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Hugo Pottisch — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:00:53 -0000

That's it.

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keith — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:17:43 -0000

By the way Shine Eye Gal, was damn near a religion to me...then again so was Sinsemilla. Shows the priorities in my life at that time, burning and not getting burnt.

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keith — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:53:17 -0000

Damn, I thought I was the only one. Although a little different in my case, I discovered them a few years after The Cosby Show, in my own exploration with all things herbal. I thought I had discovered greatness, and brought something new the table other than BOB, and that part came on, and a mighty cough ensued...

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Destro Villain — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:21:48 -0000

Puma Jones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma_Jones

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Destro Villain — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:20:13 -0000

real hot! oh yeah....in the shade...........love that one!

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Destro Villain — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:18:42 -0000

I hated that episode and this song for so long because when the guy shouted 'Eh, Mon!' it sounded close to my government issued middle name (Edmund, which already I hated anyway)...and so for weeks my cousins used this to make fun of me....even to this day I get it occasionally.....it took a long time for that trauma to go away so I could love this song again.

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thephoenixnyc — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:19:03 -0000

I have seen tons of live Reggae and BU is right up there among the best. Electrifying, fun, thoughtful, and great to dance to.

Still, one of the happiest nights of my life and one of the best reggae shows I ever saw was seeing Toots and The Maytals live at the Melkweg in Amsterdam. April, 1997.

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muzz al atesta — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:51:25 -0000

caught them live in Lisbon last year, glad to see dem still keep the fire bun

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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:08:06 -0000

96, kid. That's a great song too.

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Bill1949 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:53:39 -0000

If I'm not mistaken the female singer's name was Puma. And as noted, she died very young of cancer. They gave a terrific concert at the Warner Theater (WDC) many years ago.

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Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:51:52 -0000

Whoops. Mixed up Black Uhuru with Third World. My mistake.

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Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:49:51 -0000

How many degrees is it, TNC? Just in the shade, I mean.

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CitizenE — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:48:27 -0000

Didn't know where--here or on noon open mic--to post this: my favorite roots--the irresistable Congoman by the Congos produced by Lee Scratch Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJHXKjtcvjY&feature=PlayList&p=7CDEFFAEE66B0E3F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=54. There are a whole mess of mixes on this; here's one. Boris Gardner, the mother of all bass lines.

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Teknontheou — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:25:32 -0000

Breast cancer.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:03:37 -0000

I don't know, but didn't she die rather tragically, or something?

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Teknontheou — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:43:49 -0000

Black Uhuru is another group on my endless list of "Music I need to dig deeper into"

All I know off the top of my head is that they represent the second generation of roots reggae and the woman (I don't even know her name) is/was actually African American. Is she the only American black to be involved in a high profile way in Jamaican music, reggae heads?

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dmf — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:38:12 -0000

Seeing them having to open for the Police back in the 80's had me channeling Chuck Berry on the stolen legacy of rock&roll, and I liked the Police back then. They can't touch Toots for original flavor but they brought the vibe undiluted into the broadcast world. Ah Denise...

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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:19:57 -0000

No, that's basically true of everyone, except us black music-nerds...

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Adam — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:41 -0000

Is it bad that I only remember this song from the episode of The Cosby Show where Cliff walks into the living room to find Denise and her boyfriend watching this video and singing along? And should I be embarrassed that I'm pretty sure it was the episode where he was just trying to find a quiet place to read the newspaper? Or should I just pretend that I'm familiar with the music and leave it at that?