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are many names in Reggae that are not as
known as they should be. Take Willie
Williams, for example. He is the one who
created great tracks like Messenger Man and
the great Ammagideon Time, a Conscious
Reggae Classic containing the following
words:
"Lots of people won't get no
supper tonight, Lots of people going to
stand up for their right. Just remember, To
praise Jahovah, And He will guide us in this
Iration Cause the battle is getting hotter,
in this Iration, it's ammagideon...."
Ring a bell? The track has even been
played by the well-known british Punk-Rock
band "The Clash", according to the
official Willie Williams Website. As with
many Jamaican Reggae artists, the brother
started his runnings in the famous Studio
One. This studio gave birth to many riddims,
used unto this very day! A if not The
perfect foundation for a Reggae Carriere as
I would say.
If there is one word to describe Willie's
music, it must be the word consciousness.
And to proof this statement, one only has to
check out this Smugg Records release
containing a lot of rare and even previously
unreleased tracks by this Reggae Prophet.
Sixteen tracks of pure consciousness! And
the music rocks too, well versatile I would
say as the major styles of Reggae are
present on the album. Tight Rub a Dub,
skanking Roots music, Dub Effects and Full
Instrumentation: it's all there. It even has
a few "digi-tunes", to make the
dancehall fan move and groove to this One
Love album as well.
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