Desmond Dekker - Moving On '1996

Tracks list

Desmond Dekkers thrilling tenor was the sound of the quintessential ska rude
boy. Together with his band, the Aces, he recorded tunes like 007 and Rude Boy
Train--rude-boy anthems that articulated the frustration and despair of urban
poverty of postcolonial Jamaica. His career was launched in 62 with Honor Your
Father, recorded for producer Leslie Kongs fledging Beverlys Records label, and
the leap in the rude boys consciousness and militant stance is signaled by
Dekkers later international hit, Israelites--an archetypal account filled with
Rastafarian Biblical imagery of Africans sold into Caribbean bondage. It was
also the first reggae tune heard on American radio stations. This set captures
Dekker in league with one of his many ska sons, U.K. ska outfit the Specials,
who were among the leaders in the wave of two-tone ska bands of the 70s that
took over both the British Isles and America. Together, Dekker and the Specials
liven up covers of pop songs like When I Need You and Wonderful World with skas
antic bounce, as well as revitalize ska originals such as Mount Zion and
chestnuts like Blackbird, creating a synthesis of black and white expression
that makes for a convincingly spikey mix. --Elena Oumano

Tracklist:
1 01. Desmond Dekker - Blackbird (03:19)
1 02. Desmond Dekker - Wine and Dine (03:55)
1 03. Desmond Dekker - Mother Less (Motherless Child) (03:56)
1 04. Desmond Dekker - When I Need You (05:07)
1 05. Desmond Dekker - Mother and Child (Acappella Mix) (03:26)
1 06. Desmond Dekker - Young Generation (03:29)
1 07. Desmond Dekker - I Believe (04:26)
1 08. Desmond Dekker - Wonderful World (02:45)
1 09. Desmond Dekker - Hurt so Bad (03:32)
1 10. Desmond Dekker - Only You (04:14)
1 11. Desmond Dekker - Big Headed (Straight Mix) (04:21)
1 12. Desmond Dekker - Moving On (03:48)
1 13. Desmond Dekker - Mount Zion (03:43)
1 14. Desmond Dekker - Mother and Child (Straight Mix) (03:28)
1 15. Desmond Dekker - Big Headed (Dub Mix) (04:14)
1 16. Desmond Dekker - Young Generation (Rocksteady Mix) (03:26)
1 17. Desmond Dekker - Wonderful World (Satchmo Mix) (02:44)

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