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Jamaica Through the Sounds of Welcome to Jamrock
Laura Jenoure, Observer TeenAge writer
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
It is true that with hard work comes great success. Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley has certainly proved this true with his third album Welcome to Jamrock. Come with me and with young Gong as our tour guide, we'll travel the 14 parishes of Jamrock and hear its children.
For the ladies, There For You is the soulful ensemble of Gong's lyrical ingenuity and obvious musical talent complete with commitment, "You've always been there for me, so I will be there for you." Then there is All Night, which has an old school Ska feel that makes you just want to drop some legs, get down and boogie. The track is for everyone who wants his all-night satisfaction. Truly a Marley creation!
A beautiful and virtuous woman proves Marley has stopped searching, and gives her a vow to be her true companion on For the Babies. Everyone should be able to connect with Roots Reggae teased with a palatable oriental touch. It's for those who raise, kill, abort, adopt, auction, compromise and hope for our babies. After all "a mother's love is sacred, now don't you ever fail me". So Marley says in the track, "father's do the brave thing." as the "history of the babies" is the "beginning of the ages".
Then for all the Jamaican Al Pacinos there is Hey Girl, an old school track with hip-hop feel. Pimpas Paradise tells the tale of a fallen 'empress' who "used to look good but now she hideous. she lost and can't find her way to safety". A real R&B/ Hip-Hop Marley connection and it is true, "life is a thing when you learn you grow".
Next is a direct Confrontation between Mr Marley himself, and anyone who is in dirty politics or just downright corrupt.
This revolutionary track has an introduction taken from Marcus Garvey's speeches, "If you are not prepared to do it. You will die!" Then comes the discussion of the issues Jamrock faces, in the homes and in our relationships with each other, poverty, dirty cops and politicians.
Welcome to Jamrock, the albums cut-throat namesake, takes the music into our back yard; taking off the mask for all of us to see the real Jamaica outside our doors that's separate and apart from the Jamaica sold to tourists. The track is a real wake up call because if we don't look to fix the situation, as the track says, "let's face it we don't stand a chance at all". On the sexy Master Has Come Back, with the "silky smooth way" Marley flows it really does appear that "he really does this regularly". It's a true mirror that you're not educated about the world in school, but on the streets. Absolutely inspiring!
Then there is Reggae Urban beat of Move; an 'Exodus' endorsed movement of Jah people done with his father, Bob Marley. It's a conscious tune that warns everyone to beware of their movements. Everyone, including Nas, attests to the sultry hum, lyrically glazed with 'day-mares' of the horrors we face on the Road to Zion. But, amidst our calamities and negative qualities, the track reminds the listener, "Jah will be waiting there".
The Bob Marley and the Wailers inspired We're Gonna Make It, is a mature and poignant counsel to Jah children about "loving each other" and not to "give in. you and me gonna make it".
In 2 Deep takes the listener deep into the topic of AIDS, drugs, guns and all the wrong that threatens take down. This controversial but catchy symphony is really from the streets.
The final stop on this musical tour is Khaki Suits, a collaboration with Bounty Killa and Eek-A-Mouse. The closing masterpiece says, "Who nuh know me from dem see me, me a living top-a-nor, Clarky boot and khaki suit, you think me go a Calabar." But the lyrical masterpiece doesn't stop there! Marley also describes the hardships that the ghetto people of Jamaica face, for example, "cannot find no Vaseline fi moisturize them daughter hair and the bulla price a rise and it nuh dearer than the pear". The album with a warning, so you better "watch the dread"!
Taken from the Jamaica Observer
www.jamaicaobserver.com
Jamaica Through the Sounds of Welcome to Jamrock
Laura Jenoure, Observer TeenAge writer
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
It is true that with hard work comes great success. Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley has certainly proved this true with his third album Welcome to Jamrock. Come with me and with young Gong as our tour guide, we'll travel the 14 parishes of Jamrock and hear its children.
For the ladies, There For You is the soulful ensemble of Gong's lyrical ingenuity and obvious musical talent complete with commitment, "You've always been there for me, so I will be there for you." Then there is All Night, which has an old school Ska feel that makes you just want to drop some legs, get down and boogie. The track is for everyone who wants his all-night satisfaction. Truly a Marley creation!
A beautiful and virtuous woman proves Marley has stopped searching, and gives her a vow to be her true companion on For the Babies. Everyone should be able to connect with Roots Reggae teased with a palatable oriental touch. It's for those who raise, kill, abort, adopt, auction, compromise and hope for our babies. After all "a mother's love is sacred, now don't you ever fail me". So Marley says in the track, "father's do the brave thing." as the "history of the babies" is the "beginning of the ages".
Then for all the Jamaican Al Pacinos there is Hey Girl, an old school track with hip-hop feel. Pimpas Paradise tells the tale of a fallen 'empress' who "used to look good but now she hideous. she lost and can't find her way to safety". A real R&B/ Hip-Hop Marley connection and it is true, "life is a thing when you learn you grow".
Next is a direct Confrontation between Mr Marley himself, and anyone who is in dirty politics or just downright corrupt.
This revolutionary track has an introduction taken from Marcus Garvey's speeches, "If you are not prepared to do it. You will die!" Then comes the discussion of the issues Jamrock faces, in the homes and in our relationships with each other, poverty, dirty cops and politicians.
Welcome to Jamrock, the albums cut-throat namesake, takes the music into our back yard; taking off the mask for all of us to see the real Jamaica outside our doors that's separate and apart from the Jamaica sold to tourists. The track is a real wake up call because if we don't look to fix the situation, as the track says, "let's face it we don't stand a chance at all". On the sexy Master Has Come Back, with the "silky smooth way" Marley flows it really does appear that "he really does this regularly". It's a true mirror that you're not educated about the world in school, but on the streets. Absolutely inspiring!
Then there is Reggae Urban beat of Move; an 'Exodus' endorsed movement of Jah people done with his father, Bob Marley. It's a conscious tune that warns everyone to beware of their movements. Everyone, including Nas, attests to the sultry hum, lyrically glazed with 'day-mares' of the horrors we face on the Road to Zion. But, amidst our calamities and negative qualities, the track reminds the listener, "Jah will be waiting there".
The Bob Marley and the Wailers inspired We're Gonna Make It, is a mature and poignant counsel to Jah children about "loving each other" and not to "give in. you and me gonna make it".
In 2 Deep takes the listener deep into the topic of AIDS, drugs, guns and all the wrong that threatens take down. This controversial but catchy symphony is really from the streets.
The final stop on this musical tour is Khaki Suits, a collaboration with Bounty Killa and Eek-A-Mouse. The closing masterpiece says, "Who nuh know me from dem see me, me a living top-a-nor, Clarky boot and khaki suit, you think me go a Calabar." But the lyrical masterpiece doesn't stop there! Marley also describes the hardships that the ghetto people of Jamaica face, for example, "cannot find no Vaseline fi moisturize them daughter hair and the bulla price a rise and it nuh dearer than the pear". The album with a warning, so you better "watch the dread"!
Taken from the Jamaica Observer
www.jamaicaobserver.com