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See, that drum at the bottom, to the left of the cover, has the colors of the Ethiopian flag. Yellow, red, and green: gold, blood, and earth, but that's not the point. More simply, when I gaze at those three colors, I can't help but associate them with an image, more precisely the image of someone with long hair. However, he was the "King" of the long-haired ones, he was and still is, the one who moved more legs and butts than you could ever imagine. He preached with music, his name was Bob, and he used it as the most suitable instrument to communicate to the whole world a philosophy of life, a vortex of virtues and feelings destined to never die.
When we talk about reggae, Africa and Jamaica are bound by an indissoluble connection. Just reading the name of the band in question already makes you feel the call of the jungle, just listen to the first notes of "Congoman" and you're deep in the forest, shoes and all, you can't even be seen amidst that tangle of plants. Do I seem exaggerated? Actually, I just want to begin praising one of the most beautiful albums in the history of roots music. A little over a dozen people, a vast arsenal of instruments, a unique production: it's 1977 and the masterpiece is born.
At the "Black Art" studios exactly thirty-three years ago, contributing and making the album's sound unique was Lee "Scratch" Perry, an authentic "Guru" of Jamaican music, a not-too-serious orchestra conductor, an innate genius of sound experimentation. Just one listen, a single listen to "Fisherman" and you won't forget that chorus. The lethal falsetto of Cedric Myton combined with an unforgettable base makes it a song where intensity and calmness dominate for all six minutes. I would like to ask where they got the inspiration to write such a beautiful song, but the answer, thinking of Jamaica, would be too obvious. They, anyway, and I’m talking about the Rastas, smoke (in theory) to get closer to their beloved Jah, the same Jah mentioned almost in every song and who watches serenely over our friends' work. The rest of the album, needless to say, is enveloped in an almost mystical atmosphere, where dub merges with the spirit, bass, and percussion run at full throttle, Cedric's voice enhances the magic. Soft and driving rhythms to listen to preferably at not too high a volume: an ideal recommendation to fully enjoy it.
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