{"title":"Dadawah","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"peace-and-love-3","title":"Peace and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost readily identified for his superior soulful reggae works, \u003cstrong\u003eLloyd Charmers\u003c\/strong\u003e was in fact one of Jamaica’s most bold and resourceful record producers, never averse to taking on new challenges and testing his musical talent to the limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe most apparent evidence of his innovative and imaginative approach to music-making is \u003cem\u003ePeace And Love\u003c\/em\u003e, an album comprising four Rasta flavoured extended mixes that beautifully mix the nyabinghi drumming and chanting of The Sons of Negus’ legend, \u003cstrong\u003eRas Michael\u003c\/strong\u003e with the sophisticated yet sympathetic musicianship of some of Jamaica’s most accomplished session-players, led by \u003cstrong\u003eCharmers\u003c\/strong\u003e himself and guitar maestro, \u003cstrong\u003eWillie Lindo\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in both Jamaica and the UK in 1974, this sublime, mesmeric and at times semi-psychedelic collection is today widely regarded as one of the most significant and accomplished albums to see issue during reggae’s golden age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts long overdue re-issue on CD here is further enhanced by a second disc that collects the best of \u003cstrong\u003eLloyd Charmers\u003c\/strong\u003e's dub output from the mid-70s, with the selection including mixes of some of the biggest reggae hits of the period, notably ‘\u003cem\u003eFire Burning\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eYou Make Me Feel Brand New\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eI’m Still Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eLet Go\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eWalk Away From Love\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes 19 tracks new to CD!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CDx2.","offer_id":50391060578635,"sku":"2173419","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DADAWAH-PEACE_AND_LOVE-PACK1_be98580e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726396959"},{"product_id":"peace-and-love-wadadasow","title":"Peace And Love \/ Wadadasow","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael George Henry (aka Ras Michael and, for this lone release, Dadawah) was born in 1943 in Saint Mary Parish, in northeastern Jamaica. Henry was raised in a Rastafari community when the religious movement was still in its infancy and marginalized within Jamaica. It was there that he began performing Nyahbinghi, the Rastafarian devotional music that combines the influences of African drumming and Black gospel. Henry found himself in Kingston in the late 1950s where he worked for Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One. By 1968, he had formed the group Sons of Negus and the first overtly Rasta record label, Zion Disc. As Rasta filtered into the mainstream, Henry released more music including albums for Trojan, Dynamic and Grounation labels. Originally released in 1974, \u003ci\u003ePeace And Love - Wadadasow\u003c\/i\u003e is Dadawah’s magnum opus. Produced by Lloyd Charmers, the album features slinky basslines, wah-wah guitar, hypnotic keyboards, dubbed-out studio trickery and, of course, the propulsive drumming and rhythmic chanting characteristic of Nyahbinghi. Antarctica Starts Here presents the first widely available domestic release of \u003ci\u003ePeace and Love - Wadadasow\u003c\/i\u003e. This reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan’s essential ’60s and ’70s catalogue. Liner notes by JR Gonne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antarctica Starts Here","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50530645836107,"sku":"1148941","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/930def7e-de5e-4169-a81b-fafa83539b20_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728082355"},{"product_id":"peace-and-love-wadadasow-1","title":"Peace and Love - Wadadasow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe singing drummer, a devout Rastafarian musician. Dadawah brought Ras Michael together with veteran studio hands - bassist Lloyd Parks, drummer Paul Williams, guitarist Willie Lindo, and pianist\/organist Lloyd Charmers, who trebled as producer.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting album \u003cem\u003ePeace and Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a work of faith. Although not a concept album in the strict sense of the term, it thematically evokes the Biblical final days. \"Run Come Rally\" calls together the world's righteous in preparation for the upcoming battle with evil. Having gathered together the brethren from \"Seventy Two Nations,\" all bow before Jah in a celebration of His greatness, then give voice to their desire to return to \"Zion Land.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set concludes with \"Know How You Stand\"'s call for freedom, and with it the ability to fulfill Jah's plan. The extraordinary power of the set's themes is echoed by the equally phenomenal backings, all conjuring up the most haunting of atmospheres. While the hand drums give the album a grounation feel, Parks and Williams simultaneously ground the numbers deep in roots. Intriguingly, though, there's no reggae guitar, just Lindo's sublime riffs and licks that flick into the rock realm, while constantly sliding back into blues. Charmers' piano and organ occasionally take over the reggae guitar role, but mostly his keys intertwine around Lindo's leads, accentuating melodies, scattering elegant flourishes here and there, and subtly building up the atmospheres.  C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eharmers' production is superb, the musicians inspired, and Ras Michael's power undeniable. 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