Desmond Dekker - Moving On (1996)
Artist: Desmond Dekker
Title: Moving On
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Sanctuary Records
Genre: Ska, Reggae
Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
Total Time: 01:04:00
Total Size: 408 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Desmond Dekker's thrilling tenor was the sound of the quintessential ska "rude boy." Together with his band, the Aces, he recorded tunes like "007" and "Rude Boy Train"--rude-boy anthems that articulated the frustration and despair of urban poverty of postcolonial Jamaica. His career was launched in '62 with "Honor Your Father," recorded for producer Leslie Kong's fledging Beverly's Records label, and the leap in the rude boy's consciousness and militant stance is signaled by Dekker's later international hit, "Israelites"--an archetypal account filled with Rastafarian Biblical imagery of Africans sold into Caribbean bondage. It was also the first reggae tune heard on American radio stations. This set captures Dekker in league with one of his many ska "sons," U.K. ska outfit the Specials, who were among the leaders in the wave of "two-tone" ska bands of the '70s that took over both the British Isles and America. Together, Dekker and the Specials liven up covers of pop songs like "When I Need You" and "Wonderful World" with ska's antic bounce, as well as revitalize ska originals such as "Mount Zion" and chestnuts like "Blackbird," creating a synthesis of black and white expression that makes for a convincingly spikey mix. --Elena OumanoTitle: Moving On
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Sanctuary Records
Genre: Ska, Reggae
Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
Total Time: 01:04:00
Total Size: 408 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1 01. Desmond Dekker - Blackbird (03:19)
1 02. Desmond Dekker - Wine and Dine (03:55)
1 03. Desmond Dekker - Mother Less (Motherless Child) (03:56)
1 04. Desmond Dekker - When I Need You (05:07)
1 05. Desmond Dekker - Mother and Child (Acappella Mix) (03:26)
1 06. Desmond Dekker - Young Generation (03:29)
1 07. Desmond Dekker - I Believe (04:26)
1 08. Desmond Dekker - Wonderful World (02:45)
1 09. Desmond Dekker - Hurt so Bad (03:32)
1 10. Desmond Dekker - Only You (04:14)
1 11. Desmond Dekker - Big Headed (Straight Mix) (04:21)
1 12. Desmond Dekker - Moving On (03:48)
1 13. Desmond Dekker - Mount Zion (03:43)
1 14. Desmond Dekker - Mother and Child (Straight Mix) (03:28)
1 15. Desmond Dekker - Big Headed (Dub Mix) (04:14)
1 16. Desmond Dekker - Young Generation (Rocksteady Mix) (03:26)
1 17. Desmond Dekker - Wonderful World (Satchmo Mix) (02:44)