Fading France

France is changing but you can still find some fading signs of the past if you look carefully.

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Aba Shanti I Sound System selecta about to drop a dub plate?

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Massive bass from Killa Mosquito on the Necessary Bass label

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Youth promotion sound system in the area.

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Great intro on Prince Far I's studio 1 debut recorded under his original name- King Cry Cry. Not the voice of thunder of later years but a decent start by a young DJ who clearly liked a bit of Daddy U Roy.

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Bass speaker from the legendary King Tubby's Hometown Hifi. Found by somebody who was in the Waterhouse area of Kingston looking for records. Ended up,on ebay and is now in Bristol.

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Youthman Promotion V Black Star 1986

Sound Systems: YOUTHMAN PROMOTION SOUND Selector: Major Stich mixer: Tulusie Pleasure Minott Artist: Daddy Freddy, Tony Rebel, Daddy Shark, Dona P, Puddy Roo...

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Sound system pioneer Duke Reid  dresses sharp while taking a sedentary approach to the selection process on his legendary Trojan Sound System.

Nice article about him in Jamaica's The Gleaner- http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120506/ent/ent5.html

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Great track from dancehall veteran Captain Sinbad's excellent comeback album Reggae Music Will Mad Unu! Frenchie the producer and owner of Maximum Sound manages to mix old and new rhythms with his usual deft touch, Dean Fraser adds quality sax and Sly and Robbie are on there too. The voice seals it though.

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Jah Shaka Sound System - Babylon

This one has been doing the rounds for a while but felt it deserved to be uploaded in better quality. From the UK reggae film Babylon.

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Flip of Freedom Is A Must by Jah I Maz. Amazing heavy dub from the Wackies stable in 80s New York. Sounds very Keith Hudsonish to me, great sax.

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The London Weekend Show Talks Reggae

The London Weekend Show talks Reggae, The Rastafari Movement and Bob Marley and the Wailers, filmed in 1977.

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Great map of the UK sound systems from Duke Vin to some that are still playing now.

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Poster for Jack Ruby Hi Power Sound System's ill-fated trip to California, According to legend audiences failed to show for the first visit of a Jamaican sound to the west coast and the speakers they were using were abandoned along with some of the sessions. Think the speakers are the ones they kept back home!

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Poster for one of the Zulu Warrior's regular sessions at The Rocket in the 90s. Special event for Haile Selassie's birthday.

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Longtime Dub from King Tubbys.Tribute to over three decades of the Channel One Sound System. 

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Channel One Sound System speaker stack waiting for the session in Toulouse on Saturday. One of the oldest UK systems still playing, can't wait.

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Rapper Brown rides a Sound Dimension rhythm that you'll recognise from Pass The Kutchie. Quality DJ roots from Studio 1.