• First examination of Rastafari on reggae music. • Includes tracks currently unavailable on CD. • Features some of the biggest hits of the roots era. By the early 1970s, Rastafarian culture had begun to significantly influence Jamaica’s creative communities. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the music industry, as reflected in the sheer volume of recordings released throughout the remainder of the decade that championed the message of Rastafari. During this period, almost every Jamaican performer of note was drawn to the movement, with the number of Rasta-themed tracks issued between 1974 and the close of the decade estimated to be well in excess of 1000. But, at the decade’s end, the conscious reggae era came to a close with the arrival of dancehall and the introduction of a new generation of young music-makers whose recordings largely focused on far less spiritual matters. This compelling 2CD set, comprising 46 of the most popular and significant recordings from the heyday of the roots era, not only provides the first serious examination of the influence of Rastafari on the music of Jamaica, but also offers the opportunity to enjoy some of the finest reggae music ever to see issue.
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1. Zion Land
2. Gathering
3. None Shall Escape the Judgement
4. Jah Jah Dub
5. The Conquering Lion
6. Rise and Shine
7. Jah Jah Bless the Dreadlocks
8. Every Natty
9. Bongo Natty
10. Cool Rasta
11. Joyful Locks
12. Stay Dread
13. Jah Jah the Conqueror
14. Africa We Are Going Home
15. Dreadlocks Coming For Dinner
16. Invasion
17. Satta Dread
18. Ital Corner (Jamaican Mix)
19. Have Mercy Oh Jah
20. Babylon Deh Pon Fire
21. Psalm 121
22. Wolf and Shepherd
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1. I Love Jah
2. Cross Over (7" Mix)
3. Roots Natty Congo
4. Jah is My Light (7" Mix)
5. At the Feast of the Passover (7" Mix)
6. Free Up Rasta
7. Love Jah Jah Children
8. Mistry Babylon
9. Here I Come
10. Jah Come Here
11. Know Love (7' Mix)
12. Holy Mount Zion
13. Ethiopian Land
14. Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread
15. Open Up the Gate (7" Mix)
16. Run Come Rally
17. Zion Gate
18. Last War (Jah Jah Children Arise)
19. Jah is My Light
20. Satta Massa Gana
21. Lightning and Thunder
22. I and I Are the Chosen One
