What style of reggae is...

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

this based on? rocksteady? [insert embarrassed tamoshanter icon]

[smashingcheesegromit Electric Prunes Find all posts View Profile Close smashingcheesegromit]

dont think its even reggae,sounds calypso based,crap anyhoo

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

erm ok....

[ninja simone Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close ninja simone]

I don't mind it, not crap although not mind-blowing either...

Reminds me more of afro-funk like Black Children Sledge Funk or something....although voice at beginning sounds West Indian.

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

I don't mind it, not crap although not mind-blowing either...

Reminds me more of afro-funk like Black Children Sledge Funk or something....although voice at beginning sounds West Indian.

Yeah it's nigerian - doesnt sound too funk influenced to me - more reggae influenced but i cant work out the influence

Here's a different band in same style

[candiman Electric Prunes Find all posts View Profile Close candiman]

This feels a bit like slowed down highlife.

But perhaps the clue is in the title - its palm-wine music!? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm-wine_music
The wiki states that Palm-wine had elements of calypso and soca, which i can hear in this track as well. I wouldn't say there is any reggae in there though.

Nigeria was a real melting pot of styles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_o...60s_and_.2770s

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

Yeah for me it's in a direct lineage from palmwine - as calypso got exported into West Africa people started taking it up and creating their own version of it - then once the taste for that died out in early 60s there seems to have been in a lull in influence from the British Caribbean until reggae exploded. I can hear the reggae influence really clearly in vocal arrangements - late 60s early 70s heptones style groups - must just be me though if no-one else can hear it

[Sie Vulture Zapatta Schmidt Find all posts View Profile Close Sie Vulture]

I can hear the reggae influence really clearly in vocal arrangements - late 60s early 70s heptones style groups - must just be me though if no-one else can hear it

I didn't get that mate - just that mix of calypso and high-life others mentioned...

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

What highlife artists are people hearing? sounds nothing like Ukwu / Professional Seagulls, Peacocks, Oriental Brothers, Ali Chukwuma and all the obvious ones I know from same period in mid 70s

[Y1000 Electric Prunes Find all posts View Profile Close Y1000]

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sweet+Breeze+%282%29

Its from an album by Sweet Breeze called "Across the Desert". It sounded West African to me so did a little online digging and found the above Discogs page. Theres more info online if you like.

[chimptown Ugly Custard Find all posts View Profile Close chimptown]

Yeah was just speaking to a guy who knows this scene inside out. Apparently its a genre called "sweet music" - which was in part influenced by effects of The Mohawks blowing up big in Nigeria encouraging large scale distribution of Pama and Trojan singles in the country. All roads lead back to Alan Hawkshaw

[pitch 80s Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close pitch]

Yeah for me it's in a direct lineage from palmwine - as calypso got exported into West Africa people started taking it up and creating their own version of it - then once the taste for that died out in early 60s there seems to have been in a lull in influence from the British Caribbean until reggae exploded. I can hear the reggae influence really clearly in vocal arrangements - late 60s early 70s heptones style groups - must just be me though if no-one else can hear it

As someone who knows nothing about reggae and has but two reggae albums and two 45s.... it sounds pretty reggae influnenced to my untrained ears - something about the slightly out of tune guitars and keyboard playing along with the bass... and definitely the vocals. I would have put it straight in my nonexistent reggae section. I quite like it BTW. It really is something I need to get better aquaintend with - reggae that is - although I like stuff that breaks the mould if possible - any suggestions for strange reggae? I'll ask the question via a new thread I think!

[Sie Vulture Zapatta Schmidt Find all posts View Profile Close Sie Vulture]

It really is something I need to get better aquaintend with - reggae that is...

First session free if you sign up for my 10-step "Introduction to Reggae" programme..!

I've been trying to convince Mr Sayers for years, but failed miserably.

If you do come to love reggae, I will miss your "I don't like following DJ's that play reggae" rants.

[babycart Baldhead Growler Find all posts View Profile Close babycart]

I can´t hear any reggae or calypso in it at all.

Rhythm seems to be laid back funk/r&b groove, guitars sound West African, maybe the vocal harmonies, but that could come from soul too.

[Filthy Rich Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Filthy Rich]

I have nothing to add except that I thought it was quite a nice tune. And I'd never heard of palm wine so that's interesting. To me.