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"Don't Sell Daddy No Whisky" — Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus

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The cautionary tradition at its most direct: the plea is put in a child's voice, addressed to the shopkeeper rather than the drinker. Nyabinghi roots, and the opposite pole of the archive's drink records.

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Don'T Sell Daddy No Whiskey

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Verified iTunes/Apple Music match (JM storefront): Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus — Don'T Sell Daddy No Whiskey.

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