Name: Lee Fields & The Expressions "Money is King" Live in Toronto by dj?uesquecest
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: Money is King is a high energy soul stomper from Lee Fields's album My World on Truth and Soul Records.

it's a rainy night in Kingston Jamaica, and the year is 2003. Two of the hottest labels in Reggae music have decided to battle it out and determine who will wear the crown.

Xterminator, led by Philip "Fatis" Burrell will be clashing with Richard "Bello" Bell and his Star Trail Family. Both producers have enlisted their most talented performers to create a mix of newer and established talent. 

Expect to hear Sizzla do a lot of heavy lifting for both labels, followed by Capleton and Anthony B, alongside rising stars like Turbulance, Prince Malachi and Wickerman. Rounding it out are the veterans;  Cocoa Tea, Admiral Tibet, Everton Blender and many more!

A coin has been flipped and a format agreed upon: 60 songs total, 5 for 5 call and response until the end. 

Xterminator won the toss and has chosen to go first. The only rules are that both labels need to start their first set with a song about Africa. Other than that, the teams are told to bring the fire and raise a conscious vibe while praising and promoting Rastafari and Selassie I.

If you listen closely you can start to hear The Firehouse Band warming up with some Trodding Dub, while Bennie Man and Luciano get ready to take the stage and kick things off.....enjoy...scroll down for track list:

All songs are on Vinyl 45s

Trodding Dub Intro
>>>Xterminator
Luciano / Beenie Man -   Africa Unite
Prince Malachi  -  Ready Fi Dem
Sizzla  -  Strength And Hope
Prince Malachi  -  Watch Over Me
Sizzla  -  Why Boast
>>>Star Trail
Garnet Silk  -  Hello Mama Africa
Beres Hammond  -  Hail His Name
Norrisman  -  Scuffling
Capleton  -  Things You Do
Sizzla  -  Give Jah Praise
>>>Xterminator
Turbulance  -  My Way To Zion
Sizzla  -  The World
Cocoa Tea  -  No Faith
Capleton	  -  Jah Caught Them
Sizzla  -  Dem A Try A Ting
>>>Star Trail
Anthony B  -  One Thing
Wickerman  -  Ghetto Upliftment
Capleton	  -  Can't Sleep At Night
Little Devon  -  Poor Man Rise
Anthony B  -  Burn Down Sadom
>>>Xterminator
Cocoa Tea / Capleton  -  Babylon Kingdom
Admiral Tibet	  -  Even Until Now
Turbulance / Roaring Lion  -  No More Sorrow
Leroy Sibbles	  -  Jah Please Help
Charlie Chaplin / Josey Wales / Luciano  -  Rebel With A Cause
>>>Star Trail
Anthony Red Rose  -  No Heathen
Capleton  -  Don't Dis The Trinity
Mykal Roze  -  Blood Up
Sizzla  -  Holding Firm
Everton Blender  -  Coming Harder
>>>Xterminator
Sizzla  -  Genesis
Singing Colone / Roaring Lion  -  Rich And Switch
Beenie Man  -  Rudie
Sizzla  -  Summer Jam
Capleton  -  Bumbo Red
>>>Star Trail
Anthony B  -  Musical Fire
Lexxus  -  Any Necessary Means
Wickerman  -  Too Much Wickedman
Determine  -  They Have No Love
Cutty Ranks  -  From Mi Heart
>>>Xterminator
Jah Cure  -  Trod In The Valley
Turbulance  -  All Unify
Sizzla  -  Till It Some More
Luciano  -  Wicked Haffi Run Wey
Sizzla  -  Over Whelm
>>>Star Trail
Louie Culture / Anthony B / Sizzla  -  Row Mr Fisherman
Capleton  -  Live Clean
Wickerman  -  Pressure
Anthony B  -  Fire Pon Rome
Cocoa Tea  -  Craven
Anthony B  -  Repentance
>>>Xterminator
Sizzla / Linval Thompson  -  The Only One
Mykal Roze  -  Jail House Ram
Tony Rebel / Cocoa Tea  -  We Can Live It Up
Sizzla / Shadow Man  -  It's Not Over
Sizzla / Mikey General  -  Black & Comely
>>>Star Trail
Izeezi  -  Poor Man Cry
Junior Kelly  -  Whip Dem Jah
Capleton  -  Jah Bless Us
Natural Black  -  Mountain
Sizzla  -  Take Control
Trodding Dub Outro

Xterminator Meets Star Trail * Vinyl Reggae Mix

Money is King is a high energy soul stomper from Lee Fields's album My World on Truth and Soul Records.

Lee Fields & The Expressions "Money is King" Live in Toronto

Delhi Sultanate has long pioneered the sounds of reggae and hip hop in India. In addition to his solo career, he owns and runs @bassfoundationroots sound system with his partner Begum X. New Delhi's first hand built reggae sound system. He is also lead vocalist for India's first ska and rocksteady band The Ska Vengers.

BFR Sound System play strictly vinyl selection across a range of Jamaican genres and a vast collection of dubplates. The sound supports free speech, political activism and community development. They are on a mission to take reggae music to the heart of India and connect worldwide.

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Delhi says, "Reggae music means different things to different people and each one of us, selectors, artists, promoters have a role to play in what it can become. Reggae can be banal, meaningless hippie feel good music, it can be murder music, it can be homophobic and materialistic. 

Reggae can also express ideas of pan-Africanism, Blackness and Negritude connecting us to the philosophy of Aime Cesaire and the grandiose worlds of thought of Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. It can forever remind us of the brutality of colonial history and the grace and dignity of those who have fought against it. This is what sets reggae apart from all other popular forms of music. To quote Sizzla, “We wont bow to the colonial slave master nor their principle – not time at all  - that is why we have reggae music – reggae music don’t only mean you come sing and dance and put on red gold and green nothing nah guh so”.

I try to cut dubs in a unique way so when people come to a BFR Sound System session, they get a chance to hear from their favourite artists in ways they have not before. Sometimes, I also like to develop a theme through riddim selections. 

The mix opens with a couple of cuts on a version of the Money Money Money riddim produced by Chris McGuiness. The original tune is a combination with myself, Sizzla and a singer from India called Comrade Bant Singh and has not yet been released. It’s my wish that some of you google who Bant Singh is and learn about his story. 

Bant Singh, was attacked by powerful land lords in his area for fighting a case against them after the rape of his daughter. He was attacked so viciously that his arms and legs had to be amputated. Not long after the operation, he was on his hospital bed. Singing songs against the opressors. His words are like drops of blood.

After a few cuts on Sizzla’s version of ‘Everyman a Little Way Different’ you’ll hear a one away cut of Errol Dunkleys tune. This is an acetate from the mighty Coxsone collective. I don’t believe that this version of the cut was ever released. 

I hope you enjoy the mix. Come visit one of our sound system sessions if you happen to pass through India at the right time. Zindabad".

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