How Jamaica's Political Crisis Inspired Max Romeo's Masterpiece Album - "War Ina Babylon"

[@HI_Certified]

Thank you so so much for the stories/history of the music I love so much. I feel like a "Reggae Professor" to my friends and family when I hit them with the facts (LOL) because of what you share . Hawaii absolutely loves reggae. Big up and Jah bless!

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@HI_Certified Big up mi lion ✌️😅 Glad to be of service

[@tb22k]

I stared to listen ton reggae as little child instead I was older now I love it more then pop music. 🎼

[@therefixframeuproduction1093]

Real history kept alive, thanks brother🔥

[@Nic-rh8ri]

🇪🇹I&I Give Thanks And Praises To Jah Rastafari🇪🇹King Haile Selassie I🇪🇹Thanks For Such Brilliant Insight Of Brethren Max Romeo🇪🇹Our Brethren Is Truly Wonderful🇪🇹Living Jamaican Musical Royalty And Such A Tremendous Icon Around The Universe🇪🇹Total Respect To Max Romeo For Thee Work He's Done Enabling To Bring Jah Children Together🇪🇹 I Love This Album And Along With Producer £$P Set The Standard Of Top Quality Roots Reggae And Very Few Were Able To Reach The Standard Of The All Conquering Album War Ina Babylon🇪🇹Definitely In The Top Hand Full Of Albums To Come Out Of Jamaica🇪🇹I&I Say So🇪🇹It's Extremely Powerful And Full Of Flawless Righteous Conscious Lyrics Backed Up By The Magnificent Uplifting Upsetter's🇪🇹Light Up Jah Chalice🇪🇹Smoke Strictly High Grade And Give Blessings To Jah Rastafari🇪🇹Earth's Rightful Ruler🇪🇹

[@mjelombilini7628]

Max Romeo, is heritage in Jamaican society, for a man in the street's to understand his artistry we need to have good teachers who can impart or narrate his artistic wisdom ❤🎉

[@jdgooner4845]

I brought this terrific LP back in 1979 , Thank you for your enlightened back story to this rough cut L P, your the man fantastic documentary 👍, my favorite track is Norman the gambler 🎵🎵🎵🥳

[@sumnerslandscaping5565]

I was just jamming to this album this morning and bam out comes this video

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@sumnerslandscaping5565 ✌️ spiritual

[@dailypolishme]

👋👏👏another banging, brilliantly researched video. TFS and "Jah bless."

[@djaminc]

another entertaining and informative episode- war inna babylon is a classic album.one of my all time favourites....another Scratch perry tour de force. bless up high a.

[@Mrsplanetmaster9]

Thank U RAS for sharing FACTS🌹🌞💚

[@normanbrown9225]

REGGAE Music; MUSIC OF THE KING.❤

[@newreast3904]

Thank you for the once again great and educational video.

[@anthonychukwuka8839]

In an interview, while commenting on the album 'War Ina Babylon', Max Romeo said: 'Let him (Chris Blackwell) keep the money, I'll keep my soul

[@dubsounds]

Yes. It's about time we start the album Hall of fame: War ina Babylon Bunny: Black Art Man. BTW, each cut on this album deserves its own video. Each song tell a story to which we can relate. Abyssinians: Satta album Uroy: Jah Son of Africa. Yes, he knows how to chat over a song Peter Tosh: Equal Rights Inner Circle: Reggae Thing Etc.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@dubsounds Excellent suggestion 👍

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

As well as the monumental Burnin' album by the Wailers including Catch A Fire, Heart of the Congos by the Congos, Third World's 96 Degrees In The Shade......

[@bailey9746]

Burning Spear Marcus Garvey Abyssinians Satta Massagana Upsetters Super Ape Johnny Clarke Rockers Time

[@jazedje]

Good work! 🔉

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Bless up 🙏

[@hermanlaidlaw5678]

Max Romeo d rasta who says thanks to Michael Manley for being in their corner when they were insignificant, demonized denigrated,relegated & killed, big u Max

[@KC-gy5xw]

Chris Blackwell was so instrumental in the islands' music being so universal. He may have his detractors, but he cannot be denied in the wider picture.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@KC-gy5xw Truth be told, he was less exploitative than the likes of Coxsone Dodd

[@BlackMartialArtsSociety]

The music would have made it around the world just like everything else Jamaicans do. It’s not like he did it for free out of the goodness of his heart or love for the music he got filthy rich off it.

[@KC-gy5xw]

@@BlackMartialArtsSociety He is not the only person who got filthy rich off Jamaican music, and it would not have reached so wide without his contribution. Look at Mille Small - My Boy Lollipop . A song that was first recorded by Barbie Gaye in 1956, more of a rockabilly song. If Millie's name was on the label at all, she got nothing, but that song went worldwide - who got that money? Not Millie, not Barbie. Yes, Blackwell got the money, but he saw the potential and put it out there, with people like Coxsone doing the same thing. So many songs I thought were reggae had different roots and I love finding out the originals (like My Boy Lollipop). But those covers led to reggae being more widely known and acknowledged in a form that a majority would listen to and like. This is from a girl who was heavily into dub plates at the age of 10 in the early 70's, but grew up listening to Millie Small version of MBL. So yes, Blackwell became filthy rich, but so did a load of other producers. he led the way, they were quite happy to follow and benefit.

[@michelrood2966]

​@@BlackMartialArtsSociety Nah, give credit where credit is due

[@gerrydepp8164]

@@BlackMartialArtsSociety A man who does something well should get paid well for it; this is the point of working. Failure to understand this is a choice to alienate yourself...Peace

[@JohnMoodie-r3v]

henry kissinger was the most antagonist to jamaica in the seventies

[@sumnerslandscaping5565]

Probably because the neolibs didn't want another socialist country in the Caribbean

[@anthonychukwuka8839]

How?

[@sealie15]

4:05 that was surreal in the 1970s it’s a shame how a workers’ union “party” became so tribal 🥲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

[@michelrood2966]

Its stunning how political sick we are in the Caribbean

[@XWNLOX]

In the whole Third World.

[@DeemanS1-2ILL4TV]

2 ILL 4 TV join the family

[@lenardbarzey2788]

Don't forget the Barrett Brothers (Ashton & Carlton) was a part of the upsetters, that's where Bob Marley recruite them from, Ase' 😊