BLACK UHURU - TAXI TRAX

Tracklist

1
Side A
1.
No, No, No
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
2.
Aquarius (feat. Tamlins)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
3.
Artibella
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
4.
Abortion
Black Uhuru
01:00
5.
General Penitentiary
Black Uhuru
01:00
6.
Sun is shining
Black Uhuru
01:00
Side B
1.
Let him go
Black Uhuru
01:00
2.
Guess who's coming to dinner
Black Uhuru
01:00
3.
Shine eye gal
Black Uhuru
01:00
2
Side C
1.
Happiness (Dub)
Black Uhuru (Previously unreleased)
01:00
2.
Abortion (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
3.
Aquarius (feat Tamlins) (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
4.
No No No (Dub)
Black Uhuru
01:00
5.
Artibella (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
6.
General penitentiary (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
Side D
1.
Plastic smile (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
2.
No loafing (Dub)
Black Uhuru (Previously unreleased)
01:00
3.
Sun is shining (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
4.
Sensemillia (Dub)
Black Uhuru (Previously unreleased)
01:00
5.
Shine eye gal (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00
6.
Let him go (Dub)
Black Uhuru (only previously released on 7")
01:00

Reviews

« Roots, Rock, Reggae! »

Thank you members of Black Uhuru for releasing such awesome music. This album with Sly & Robbie takes me back to junior high and high school in the 1990's. Peace and love!


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Information


  • Artist : BLACK UHURU
  • Label : TAXI TABOU1
  • Format : 2 x 12" (140g)
  • Sleeve : Gatefold
  • GenresReggae
  • Estimated shipping dateDelivery within 2 to 7 days

Description

Black Uhuru and Sly & Robbie took the Reggae scene by storm in 1977, at a time when Reggae was running out of steam and was on the verge of becoming a caricature of itself. That same year, Punks blew up the established codes in the music industry and Black Uhuru is in many ways Jamaica's answer to that movement: following years of positive vibrations and hope, Black Uhuru represents the disillusioned youths of Kingston's ghettos. Leather clad, in your face, with an attitude, they departed from the lovey dovey image so far bestowed upon Rastafarian Reggae…

Backed and produced by Sly & Robbie, the heaviest rhythm section the universe has ever seen or heard, Black Uhuru screamed and lobbed dynamite sticks in lieu of lyrics. Their concerts were a deluge of fire and brimstone that took no prisoners. Once Sly & Robbie took them under their wing, they sounded hard onstage and in the studio.

For several years, Sly & Robbie worked tirelessly with Black Uhuru, producing singles and albums on their TAXI label. They had firmly established themselves at the forefront of the Reggae industry and after several years backing Peter Tosh, they were ready for new musical adventures where they could experiment at will.

TABOU1, in association with TAXI and Diggers Factory, is proud to release TAXI TRAX, a double album compiling singles released on Sly & Robbie's magnificent TAXI label during that 1977-80 period. Along with Reggae anthems like "Abortion" or "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", TAXI TRAX contains several rarities and singles previously unreleased outside Jamaica: covers of Bob Marley's "Sun Is Shining", Dawn Penn's "No No No" or the unexpected "Aquarius", fully appropriated by Black Uhuru from the 5th Dimension's
original.

All in all, TAXI TRAX is filled with sides A and dubs, as well as super rare "Dubplate" mixes, which were miraculously salvaged and restored for this collection. Superstar graphic artist Bruno Tilley designed a cover that mirrors the group's harsh intensity, using Adrian Boot's photographs and liners written by Reggae authority Noel Hawkes, who interviewed Sly and the group.

TAXI TRAX showcases a long gone sound that mashed up everything in sight at the time. This time capsule is a perfect introduction to the crucial formation that revolutionized Jamaican music in just a few years.

Note: TABOU1.com will release the digital version of this album as an NFT on its soon-to-be-launched NFT platform.

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