VA - Jamaica, Echoes of Spirit and Sound (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2

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VA - Jamaica, Echoes of Spirit and Sound (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2

A tribute to resilience, rhythm, and the island’s eternal pulse.

The recent devastation in Jamaica is almost too much to take in. What’s unfolded is not just a natural disaster, it’s a wound to a place that has given the world so much soul, so much rhythm, so much truth. For those of us who’ve lived with reggae and dub as part of our emotional language, the loss feels intimate.

Entire communities have been shattered. Homes, lives, and histories swept away. And yet, for music lovers, it’s impossible not to think of the studios, Channel One, Studio One, Black Ark, not just as buildings, but as sacred spaces where sound was transformed into spirit. These were the places where Lee "Scratch" Perry conjured magic, where King Tubby bent time with echo, where Augustus Pablo gave breath to the melodica. They were the heartbeat of a culture that spoke to struggle, resistance, and joy.

John Peel’s broadcasts in the UK brought that heartbeat to new ears, turning late-night listeners into lifelong devotees. Through hiss and vinyl crackle, Jamaica’s voice reached far beyond its shores.

Now, in the face of such destruction, that voice feels fragile, but it’s not gone. Reggae and dub were born from hardship. They carry the weight of history and the light of resilience. Even now, the echoes remain. They comfort, they remind, they endure.

This moment calls for tribute, not just to the music, but to the people who made it, lived it, and still carry it. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Abyssinians - Satta Massagana 6:59

02 Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Full Experience - Disco Devil (7' Mix) 3:30

03 Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown 2:33

04 Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey 3:24

05 Congos - Fisherman 6:04

06 Alton Ellis - I'm Still in Love With You 3:25

07 U-Roy - Wake The Town 2:27

08 Junior Byles - Fade Away 6:39

09 Horace Andy - Skylarking 3:08

10 Max Romeo - Chase The Devil 3:28

11 Heptones - Book of Rules 3:31

12 Jackie Mittoo - Drum Song 3:55

13 Prince Far I - Heavy Manners 3:13

14 Big Youth - Screaming Target 3:39

15 Dennis Brown - Westbound Train 3:02

16 Paragons - The Tide is High 2:41

16 Paragons - The Tide is High 2:41

17 Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse 4:05

18 Yabby You - Conquering Lion 3:26

19 Scientist - The Voodoo Curse 3:47

20 Culture - Two Sevens Clash 3:29

CD2

01 Cedric IM Brooks - Sabebe 3:27

02 Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - So Long 4:48

03 Royals - Pick Up The Pieces 3:37

04 Sound Dimension - Rockfort Rock 2:23

05 Freddie MC Gregor - Bobby Babylon 2:27

06 Winston Francis - Mr. Fix It 2:13

07 Delroy Wilson - I Want to Love You 4:04

08 Sound Dimension - Real Rock 2:31

09 Ethiopians - Train to Skaville 2:49

10 Sugar Minott - Jahovia 2:45

11 Misty in Roots - Mankind 5:04

12 Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan 3:43

13 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Dread Beat An' Blood 2:59

14 Aswad feat. Tromie & Bami - Warrior Charge 5:51

15 Creation Rebel - Dub From Creation 5:13

16 Black Roots - Juvenile Delinquent 4:13

17 Prince Lincoln & The Royal Rasses - Humanity 3:21

18 Pablo Moses - Dubbing is a Must 4:51

19 Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus - None A Jah Jah Children No Cry 4:15

20 Gladiators - Soul Rebels 3:54

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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