Culture - Peel Session 1988

[@paulbillerey1594]

I saw Culture Two Times at the Brixton Academy/ 1982/85 both gigs were very good but the 82 gig Amazing Great because Culture Played the Two Seven Clash Album and the lion rock album. Nice One One One Love Peace CND.

[@willieluncheonette]

THE SECOND SONG FROM CULTURE'S 1988 PEEL SESSION IS ONE OF THEIR VERY GREATEST, SUNG BY JOSEPH HILL (1949-2006) ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED FIGURES IN JAMAICAN MUSIC. Fussin' and Fightin' was originally titled Stop This Fussing And Fighting when it appeared on the LP Harder Than The Rest in 1978. This Peel version leaves out a heartbreaking stanza recounting a death from all the violence sweeping Jamaica in the late 70's. It is also taken at a faster tempo than the original cut which in the past has brought tears to my eyes, it is so moving. (It starts at 4:20) Jah come down and set us free That's the way to be Wooh eh, wooh eh Skaba-yaba-yoba bayayba baya-hah Stop this fussing and fighting, brother Stop this fussing and fighting, brother It's a shame to see the people fighting in the streets Drawing guns at each other For nothing at all whoa Blood came splashing o'er the towns Around and around, ooh Do Jah won't you please come down with compassion and stop them Stop this fussing and fighting, brother, Stop this fussing and fighting, brother Sometimes early in the mornings When the children want to go to school And all because of your screw faces They can't afford to walk the streets and learn their lessons well Really what I want to say They want the walk the streets and learn their lessons well Don't be no fool in this time But please get educated and Innocent blood should not be shed It's a sin before the Almighty...God Jah Rastafari The blood leak from in the towns Until it ???? the hills in the woods And please come down with compassion and stop them Stop this fussing and fighting brother

[@skabuoy]

missing bit : "Until it reach the footing of the hills in the woods."

[@masangaben7089]

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 culture in session... I will listen to these tunes upto the day I will stop breathing.

[@nickgale7331]

I never understood why Culture did not have more success, fantastic session, thank you for loading it up.

[@willieluncheonette]

OH MAN, THIS MADE MY DAY. JUST POSTED BY THE EXCELLENT VIBRACOBRA, HERE IS CULTURE'S SECOND PEEL SESSION. Don't know about Culture? IMO they are one of the five greatest ever roots reggae bands and that is saying a lot. I can't put into words how much I love this band. This is Culture in the digital era. I don't care much for the digital age in Jamaican music, but this is CULTURE. Nuff said! Two Sevens Clash is the title song of Culture's debut album in 1977. It is a VERY famous song. Joseph Hill, the lead singer in Culture, composed this song while riding bus X82 in Jamaica one day. It is Hill's interpretation of a Marcus Garvey prophecy that the world would be thrown into chaos on July 7, 1977, but after this a new dawn will arise and better will come. The song had a HUGE impact on Jamaican life. On 7/7/1977 an extraordinary thing happened. A pall of gloom and impending doom descended upon Jamaica. The paper The Gleaner reported a state of near panic and recalled "Many schools and businesses closed their doors when the day came and many Jamaicans refused to venture from their homes." Now that day is considered lucky in Jamaica and many couples get married on July 7. What a liv on bamba yay when the Two Sevens clash What a liv on bamba yay when the Two Sevens clash Me know prophet Marcus Garvey prophecy I say St. Jago de la Vega and Kingston is gonna meet And I can see with mine own eyes It's only a housing scheme that divides I take a ride sometimes On Penn Overland and Bronx And sometimes I ride on bus X-82, say what? Look at the cotton tree Out by Ferry police station See how beautiful that used to be And it has been destroyed by lightning Earthquake and thunder I say, what? Marcus Garvey was inside of Spanish Town district prison And when they were about to take him out He prophecied and said: As I have passed through this gate No other prisoner shall enter there through And so it has been locked until now. (More on the other two songs later.)

[@murielmottet]

Thank you. Vibracobra

[@jasmoran66]

5 thumbs up. Thanks a lot.

[@blackmichael75]

First two tracks are great, but the third one is just a "Sleng Teng" copy, a bit weak.