of the Nation.") What is most admirable about this series is how it doesn't merely dig up buried treasures and old standards in a bid to show how Jamaican music was better at some point "back then" and how things have somehow gone downhill since. Instead, this takes the approach that music of all eras is part of one big stew, with a constant dialog taking place between the generations. Gaps and roots are washed away by paths and routes. (Allmusic)
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1. Guns In The Ghetto - Morgan Heritage & Bounty Killer 2. East Of The River Nile - Augustus Pablo 3. Goody 2 Shoes - Red Rat 4. Loran's Dance - Mudies All Stars 5. Healing Of The Nation - Jacob Miller 6. African Dub Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs 7. The Body - Sister Charmaine 8. Frankenstein - Byron Lee 9. Natural Collie - Freddie McGregor 10. Party Wit Me - Tiger Ranks 11. I'm Still In Love - Marcia Aitken 12. Bam Bam - Toots & The Maytals
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Alpha Boys' School 1910 - 2006 - Music In Education
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Alpha-Boys-School-1910-2006-Music-In-Education/release/2815567
It's a little-known fact that some of the greatest musicians to come out of Jamaica in the past century owe much of their success to a nun. Her name was Sister Mary Ignatius Davies (1921-2003), and for 64 years she served in the Order of the Sisters of Mercy at the Alpha Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica. Alpha is a full-time music school that, over the years, has turned out dozens of world-class players, particularly in the area of brass, and all of them learned their craft under the tutelage of avid record collector Sister Ignatius, as she was known. Without her, ska music in particular may not have taken the course it did, as Alpha's alumni included the likes of such future Skatalites members as trombonist Don Drummond, trumpeter Johnnie "Dizzie" Moore, tenor saxophonist Tommy McCook, alto saxist Lester Sterling, and trombonist Rico Rodriguez, who studied under Drummond and later became an essential component of the U.K. ska revival group the Specials. Reggae singer Johnny Osbourne and Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace were also Alpha grads, and dozens of others successfully contributed to the Jamaican music scene after undergoing a rigorous education at Alpha. Focusing on the students who passed through the school in the mid-20th century, Music in Education is the first collection to survey the music created by Alpha Boys School students. At first, that meant big-band jazz, and the first four tracks collected here, recorded during the 1950s, all fall neatly into that category. But by 1964, a musical upheaval was in the air throughout Jamaica, and the first stirrings of ska are evidenced here in "Eastern Standard Time." Credited to Drummond, it was recorded in 1964 -- the very year the Skatalites formed -- and sets a pace that continues throughout much of the album. Tracks by Rodriguez, Wallace, and Osbourne are also included, but it's often those recordings by names not quite as well known -- Vin Gordon ("The Dirty Dozen"), Headley "Deadly" Bennett ("Hot Coffee") -- that make the greater impact here. The '70s tracks that bring the disc to a close aren't as musically inventive -- by then reggae was in full flower -- but are certainly impressive. -Allmusic
Alpha Boys School fue la institución jamaicana más importante en la formación de los mejores músicos de la isla. Este CD de lujosa presentación desempolva joyas que difícilmente se podrían encontrar en otro soporte, un disco imprescindible para los amantes de la música jamaicana.
Tracklist:
1. Blue Lou - King, Bertie Jazz Group
2. Just Friends - Harriott, Joe Quartet
3. Now's The Time - Reece, Dizzy Quintet
4. Wilton's Mood - Gaynair, Wilton 'Bogey'
5. Eastern Standard Time - Drummond, Don
6. Rocket Ship - McCook, Tommy
7. Safari - Harper, Raymond
8. Dirty Dozen - Gordon, Vin
9. Soul Voyage - Sterling, Lester
10. Pure Soul - Hibbert, Lennie
11. Tribute To Sir Alex - Moore, Johnny 'Dizzy'
12. James Ray - Ellis, Bobby
13. Soul Pipe - Bryan, Carl 'Cannonball'
14. Warrior - Osbourne, Johnny
15. Hot Coffee - Bennett, Headley
16. Rainbow Into The Rio Mino - Rodriguez, Rico
17. Skankey - Wallace, Leroy
18. Leaving Rome - Bennett, Jo Jo
19. Sea Breeze - Brooks, Cedric 'Im' & David Madden
20. Hipster - McNair, Harold
21. I Love You So Bad - Gregory, Tony
22. Blackboard Jungle - White, Joe
23. New Found Love - Da Costa, Glen
24. Alpha Boys School - Thornton, Eddie
25. Upward And Onward We Go - Alpha Boys Band
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Thanks for the "dynamite" Gyro.
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Thanks for the Dynamite!s. I somehow missed 100% if it was posted. Could someone point me to the location? Cheers!
-Xtm
Xtm come, take my hand and scroll down till you find it! It is really near... 14th of July!!!
Got it, many thanks, RYP! Still the fines musicblog on the world wide web.
-Xtm
Thanks very much for the Dynamite series!
Thanks for the Alpha Boys
Tanx for the Dynamite!
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