Culture has always been my fave reggae vocal trio, despite tough competition from similar outfits as the Heptones, the Congos, the Mighty Diamonds, Israel Vibration and the Abyssinians, to name but a few. Albert Walker, Kenneth Dayes and especially the charismatic ´Keeper Of Zion Gate´ Joseph Hill (´49-´06) had that certain je ne sais quoi which separates the true greats from the mere mortals.
Their very rootsy early output (Africa Stand Alone, their magnum opus Two Sevens Clash, Baldhead Bridge, Harder Than The Rest and Cumbolo) is especially dear to my heart. Here´s one song each from these late seventies classics. "When the two sevens clash - you better do right..."
Culture - Two Sevens Clash MP3
Culture - Innocent Blood Mp3
Culture - Baldhead Bridge MP3
Culture - Holy Mountain Zion MP3
Culture- Poor Jah People MP3
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Sorry all, but two tracks were deleted due to copyright infringment bull. Record companies: they never learn.
And another one gone. May Jah vengeance come down upon the Babylon that is today´s record industry.
Bummer on the deletions, Ramone666...
I listened to these nuggets last week, but got sidetracked before I managed to leave a comment. Reggae, for some reason, seems to have floated to the top of the RIAA shitlist recently, for whatever reason. I had Symarip rudely axed too a while back. "Two Sevens Clash" is sheer class...
And another one gone... Glad I grabbed the Symarip in time, bro.
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