backing band

I have always thought that one of the biggest parts of the reggae portion of the fest is the band. Fully fullwood was great last year. Roots Radics would be a great choice.....does Flabba Holt still play with them? Fabulous 5 was decent a few years ago but I don't think they knew as many riddims as fully does.....

the band that played 2 years ago with Martin Cambell was great...Jah Soldiers?

any ideas or inside info on the search for a band?

looking forward to the festival....

man, I thought Fab 5 were brilliant.

they opened the fest with a great version of Natural Mystic......they were good- i thought fully's band last year was better. radics would be better too.....

OK, the Roots Radics could play there 3 days strait without a headliner, and I would be in the front row!!

radics is not available for hire i dont think. flabba *is* radics at this point, along with sidemen.

fully and crew are great esp when they got horsemouth on board. i would lobby for them or for lloyd parkes we the people band, most famous for backing d brown on many tours and records. sly and robbie would be nice too but if you ask me they are very limited in range. (i know im going to get heat for that statement but if you ask me everything they play sounds like "sponji reggae".

fab five were fab except they majorly stumbled when they attempted to back up niney the observer, i think they didnt know what to expect and niney wasnt used to performing (i think that was a first that he was on stage as a performer). but as for a general thing, fab five know every riddim in the book and play places where they have to exhibit that knowledge 24/7. ever hear their party mix cds? they are something to behold.

one love
jah bill

i'll have to look up those cd's....only fab 5 i knew about was on Countryman soundtrack. will i find those cd's at ernie B?

here they are, from ernies website. note though, i dont particularly recommend buying them, but they are something to behold. live continuous mix of these tracks, sounding in many cases exactly like the original artist including vocal inflections. personally they make me want to pull out the originals, but they are very impressive if for nothing else than a demonstration of what "versatile" means. gets the gals to wining too...

one love
jah bill



Fab 5 - Live: The Ultimate Vintage Jamaican Party Mix Part 1 VP
TRACKS (39)
• Tappa Zuki - Oh Lawd (People, Are You Ready?)
• Half Pint - Greeting
• Sugar Minott - Herbman Hustling
• Supercat - The Don
• Bob Marley - One Love
• Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds
• Wayne Smith - Sleng Teng
• Johnny Osbourne - Buddy Bye
• Tenor Saw - John Crow Nuh Work On Sunday
• Fab 5 - Jamaican Woman
• Yellowman - I'm Getting Married
• Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
• Tiger - Wanga Gut
• General Echo - Arlene
• Fab 5 - Shaving Cream
• Horace Andy - Skylarking
• Dennis Brown - West Bound Train
• Freddie McKay - Picture On The Wall
• Delroy Wilson - Have Some Mercy
• Big Youth - S-90 Skank
• Carl Dawking - Satisfaction
• U Roy (Paragons) - Wear You To The Ball
• Alton Ellis - Take It Easy
• Gaylads - ABC Rock Steady
• Delroy Wilson - You Trying To Conquer Me
• Paragons - On The Beach
• Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007
• The Heptones - Fatty Fatty
• Ken Boothe Puppet On A String
• The Tenors - Ride Yu Donkey
• The Clarendonians - You Can't Be Happy
• Toots & The Maytals - Mule Train
• Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come
• The Maytals - It's You
• Eric 'Monty' Morris - Sammy Dead
• Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Boderation
• Wings Of A Dove (Traditional)
• Amen (Traditional)
• The Folkes Brothers - Oh Carolina
PRODUCTION
PRODUCED BY: Fab 5
RECORDED AT: Wyndham Kingston Hotel
MIXED AT: Stage Studio
ENGINEERED BY: Ricardo Jones, Rowen Wilkinson $12.99


Fab 5 - Live: The
Ultimate Vintage Jamaican Party Mix Part 2 VP
TRACKS (31)
• Play Mi Selector
• Punnany Rhythm, Bike Back, Wrong Move
• Duck/Dem Haffi Follow Mi
• Mini Mini
• Psalms/Pocomania Day
• One Draw
• Here I Come/Revolution/Broader Than Broadway
• Nice Time/Groovin' Out On Life
• Rivers Of Babylon/Sweet Sensations
• Black Cinderella
• Poor Mi Israelites/Pressure & Slide
• Baby Why/Hello Carol
• Nanny Goat/Nanny Skank
• Stick By Me/Stick by Me (Version)
• Baby Be True/Winey Winey
• Stop That Train/Long Story
• Solomon/Solomon (Version)
• Love Me Forever/Hit The Road
• Dancing Mood
• I've Got To Go Back Home/Wash Wash
• Black Head Chiney/Blazing Fire/Rough & Tough
• Eastern Standard Time/Occupation
• Dance Crasher/Never Grow Old/New Name/Dog War
• Bam Bam
• Ba Ba Boom
• Intensified Festival
• Sweet & Dandy
• Cherry Oh Baby
• Land Of My Birth
• Give Thanks And Praises
• The Jamaican National Anthem
PRODUCTION
PRODUCED BY: Fab 5
RECORDED AT: Renaissance Jamaica Grande Hotel
ENGINEERED BY: Ricardo Jones, Rowen Wilkinson, asst Richard Small; House Engineer Harold Bailey Jr.; Mixing Engineer Ricardo Jones
REMIXED AT: Stage Studio $11.99

thanks Jah Bill

I'm assuming the drummer is the only original member. They did do a good job 2 years ago. I just have that Niney performance stuck in my head. i'm with you on Fully and Horsemouth