A few weeks ago I tested out some dub effects on this classic, and recorded this rough cut / live dub mix. I was planning to give it a second shot but listening to it again today, I though it was worth uploading anyway.

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007 (Shanty Town Dub) - Desmond Dekker & the Aces

Burning Spear from 1976's Man In the Hills album + rare Dub version.

7" stuff

Burning Spear - No More War / Version - 1976

Another Burning Spear track from 1976, with RARE dub version.

Burning Spear - Black Soul / Version - 1976

Classic King Sunny Ade. Juju Music from 1990, given the BONUS BEATS treatment.

Authority

Authority (Bonus Beats) - King Sunny Ade & The New African Beats

An epic track from the Congolese golden era given the dancefloor friendly Afro edit. Originally recorded in Ivory Coast by Sam Mangwana & L'African All Stars on the Kumba LP, on Adios Records label 1979.

Kumba

M'Banda Kazaka (Hotplate Edit) - Sam Mangwana & L'African All Stars

Ancient Wassoulou sounds with a modern twist, extended with beats and traditional Soku breaks for the dancefloor. Doussou Bagayoko (sometimes spelled Bagayogo) is the daughter of the great Nahawa Doumbia and guitar player N'gou Bagayoko.

Danaya

N'téri (Hotplate Edit) - Doussou Bagayoko

Burning Spear with the dub treatment from his Dry & Heavy album recorded in 1977.

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Shout It Out (Hotplate Dub Remaster)- Burning Spear

Extended edit of Biriya (Rythmes du Mandingue) from the album Sabou by Mory Kanté.

Sabou

Biriya (Hotplate Edit) - Mory Kanté

Great remix of Hugh Masekela's classic anthem 'Stimela'. Taken from a Tongue And Groove Records 1994 compilation, and still sounds great today. Circle Of Power were never credited on the original release, but they are later mentioned on Discogs and also released a CD single which has a shorter edit. The samples seem to come from Masekela's live album 'Hope' but the rest of the production must have been from Circle Of Power or Jesse Chairez... Enjoy!
https://www.discogs.com/release/3752212-Various-Tongue-Sandwich

Tongue Sandwich

Stimela (Circle Of Power Remix)- Hugh Masekela

Mali meets Jamaica via London. Neba Solo's sound mixed on to heavy dub foundations by Manasseh.

Tata (Dub Of Gold Remix) - Neba Solo meets Manasseh

Discovered this track on a Mande Flash DVD and finally got round to making an extended edit. Classic Mande Pop with a hint of Soukous and Coupé-Décalé.

Kebalou

Trop C'est Trop (Hotplate Edit) - Oumou Dioubaté

Live loops and dub remix of classic Studio One riddim Heavenless. Taken from the LPs "The Best of Don Drummond" and "Battle Of The DJs - Dance Hall Style" featuring Prince Jazzbo & Jim Brown.

Studio One All Stars ft Vin Gordon

Vin Gordon - Heavenless (Hotplate Dub)

I stumbled across this session a while back, and after further digging, found 3 different tape sources from the John Peel shows, The best quality tape was incomplete, so have filled in the gaps, EQ'd and made as good as I can from the other 2 tapes. Such a shame his career and talent was cut so brutally short.

John Peel Session - 24 April 1982

Roots

Black 'n' White

Long Time

Calling all Lovers Rock experts out there. I’ve tried to Shazam this track, google search lyrics, hunt on Discogs, and check a few record shops and have had no luck in finding out who the artist is. To me it sounds like something from the UK label Studio 16 or someone said it might be a Wackies production. If you know, or know someone who might, please forward this tune to them to reveal which artist made this amazing tune.

Unknown

Lovers Rock Mystery Track - Can anyone identify this tune!!!

A live mashup featuring Dub Poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah and digital dub from Rhythm & Sound.

13 Dead (Hotplate Remix) - Benjamin Zephaniah vs Rhythm & Sound

A classic 80's soukous gem given an extended dub style treatment. Done live on djay Pro AI by isolating vocals and melody, multiple effects, a few loops and fun on the levels.

Kapinga (Hotplate Dub) - Tshala Muana

A tribute to the great Mory Kante who sadly passed away last year. A great track Mariam N'Kanou (aka Mariama) from the 1982 N'Diarabi LP, given the extended treatment for a more DJ friendly format.

N'Diarabi (1981)

Mariam N'Kanou (Hotplate Edit) - Mory Kante

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