for the storm torn folk of Jamaica . . . . .
TRIBUTE
VA - Jamaica, Echoes of Spirit and Sound (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2
"A tribute to resilience, rhythm, and the island’s eternal pulse.
The recent devastation in Jamaica is almost too much to take in.
What’s unfolded is not just a natural disaster, it’s a wound to a place that has given the
world so much soul, so much rhythm, so much truth. For those of us who’ve lived with
reggae and dub as part of our emotional language, the loss feels intimate.
Entire communities have been shattered. Homes, lives, and histories swept away.
And yet, for music lovers, it’s impossible not to think of the studios, Channel One,
Studio One, Black Ark, not just as buildings, but as sacred spaces where sound was transformed into spirit.
These were the places where Lee "Scratch" Perry conjured magic, where King Tubby
bent time with echo, where Augustus Pablo gave breath to the melodica.
They were the heartbeat of a culture that spoke to struggle, resistance, and joy.
John Peel’s broadcasts in the UK brought that heartbeat to new ears, turning late-night
listeners into lifelong devotees. Through hiss and vinyl crackle, Jamaica’s voice reached far beyond its shores.
Now, in the face of such destruction, that voice feels fragile, but it’s not gone.
Reggae and dub were born from hardship. They carry the weight of history and the light of resilience.
Even now, the echoes remain. They comfort, they remind, they endure.
This moment calls for tribute, not just to the music, but to the people who made it,
lived it, and still carry it". (Butterboy)
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