Monday 18 December 2017

Second Christmas present.

Given my life, I could easily have chosen 'Ska' tracks for all twenty numbers. I've had to resist the temptation.

My second present to you is 'Storm Warning' by Lyn Taitt and The Boys. It's classic Jamaican Ska, that first appeared in the early 1960's. It coincided with a huge wave of optimism that accompanied Jamaican independence in 1962. Those hopes were soon to be dashed - the departing British left the Jamaicans big debts and a corrupt network of politicians who were in hock to British and American interests.

The optimism of Ska was pretty much destroyed by the gangsters who controlled the record companies and the sound systems (like Edward Seaga) meanwhile America and Britain ensured that the country was to be run by anti progressive politicians (like Edward Seaga).

This tune perfectly reflects that retreat from optimism. Hurricane season is no joke in the Carribean and the development of gangsterism and violence on the island was no joke either. This track captures the menace in the air - something that was exported to Britain when the music arrived in the late 1960's.

Enjoy the menace of Lyn Taitt and The Boys 'Storm Warning' here; 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyOxbPj44OA

Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
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