Music site Breath Of Life comes through with another mixtape fans our our site can dig, this time featuring live music from Nas & Damian Marley. Check out the mix and details below…
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These tracks are taken from two different sessions. The first five selections are from a live in-studio BBC 1xtra radio program recorded in London. The remaining selections are from a May 17, 2010 performance at the Highline Ballroom in New York City.
I am very impressed that the live performances are on point. If you get a chance to see this show, you might want to reserve tickets at the earliest possible moment. Unfortunately, these recordings are not commercially available. Fortunately, however, sharing music is the raison d’etre of BoL.
So, whether you get to see Damian and Nas, here is close to an hour of live versions of music from their new and aptly titled album, Distant Relatives.
In all honesty, I’m posting this off the strength of the cover alone. That said, if the music is as good as the image, then this should be a great way to start the week. Only one way to find out….check out the music below…
Back with their latest issue of mixtape magnificense Dj Matt Cali and Russel Fong return reggae style with “Rude Bwoys Pon Deck.” Staying true to form, the duo does not disappoint with a truly unique mix of classic and hard to find vintage reggae music. **Smoke to This!**
Intro
Audio Clip from Bob Marley’s Funeral
Augustus Pablo – Drums To The King
Morgan Heritage – Liberation
Michael James Williams AKA Prince Far I (1944-1983) Shot
Prince Far I – Mount Zion
Prince Far I – Going Home On The Morning Train
Vivian Jackson AKA Yabby You (1946-2010) Aneurysm
Vivian Jackson – Conquering Lion
Vivian Jackson – Fire In Kingston
Jarret Lloyd Vincent AKA Bim Sherman (1950-2000) Cancer
Bim Sherman – Mighty Ruler
Bim Sherman – Mafia
Joseph Hill (1946-2006) Liver Failure
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Zion Gate
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Two Sevens Clash
Horace Swaby (1953–1999) Collasped Lung
Augustus Pablo – Pablo In Black Ark
Augustus Pablo – Java
Augustus Pablo – The Best Dub Inventor
Michael George Campbell AKA Mikey Dread (1954-2008) Brain Tumour
Mikey Dread – Dread Combination
Mikey Dread – Voice Of Jah
Dennis Emmanuel Brown (1957-1999)
Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket
Garnet Damoin Smith AKA Garnet Silk (1966-1994) House Fire
Garnet Silk – Kingly Character
Garnet Silk – Zion In A Vision
Garnet Silk – Complain
Breath of Life turns their focus over to the year 1976 and the trio of albums that arose from the ashes of the Wailing Wailers. Check out the mix and info below…
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….The Wailers. After over ten years together, sharing the hard times and the lean times, and also after a critically acclaimed debut recording, Burnin’, the bond of friendship fractured. There are any number of theories about what the centre couldn’t hold—I’ve no interest whatsoever in doing an autopsy.
What I’m interested in is the magic that all three would come out with sterling albums in the same year. Moreover, while there is no doubt that Bob Marley is not only the major name in reggae, also he is unarguably the leading composer of reggae music, nevertheless, I am not alone in considering Bunny Wailer’s Blackheart Man the superior of the their respective 1976 recordings.
Peter Tosh was basically a polemicist, whether urging the sufferers to “Get Up, Stand Up” or urging the political establishment to “Legalize It,” Tosh had a way of writing hooks that summed up the feelings, beliefs, dreams and realities of the majority of the Jamaican people. But Tosh didn’t have Bob’s thematic range nor Bob’s penchant for memorable melodies. All of which is why I rank Tosh in third place in the 1976 derby—and regardless of what anyone might think today, back then every reggae fan could not help but compare and contrast this particular trio of recordings….
I know it’s a bit late for folks to use this for outings this weekend, with thing wrapping up today, but with summer now in full swing, I’m sure you’ll be able to make use of the music.
Mixed by Champion Squad and DJ Reem, featuring old school 90’s Rockers from Buju, Garnett Silk, Beres and more.
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New mixtape from Estelle and DJ Trauma to hold folks over until her new album, All Of Me, drops later this summer. Need a sample? I got you.
Check out “Keep It LIke It Is,” produced by the Supa Dups, below…
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Nothing like some music to help get you through your day. Check out Diplo’s description below…
This is a live dj show I did in Chernobyl,RU during my tour of russia. Just some things i’m feeling, not too underground but its mad real son, filled with major lazer exclusivezzzz ~ Diplo
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There aren’t too many artist out there that drop videos for their mixtapes and Theophilus London is just that artist to go against the grain. Here is video for “I Want You” off the mixtape titled “I Want You”. If you haven’t gotten your hands on the mixtape yet you should, its worth a listen.
