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This Is Trojan Roots: - Various Artists [CD]

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DISC 1: 1. Two Sevens Clash - By Culture 2. None Shall Escape the Judgement - By Johnny Clarke 3. Stepping Out of Babylon - By Marcia Griffiths 4. Here I Come - By Dennis Brown 5. Dance in a Greenwich Farm - By Cornell Campbell 6. Mafia - By Lloyd Parks 7. His Majesty Is Coming - By The In Crowd 8. Curly Locks - By Junior Byles 9. Last War (Jah Jah Children Arise) - By Zap Pow 10. Where Is That Love (aka Love and Harmony) - By Hell & Fire 11. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - By Michael Rose 12. Bushweed Corntrash - By Bunny & Ricky 13. Lightning and Thunder - By Bim Sherman 14. Fig Root - By Reggae George 15. Slave Master - By Gregory Isaacs 16. I Love Marijuana - By Linval Thompson 17. Born Free - By Michael Rose & Black Uhuru 18. Jah Bring I Joy - By Bobby Melody 19. Humanity - By The Royal Rasses & Prince Lincoln Thompson 20. Roots Train Number One - By Junior Murvin DISC 2: 1. Forward Up - By Brent Dowe 2. Wolf and Leopard - By Dennis Brown 3. Set the Captives Free (Songs of Melody) - By Gregory Isaacs 4. Back a Yard (Edit) - By The In Crowd 5. Wipe Your Weeping Eyes - By Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 6. Zion Gate - By Culture 7. Peace and Love (In the Ghetto) - By Johnny Clarke 8. Ghetto Stays in the Mind - By Bob Andy 9. Tribal War - By George Nooks 10. Sons of Slaves - By Junior Delgado 11. Cool Rasta - By The Heptones 12. Rockers Nuh Crackers - By Glen Washington 13. Skylarking - By Horace Andy 14. Sufferer's Child - By Delroy Denton & The Silvertones 15. Up Park Camp - By John Holt 16. Fire Fe the Vatican - By Max Romeo 17. Heavy Manners - By Prince Far I 18. Rastaman Camp (aka Run Come Rally) - By Freddie McGregor 19. No Time to Lose - By Earth & Stone 20. Man Hungry - By Sugar Minott Primarily focusing upon afro-Caribbean themes, notably the Rastafarian faith and the plight of Jamaica’s underprivileged, roots reggae dominated Jamaica’s national landscape throughout the mid-to-late 1970s, making major stars of such talents as Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown and Johnny Clarke. The latest release in the newly launched ‘This Is Trojan’ series, this collection showcases 40 of the most popular and significant Jamaican hits of the roots era, performed by many of the biggest names in reggae music. This seminal collection, which includes a 16-page booklet packed with imagery and a fascinating essay on the style, forms an integral part of Trojan’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

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