African Roots (vs Studio Magic) - Reading Cup Clash @ Central Club, Reading, UK -  1986.....
This is the audio of the African Roots side to the Reading Sound System Cup clash - featuring a nice mix of dubplate specials & live DJs......
Big respect goes out to Remi for originally uploading this audio 3 years ago - I just wanted to give it more exposure....
Big respect also goes out to Ecko Ras (Arvile Parks) & Skully Charles from African Roots Sound for giving me the history of the sound system scene in Reading.....
The photo accompanying this audio is of African Roots Sound in the 1980s - when they were known as 'Lion Roots'.....(courtesy of Ecko Ras Facebook page)...
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African Roots (vs Studio Magic)- Reading Cup Clash @ Central Club, Reading, UK -  1986

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BLACK STAR VS THIRD WORLD INSIDE BILTMORE BALL ROOM BROOKLYN NEW YORK DEC 1985
STARRING TIGER  BROCK BACK FRANKIE PAUL ZU ZU  ANTHONY MALVO
ROBERT FRENCH  EARL CUNNINGHAM AND SMOKEY JOE AT THE CONTROLS... FOUNDATION!!! AT ITS BEST!!!
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BLACK STAR VS THIRD WORLD IN NEW YORK.DEC85

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This is the Stereophonic side to the UK Cup clash held in Birmingham, UK  in September 1992 between : Saxon (London) v Luv Injection (West Midlands) v V Rocket (East Midlands) v Stereophonic (The North).............
Stereophonic sound from Manchester, UK represented the North region of the UK in this clash and fired off some wicked dubplates - hear the Big Youth/Dennis Brown/Sugar Minott/Beres Hammond dubplate !!!
Check out Stereophonic's biography here:
onelovefestival.co.uk/artists/stereo…-sound-system/
The photograph that accompanies this audio is of Tappa Dan - owner of Stereophonic sound - alongside Cocoa Tea........

Stereophonic Sound @ The UK Cup Clash - Birmingham, UK - Sep' 1992

Baron Turbo Charge (vs Jahman Nuclear)- Wolverhampton, 1991 ...
Featuring DJs : Moneygreen / Mr Womble / Ashman / Ochie
Operator : Barzy,   Selector : Wizzy Dan...
 Wicked & lively vintage clash featuring a nice mix of dubplate specials, live deejays & 45s....
Baron Turbo Charge is Manchester's foundation sound system - which started in 1974 & is still playing today - having clashed with all the major UK sounds in the last 47 years !!
Check out this interesting historical interview about the history of Baron Turbo Charge Sound System here:
https://bandonthewall.org/2016/06/baron-turbo-charge-discuss-history-uk-sound-system-culture/
Check out Baron Turbo Charge's 40th Anniversary video documentary in 2014 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxzpKWpDFy4
Check out Baron Turbo Charge's Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/147741675282500
BIG RESPECT goes out to Errol 'Barzy' Beaumont - one of the founding members of Baron Turbo Charge - for supplying this audio & ensuring that the historical  soundtape recordings of various sessions from the 1980s & early 1990s have been preserved & catalogued.......& thanks to both founding members of Baron Turbo Charge : Barzy & Wizzy Dan - for putting up with all my harassment for audios & videos over the years !!!
Big respect also goes out to Guvna Gregah for further enhancing the audio quality of this session....
The photo accompanying this audio shows (from left to right)Barzy (founding member), Rocky Black (Baron Turbo Charge Deejay) & Wizzy Dan (founding member)....photo courtesy of Baron Turbo Charge Facebook page..
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Baron Turbo Charge(vs Jahman Nuclear)Wolverhampton,UK, 1991 : Moneygreen/Mr Womble/Rocky Black/Ochie

(reverbnation.com/cageyo1)K G 1 was born in Harlesden,North London in the early seventies from a sturn West Indian parentage & christian upbringing,going to baptist church every sunday & singing praises. Started mc-ing at the tender age of 13 years old on a Reggae Discotech going by the name of Freedom Sound Movements.A local sound in the Nw region managed by the owner,Justin who built the sound after coming over from Jamaica in the late seventies.First,playing at house parties and dances in the London Region & outer, started to get a reputation for being a operator & selector of music.Playing tunes from reggae to Soul,Hiphop,Garage & jungle mixing up the records and different genres of music to good effort.After listening to various sounds like King Jammys,Stereograph, Kilimanjaro and attending several dances with Saxon,Volcano,Sovereign,Tippertone,Ambassador,Unity & Sir Coxsone,KG1 got more feeling for the reggae tradition vibes playing at the Notting Hill Carnival for the first time in 1986 & then in the following years leading up to the late 1990's,still combining playing tunes & mic talking and building up the vibes on Freedom Sound Discotech.

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