Showcase Vol. 1, by Gregory Isaacs meets Max Romeo

Showcase Vol. 1

by Gregory Isaacs meets Max Romeo

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1.	Gregory Isaacs - Down the Line 03:44	buy track
2.	Dub Down the Line 03:42	buy track
3.	Gregory Isaacs - Motherless Children 04:04	buy track
4.	Motherless Dub 04:04	buy track
5.	Gregory Isaacs - Wah Dee 03:34	buy track
6.	Wah Dub 03:46	buy track
7.	Max Romeo - Reverand 03:29	buy track
8.	Reverand Dub 03:39	buy track
9.	Max Romeo - More the Merrier 03:29	buy track
10.	Dub the Merrier 03:48	buy track
11.	Max Romeo - No Peace 04:00	buy track
12.	No Peace Dub 04:02	buy track

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The tracks on this latest Global Beats’ showcase album, produced by Mafia & Fluxy, have been chosen for their relevance and enduring ability to liven up any roots session. They’re timeless, but then we’re talking about profound message songs; vocal performances steeped in authenticity, and deep, heavy rhythms that effortlessly blur any distinctions between reggae’s old and new schools. The full force of such regal backdrops can be heard at its best in the dub mixes that accompany each track, making this album even more irresistible to selectors and serious collectors alike.

In terms of character, lifestyle and demeanour, there was a world of difference between these two Jamaican reggae legends. Gregory Isaacs’s arsenal of tender love songs, coupled with impeccable dress sense, earned him a fervent female following but there was darker side to the Cool Ruler’s talents, as featured here. Down The Line is about police harassment and Wah Dee a convict’s lament, whilst Motherless Children, which he first voiced for Sly & Robbie, is a stark and chilling account of the inequality that continues to divide us.

Max Romeo is strictly low-key by comparison but he has the same gift, and is no less outspoken when it comes to speaking truth to power. He’s a graduate of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Black Ark whose breakthrough hit was a bawdy ditty banned by the BBC, and nothing at all like the insightful roots songs and social commentaries that later came to define him. He’s advocating repatriation to Africa on The More The Merrier and No Peace, whilst Reverend is a scathing attack on organised religion, and voiced over another of Mafia & Fluxy’s thunderous rhythms.

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released December 3, 2021

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