Distinctly Jamaican Sounds

Hope everyone is doing well... it is October 1st and like usual I am always dragged back to Blogger whenever the leaves start to fall! Again, I hope for enough tunes to give you all a little so...

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I couldn't let the day pass without providing something - my passion for Jamaican music and Halloween have no bounds and while this year was a year of not getting a lot accomplished I couldn'...

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Yes my friends I couldn't let Halloween pass without doing another Spooktacular... and while I have cut out blogging here on Blogger, I've had many requests to post it again here with a link ...

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I am still up-in-the-air about doing a Spooktacular for 2017... I've got the tunes in a playlist but I don't know if I've got the motivation to get to mixing... if I do get this thing going thi...

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I had a request from a friend about making the Christmas mixes available for streaming and I have gone and done just that!  If you'd like to stay in touch with Distinctly Jamaican Sounds and h...

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Seasons Greetings!  Had some requests for re-ups of the Jamaican Christmas Mixes and I am always happy to oblige!  Here's is the 2006 edition... 1. Carlene Davis – Santa Claus (Do You Ev...

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It has been a long and spooky month and as the big day arrives it is time to provide you with one last treat before October ends and the doldrums of early winter begin to set-in.  Like last ye...

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Here it is folks!  The 52nd and final weekly mix for your uninterrupted listening pleasure!  It has been fun putting these together and I hope you enjoyed listening to them over the last year...

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First and foremost, Happy Halloween!  The month of October as usual has been extremely busy but like always a lot of fun also!  I have thoroughly enjoyed putting together these Spooktacular f...

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We are at the end or a very long journey and though I wanted to commemorate Halloween with the last track I also wanted to put the wraps on this project appropriately.  Sure, I could have gone...

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Holy shit!  I can't believe I'm just one track away from having completed this yearlong Jamaican Music Challenge, when I first started doing this thing on November 1st of 2015 I had doubts at ...

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Lloyd & Devon, Lloyd Robinson & Devon Russell, who had previously recorded as part of the vocal group The Tartans in the late 60's, had a couple hit songs in the early reggae era before going o...

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Sam Votsis AKA Sammy Gong is one of the founders and a frequent contributor to the illustrious DC Soundclash.  Aside from digging for vinyl he is an avid fan and collector of comic books, ...

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Quoting from the 2009 Jamaican Halloween Spooktacular... "This one is by an artist named Murphy Romeo and the song is called "Ghost Affair" and comes off a 1975 7" single on the World Wide labe...

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Without further ado... go to it Bobby!  "10 Ft Ganja Plant started out as an offshoot of Boston Massachusetts’ John Brown’s Body.  The group was formulated from J.B.B.’s engineer ...

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While today's track has really little to do with "Bone Yards" aside from the ghostly introduction and its title, "Bone Yard Skank" is actually Lloyd Charmers' instrumental version of his Marvin...

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This one has always been one of my favorite Halloween appropriate reggae tunes... a little number by Charles Hanna & The Graduates which pays tribute to Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows years ...

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Bobby Bobson was part of the DC Soundclash crew for many years and was quite adept in knowing how to make the dance bubble and pop.  Currently he is teaching the youths of Baltimore to avo...

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Yes, all good things must come to an end and after much consideration and reflection I have decided the time has come to end the Distinctly Jamaican Sounds blog.  No, I'm not giving up on my l...

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I have said and written much about the great Jackie Mittoo over the years and have in fact included a bunch of his songs in Spooktaculars over the years, this year is no different.  This one i...

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We're only five tracks away from wrapping up this yearlong challenge and it's another one featured in a past Spooktacular... this one is called "Waking The Dead" by saxophonist Carl Bryan and i...

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The late singer Leroy Ridgway AKA Living Truth got his start singing in the church choir at an early age.  When he turned 16, Ridgway entered a talent contest in May Pen Jamaica and placed thi...

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What can I say about King Horror that I haven't already said over the last eleven years?  A Calypsonian who went by the name Baldhead Growler goes into the studio to shriek, scream and bellow ...

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"Death Rides A Horse" by Roy Richards may be my number one early reggae instrumental.  Originally recorded at Beverley's and released on the Crab label in the UK in 1969, most people recognize...

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A full week's worth of spooky ska is what you'll get when you download and enjoy the 51st Week Mix... here's what you're gonna hear! 1.  Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Frankenstein 2.  Pri...

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