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Jumpstart 9/5/23, 4:24:30 PM
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everybody on this site old save me so allyuh actually know what great music is and not the diarrhea that ppl producing now. in no particular order

1. Miles Davis(USA)
2. Jorge Dalto(Argentina)-George Benson's keyboardist
3. John Coltrane
4. Mercedes Sosa(Argentina)
5. Ravi Shankar(India)
6. Fela Kuti(Nigeria)
7. Ustad Vilayat Khan(India)
8. Habib Faye(Senegal)
9. Earth Wind and Fire(USA)
10. Led Zeppelin(UK)
11. Rush (Canada)
12. Cream (UK)
13. Hugh Maekela, Winston Mankunku Ngozi and Sakhile(South Africa)
14. Adi and Suhail(india)
15. Bombay Jayashree(India)
16. Super Diamono(Senegal)
17. Merchant
18. Shadow.
19. Ken Professor Philmore
20 Hannif Mohammed
21 Salif Keita, richard bona, Bonga, Pierre Akendengue
25. Culture
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imusic 9/5/23, 5:01:06 PM
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Len Boogsie Sharpe
Phase II Pan Groove
Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)
Clive Bradley
Andre White
Caribbean Jazz Project
Irakere
David Rudder
Steel Pulse
Black Uhuru
EWF
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
The Mighty Shadow
Sparrow
Kitchener
Merchant
Third World
Marvin Gaye
Commodores
Teddy Pendergrass
Parliament Funkadelic
Rush
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Jumpstart 9/5/23, 5:08:09 PM
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parliament was a baaaaaaaaaad group. Irakere is another collective of magnificent musicians.
velo 9/5/23, 5:49:44 PM
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Queen
Journey
Prince
Lucky dube
Michael jackson
Celia cruz
Mighty gabby
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Jumpstart 9/5/23, 5:58:51 PM
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forgot five musicians on my list
marvin gaye, michael jackson, prince, Al Jarreau and Etienne charles
Jumpstart 9/5/23, 5:59:48 PM
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Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)

i envy you sooo much right now
Brerzerk 9/5/23, 6:26:37 PM
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In reply to velo
Lucky Dube simply copied Tosh to the extent he could so no way should he be mentioned without Tosh who embodied more being mentioned above him
Jumpstart 9/5/23, 6:29:16 PM
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that's true.......dube actually started off as a Mbaqanga musician(zulu pop music) before turning to reggae. had a great band though. i have a greatest hits album from him.
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Curtis 9/5/23, 6:36:53 PM
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I liked a Jamaican singer/songwriter, Bob Nestor...can't remember his last name
Halliwell 9/5/23, 6:50:57 PM
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My ears never hear better voices than Judy Collins and George Michael

Voices I can’t stand are Beyoncé and anybody singing rock shite
JayMor 9/5/23, 7:25:06 PM
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Wow, you guys have versatile tastes. Big up fe dat. A few pleasant surprises among the lists so far...
Mercedes Sosa -- voice of the downtrodden
Ravi Shankar -- I remember him from the Beatles' days
Fela Ransom Kuti -- If yuh call African woman "woman", she no go 'gree; she go say I be 'lady' oh.
Celia Cruz -- At an early-80's show in PR, this woman was delivered to the stage by helicopter!

Marley is understood, but good to see the following making it in to some folks' faves: Boogsie Sharpe, Merchant, Shadow, Professor Philmore, David Rudder, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Third World, Sparrow, Kitchener and Parliament/Funkadelic.
Surprised no D. Brown!

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imusic 9/5/23, 8:00:40 PM
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Fela Ransom Kuti -- If yuh call African woman "woman", she no go 'gree; she go say I be 'lady' oh

BIG artist and BIG Tune!

I hunted for years for that tune until I finally found it

Link Text

Who the hell knew the song title was Egbemio?? Certainly not me. I always thought it was Lady.

What I posted is the short version. The long version is better.

That intro has got to be, alongside EWF’s Getaway, one of the best intros EVER in popular music.

One of my earliest and best memories of Jourvert was hearing Carib Tokyo playing that on Frederick St. The bass was just mesmerizing
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Curtis 9/5/23, 8:02:54 PM
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Plenty:

Reggae: Steel Pulse, Third World, Bob, Dennis Brown, Dean Fraser, Chronixx, Damien Marley,

Jazz: Grover Washington, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Pieces of A Dream, Wayman Tisdale, Julian Vaughn, Gerald Albright, Darren Rahn, George Benson, Bob James, etc...many more

Calypso/Soca/Zouk: Black Stalin, Shadow, Sparrow, Kitchener, David Rudder, Ronnie McIntosh, Baron, Machel, Kes, Roy Cape, Blaxx, Rikky Jai, KASSAV, TABOU Combo, Beethova Obas etc...

Prince, EWF, O'jays, Commodores, Sam Cooke, Natalie Cole, Shalamar, Gap Band, Lakeside, etc...plenty more
imusic 9/5/23, 8:12:15 PM
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Oh yeah…..forgot to add Kassav

Back in the day, there was this wicked band out of St Vincent called Touch. Liked them a lot.

And how could I forget Mr Machel Montano?

He come like Marley. He’s a given cool
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Curtis 9/5/23, 9:03:22 PM
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Check out Beetova Obas, piece called Rasanble.
imusic 9/5/23, 9:29:10 PM
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Will do
imusic 9/5/23, 9:33:06 PM
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Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)

i envy you sooo much right now

You know that one of the drummers with Snarky Puppy, Larnell Lewis, is from St Kitts?

And his wife is a Trini cool

LARNELL LEWIS IS A BEAST!!
JayMor 9/5/23, 9:54:42 PM
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Who the hell knew the song title was Egbemio?? Certainly not me. I always thought it was Lady.

Music, you got a little mixed up, I'm afraid. The chune is in fact titled "Lady" and the link you posted, "Egbe Mi O", is not it. That long version you prefer is here. The intro is beautiful for sure.

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Drapsey 9/5/23, 10:03:17 PM
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Earnest "Ernie" Ranglin

Ernest Ranglin OJ (born 19 June 1932)[1] is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels including Studio One and Island Records. Ranglin played guitar on many early ska recordings and helped create the rhythmic guitar style that defined the form. Ranglin has worked with Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra. He is noted for a chordal and rhythmic approach that blends jazz, mento and reggae with percussive guitar solos incorporating rhythm 'n' blues and jazz inflections.
Jumpstart 9/5/23, 11:12:32 PM
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Ernest Ranglin was an exceptional guitarist.
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Jumpstart 9/5/23, 11:15:53 PM
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Oh that’s cool. I realize a lot of the American bands, if they are venturing into Caribbean or world music, hire Caribbean musicians of musicians with roots in the Caribbean. I went to a concert in Queens Hall and Etienne Charles was performing Carnival:Sound of a People. The Sax player and the drummer were from Haiti( studied in the USA of course) and the double Bassist was born in the US to Haitian and JA parents. I guess Snarky Puppy is doing the same thing
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Da-Vincy 9/6/23, 2:08:18 AM
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Back in the day, there was this wicked band out of St Vincent called Touch. Liked them a lot.

They made a comeback this past carnival. Even had a show in NY last weekend.
Jumpstart 9/6/23, 2:28:44 AM
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Will check them out
POINT 9/6/23, 2:40:41 AM
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In SVG the name McIntosh is synonymous with Music among the
Best of them was Syl MacIntosh who had a band, and played
the saxophone . He has a cousin much younger than him who is a very good pianist called Frankie MacIntosh , and also had his own band

In SVG, the Mac Intosh families are very well known for their
dexterity in musical Instruments .
Da-Vincy 9/6/23, 2:58:21 AM
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Frankie McIntosh is a genius. Was very instrumental in soca music across the region.
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