Dubtember 21 - The Forces of Dub

Last week I shared some Roy Cousins & mentioned his success as a music producer in Jamaica. The Forces of Music was the name for the musician collective backing Roy Cousins productions, mainly in the late 70s, consisting mostly of members from Revolutionaries & Roots Radics.  

First up we have Liberated Dub, the Dub companion to The Royals - Israel Be Wise The complete Dub LP has been reissued in 2001 by Orange Street on CD as Disc 2 of Prince Lincoln Thompson - Humanity. The CD has several bonus track not available on this vinyl version. 

 

 

The Forces of Music - Liberated Dub, Ballistic Records UAS30229, 1979.
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Side 1 -        
Moonlight City    
Baktu    
Waterhouse    
Marverly    
Riverton City    

Side 2 -
Cockburn Pen    
Bell Rock    
Whitewing Walk    
Tower Hill    
Central Village

 

 

 

 

This next one comes from Roy after his move to England, on his new Tamoki Wambesi label. This one employs the skills of Scientist with riddims from The Forces of Music.

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                               Scientist with The Forces of Music - International Heroes Dub,                           Tamoki Wambest TWCD1022, 1994.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey    
Walter Sisuli    
Malcolm X    
Mohamed Ali    
George Jackson    
Desmond Tutu    
Nelson Mandela    
Martin Luther King    
Jomo Kenyatta    
Steve Biko    
Dedan Kimathi    
Kwame Nkrumah 

Enjoy,
NØ

Dubtember 15 - Dub Royalty

 

Roy Cousins was already famous as a reggae great when in 1979 cataracts diminished Roy's sight to the point that he concentrated solely on production work which he could carry out in the relative safety of the recording studio. Cousins was at work producing Prince Far I's final album in 1983, Umkhonto We Sizwe, when Far-I was fatally shot before the album was finished. This event prompted Cousins to emigrate to Liverpool, England, 

He opened a record shop, Cousins Cove, where he also produced & released records on his Tamoki-Wambesi & Dove labels, both from his back-catalogue, & new recordings of visiting Jamaican artists. This collection features production by Roy on riddims originally licensed by Roots Radics to Roy back in his Jamaica days.. 

 

Roy Cousins - presents Kings & Queens of Dub, Tamoki Wambesi TWCD1017, 2011.
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Hail Him    
Queen Sheba    
The Lion of Judah    
Rise with the King    
Ruler of the Universe    
All the High Priests Give Praises    
Chant & Give Praises    
Jah Kingdom Live Forever    
Ruler of the Nation    
Black Prince & Princesses    
Take Off Your Shoes Before You Enter    
The Wrong Side of the Baldhead,the Right Side of the Dread    
Kingdom Rise & Fall    
Blessing for the Faithful    
Mau-Mau Uprising    
King David Experience    
Humble & Be Bless    
Spirit of Love & Life

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ