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The sounds of the island — grouped by how they sound

931 playable recordings, interviews, documentaries and sound tapes from the archive, sorted into nine sonic groupings. Each grouping tells you what to listen for, so the difference between a ska chop and a one drop is something you can hear rather than something you have to take on trust.

SONIC GROUPINGS

Nine ways the island sounds.

Most groupings follow a period of sound — the tempo drop into rocksteady, the machine arriving in 1985. Clash and dubplate is the exception: it is a practice rather than a decade, so a record lands there for what it shows, not for when its artist worked. A recording can sit in more than one.

Deep background

Drum roots

Three Nyabinghi drums in conversation — the bass drum on the downbeat, the funde holding a steady heartbeat pulse, the repeater improvising across the top. Kumina and revival singing work the same way: a fixed pulse with a voice moving freely over it.

14 recordings

1940s–50s

Mento

An acoustic band with no drum kit: banjo, guitar, hand drum and a rhumba box — a big thumb piano the player sits on — plucking the bassline. The lilt leans on the last beat of the bar, which is why mento swings where calypso struts.

16 recordings

1950s–early 60s

Sound-system foundation

American R&B and shuffle boogie played through valve amplifiers and home-built bass bins. The thing to hear is not the song but the system: bass weight the record was never mastered for, and a selector talking over it.

1 recording

1962–66

Ska

The chop on the offbeat — guitar and piano stabbing the up-strokes between the drums — at a pace close to a run. Horns carry the melody, jazz-schooled and loud, and the bass walks rather than repeats.

28 recordings

1966–79

Rocksteady, reggae and dub

The tempo drops and the bass steps forward as the lead instrument. Count to four: in a one drop there is nothing on beat one, and kick and snare land together on three. Then dub takes the same tape and removes most of it, leaving reverb where the singing was.

151 recordings

1979–90

Dancehall and the digital turn

One riddim under many different voices. After Sleng Teng in 1985 the backing is a machine rather than a band, so the timing is exact and the same instrumental can carry a love song, a boast and a warning in the same session.

82 recordings

1990s

Clash and dubplate

A familiar tune with the words changed — an artist singing a rival sound into the ground and calling your sound by name. These are specials, cut one at a time for one system, and the crowd noise is the scoring.

65 recordings

2000s

Street dance

Records built for a specific move, with the instruction in the lyric. The tempo and the gaps in the beat are shaped around what a body has to do on the floor.

47 recordings

2010s onward

Global and the living archive

Old riddims resurfacing — a Studio One bassline under a new voice, a revival singer reaching back past dancehall to roots. Listen for what is being quoted.

174 recordings

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Horace Andy - Skylarking (Official Audio) | Jet Star Music

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Hortense Ellis (Mahalia Saunders) - Piece of My Heart (Official Audio) | Pama Records

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I Want To Wake Up With You

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I-THREES Feat RITA MARLEY - LIVE at Garance Reggae Festival 2012 HD by Partytime.fr

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I'm Still In Love - Alton Ellis

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Jackie Mittoo - Drum Song | Official Audio

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  1. 0:01[Music]
  2. 1:28a
  3. 1:32[Music]
  4. 2:28e
  5. 2:33[Music]
  6. 2:58a
  7. 3:00a [Music]
  8. 3:16[Music]
  9. 3:28all
  10. 3:31all [Music]
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Jah9 ft. Chronixx - Note To Self (Okay) | Official Music Video

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  1. 0:02[Music]
  2. 0:04[Music] [Applause]
  3. 0:05[Applause]
  4. 0:05[Applause] [Music]
  5. 0:13words may not say exactly how I feel in
  6. 0:20words may not say exactly how I feel in the her Tamburlaine and the lover Missy
  7. 0:28I tell myself
  8. 0:36[Music]
  9. 0:40even with the TV there but sure we lead
  10. 0:45even with the TV there but sure we lead a spy mission atomic weapon that is be
  11. 0:47a spy mission atomic weapon that is be
  12. 0:48a spy mission atomic weapon that is be proud peace spreading mustard pressure
  13. 0:50proud peace spreading mustard pressure
  14. 0:50proud peace spreading mustard pressure and then divider leaving them in their
  15. 0:52and then divider leaving them in their
  16. 0:52and then divider leaving them in their emergency like and
  17. 0:56when I take a deep breath under little
  18. 0:59when I take a deep breath under little searching I am
  19. 1:01searching I am
  20. 1:01searching I am I love his inside
  21. 1:04I love his inside
  22. 1:04I love his inside looking like fun if it isn't I'm going
  23. 1:08looking like fun if it isn't I'm going
  24. 1:08looking like fun if it isn't I'm going to be okay
  25. 1:13[Music]
  26. 1:16[Music] okay watch nobody
  27. 1:23[Music]
  28. 1:30okay
  29. 1:34stresses are come on to my happiness but
  30. 1:42stresses are come on to my happiness but if I let it get too deep its 2d
  31. 1:48depressive state
  32. 1:55there's reason to celebrate
  33. 1:57there's reason to celebrate [Music]
  34. 2:01I'm going to be okay
  35. 2:05I'm going to be okay [Music]
  36. 2:08going to be
  37. 2:10going to be okay don't watch my body
  38. 2:16[Music]
  39. 2:27persecution days I listen to Baron and
  40. 2:30persecution days I listen to Baron and you wrote that I chose could be bringing
  41. 2:33you wrote that I chose could be bringing
  42. 2:33you wrote that I chose could be bringing in there
  43. 2:35in there
  44. 2:35in there the fair that hasn't called for the
  45. 2:38the fair that hasn't called for the
  46. 2:38the fair that hasn't called for the bullseye
  47. 2:40bullseye
  48. 2:40bullseye [Music]
  49. 2:42[Music]
  50. 2:42[Music] I feel so much
  51. 2:47but surely that's his letter lesson
  52. 2:52but surely that's his letter lesson coming from when we believe it
  53. 2:55coming from when we believe it
  54. 2:55coming from when we believe it to be okay
  55. 2:56to be okay
  56. 2:56to be okay [Music]
  57. 3:02be okay now watch the body
  58. 3:08be okay now watch the body [Music]
  59. 3:16I
  60. 3:18I [Music]
  61. 3:29[Music]
  62. 3:51[Music] you
  63. 3:53you
  64. 3:53you [Music]
  65. 4:11you
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Janet Kay - Silly games - Top of The Pops 1979

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John Holt - Police in Helicopter (12" mix) - Official Audio | Jet Star Music

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Johnny Osbourne - "Jah Promise" [Official Audio]

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Judgement Riddim Instrumental/Version - Don Corleon Records

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Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

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Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 'Carry Go Bring Come' (official audio)

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  1. 0:16This merry-go-round for my dear
  2. 0:20This merry-go-round for my dear bring me
  3. 0:21bring me
  4. 0:21bring me three.
  5. 0:24This merry-go-round for
  6. 0:26This merry-go-round for my dear
  7. 0:28my dear
  8. 0:28my dear bring me
  9. 0:29bring me
  10. 0:29bring me three.
  11. 0:32You're going from home to home,
  12. 0:35You're going from home to home, making disturbance,
  13. 0:40time you stop doing those things,
  14. 0:43time you stop doing those things, you old Jezebel.
  15. 0:47You need to leave everything first,
  16. 0:51You need to leave everything first, you old Jezebel.
  17. 0:55You need no light to see,
  18. 0:58You need no light to see, you're making
  19. 0:59you're making
  20. 0:59you're making disturbance,
  21. 1:03better to sleep at home
  22. 1:06better to sleep at home in Mount ZION FIRE.
  23. 1:11BETTER keeping of brethren
  24. 1:14BETTER keeping of brethren from one innocent one,
  25. 1:18but time will tell on you,
  26. 1:22but time will tell on you, you old Jezebel.
  27. 1:26How long shall you be king over
  28. 1:29How long shall you be king over my
  29. 1:30my
  30. 1:30my people?
  31. 2:09Stand up to seek our own.
  32. 2:12Stand up to seek our own. In Mount Zion I.
  33. 2:16Instead of keeping oppression on
  34. 2:20Instead of keeping oppression on the blood of innocent one.
  35. 2:24Oh, why we tell on you?
  36. 2:27Oh, why we tell on you? You old Jezebel.
  37. 2:32How long shall the wicked reign?
  38. 2:35How long shall the wicked reign? Over my people.
  39. 2:39How long shall the wicked reign?
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Kabaka Pyramid - Can't Breathe (Official Video)

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Ken Boothe - Everything I Own (Official Audio)

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  1. 0:00[Music]
  2. 0:13you sheltered me from
  3. 0:17you sheltered me from H kept me
  4. 0:20H kept me
  5. 0:21H kept me warm kept me
  6. 0:26warm you gave my life to me
  7. 0:31warm you gave my life to me Set Me
  8. 0:33Set Me
  9. 0:33Set Me Free Set Me
  10. 0:38Free the finest chears I have
  11. 0:42Free the finest chears I have [Music]
  12. 0:44[Music]
  13. 0:44[Music] knew is all the years I have with you
  14. 0:50knew is all the years I have with you
  15. 0:50knew is all the years I have with you and I would give
  16. 0:53and I would give
  17. 0:53and I would give anything I
  18. 0:55anything I
  19. 0:55anything I own give up my life my heart
  20. 1:00own give up my life my heart
  21. 1:00own give up my life my heart my
  22. 1:01my
  23. 1:01my own and I would give
  24. 1:06own and I would give
  25. 1:06own and I would give anything I
  26. 1:09anything I
  27. 1:09anything I own just to have
  28. 1:12own just to have
  29. 1:12own just to have you back
  30. 1:15you back
  31. 1:15you back again is there someone you
  32. 1:19again is there someone you
  33. 1:19again is there someone you know that won't let you
  34. 1:22know that won't let you
  35. 1:22know that won't let you go and taking it all for
  36. 1:28go and taking it all for
  37. 1:28go and taking it all for granted you may lose them one day
  38. 1:32granted you may lose them one day
  39. 1:32granted you may lose them one day someone takes them
  40. 1:34someone takes them
  41. 1:34someone takes them away and you
  42. 1:36away and you
  43. 1:37away and you don't hear a word they say and I would
  44. 1:42don't hear a word they say and I would
  45. 1:42don't hear a word they say and I would defend
  46. 1:44defend
  47. 1:44defend anything I
  48. 1:46anything I
  49. 1:46anything I own give up my life my heart my
  50. 1:52own give up my life my heart my
  51. 1:52own give up my life my heart my own and I would give
  52. 1:56own and I would give
  53. 1:56own and I would give anything I own
  54. 2:00anything I own
  55. 2:00anything I own just to have
  56. 2:03just to have
  57. 2:03just to have you back
  58. 2:06you back
  59. 2:06you back again just to talk to you words again
  60. 2:38if there's someone you
  61. 2:41if there's someone you know that won't let you
  62. 2:44know that won't let you
  63. 2:44know that won't let you go and takeing it all for
  64. 2:49go and takeing it all for
  65. 2:49go and takeing it all for granted you may lose them one day
  66. 2:54granted you may lose them one day
  67. 2:54granted you may lose them one day someone takes them away and you don't
  68. 2:59someone takes them away and you don't
  69. 2:59someone takes them away and you don't here a word they say and I would give
  70. 3:05here a word they say and I would give
  71. 3:05here a word they say and I would give anything I
  72. 3:07anything I
  73. 3:07anything I own give up my life my heart my
  74. 3:13own give up my life my heart my
  75. 3:13own give up my life my heart my own and I would give
  76. 3:18own and I would give
  77. 3:18own and I would give anything I
  78. 3:19anything I
  79. 3:19anything I [Music]
  80. 3:21[Music]
  81. 3:21[Music] own just to have
  82. 3:24own just to have
  83. 3:24own just to have you back
  84. 3:27you back
  85. 3:27you back again just to talk to
  86. 3:30again just to talk to
  87. 3:30again just to talk to you words
  88. 3:33you words
  89. 3:33you words again just to hold you once again
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King Jammy - Closed Border Dub | Official Music Video

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  1. 0:00hello
  2. 0:03[Music]
  3. 0:19[Music] so
  4. 0:31[Music]
  5. 1:04[Music] so
  6. 1:08[Music]
  7. 1:29[Music] so
  8. 1:30so
  9. 1:30so [Music]
  10. 2:04[Music]
  11. 2:04[Music] human rights
  12. 2:06human rights
  13. 2:06human rights [Music]
  14. 2:11so
  15. 2:12so [Music]
  16. 2:32is
  17. 2:33is [Music]
  18. 2:38[Music]
  19. 2:54[Music] so
  20. 2:56so
  21. 2:56so [Music]
  22. 3:49you
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King Tubby - Majestic Dub Stylee (Official Audio) | Jet Star Music

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  1. 0:03[Music]
  2. 0:06so
  3. 0:09so [Music]
  4. 0:18[Music]
  5. 0:18[Music] uh
  6. 0:22[Music]
  7. 0:57foreign
  8. 0:58foreign [Music]
  9. 1:11[Applause]
  10. 1:12[Applause] [Music]
  11. 1:46[Music]
  12. 1:52chief
  13. 1:53chief [Music]
  14. 1:56[Music]
  15. 1:56[Music] so
  16. 2:00[Music]
  17. 2:27[Music] so
  18. 2:35[Music]
  19. 3:09[Music] [Applause]
  20. 3:12[Applause]
  21. 3:12[Applause] [Music]
  22. 3:22[Applause]
  23. 3:23[Applause] so
  24. 3:27[Music]
  25. 3:35you
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King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

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Lady Saw - Still On My Mind (Official Audio) | Pama Records

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  1. 0:03[Music]
  2. 0:11what i'd like to know is what about
  3. 0:12what i'd like to know is what about those promises
  4. 0:17remember all the times you said you
  5. 0:20remember all the times you said you loved me
  6. 0:21loved me
  7. 0:21loved me forever you said you would keep me
  8. 0:24forever you said you would keep me
  9. 0:24forever you said you would keep me now you broken your promises loving all
  10. 0:27now you broken your promises loving all
  11. 0:27now you broken your promises loving all the ladies
  12. 0:30the ladies
  13. 0:30the ladies [Music]
  14. 0:31[Music]
  15. 0:31[Music] you don't ever come around to see me
  16. 0:34you don't ever come around to see me
  17. 0:34you don't ever come around to see me you don't call me anymore i said you
  18. 0:36you don't call me anymore i said you
  19. 0:36you don't call me anymore i said you miss me
  20. 0:38miss me
  21. 0:38miss me i don't know what's going on all i know
  22. 0:40i don't know what's going on all i know
  23. 0:40i don't know what's going on all i know is that you're still on my mind
  24. 0:44is that you're still on my mind
  25. 0:44is that you're still on my mind you're still on my mind baby
  26. 0:47you're still on my mind baby
  27. 0:47you're still on my mind baby don't think that i'm crazy
  28. 0:54until the day i die
  29. 0:56until the day i die [Applause]
  30. 0:57[Applause]
  31. 0:57[Applause] [Music]
  32. 1:04[Music]
  33. 1:04[Music] the loneliness that is
  34. 1:07the loneliness that is
  35. 1:07the loneliness that is [Music]
  36. 1:25[Music]
  37. 1:25[Music] tell me when did it come down to this
  38. 1:29tell me when did it come down to this
  39. 1:29tell me when did it come down to this wasn't how the one you love to kiss up
  40. 1:32wasn't how the one you love to kiss up
  41. 1:32wasn't how the one you love to kiss up tell me why did you hurt me why did you
  42. 1:35tell me why did you hurt me why did you
  43. 1:35tell me why did you hurt me why did you use me like this you know what baby
  44. 1:38use me like this you know what baby
  45. 1:38use me like this you know what baby you're still on my mind baby
  46. 1:42you're still on my mind baby
  47. 1:42you're still on my mind baby don't think that i'm crazy
  48. 1:48[Music]
  49. 2:06[Music] it seems like yesterday
  50. 2:08it seems like yesterday
  51. 2:08it seems like yesterday we were showing love
  52. 2:10we were showing love
  53. 2:10we were showing love talking about yesterday yesterday was
  54. 2:12talking about yesterday yesterday was
  55. 2:12talking about yesterday yesterday was our anniversary
  56. 2:14our anniversary
  57. 2:14our anniversary and you didn't even call you know the
  58. 2:16and you didn't even call you know the
  59. 2:16and you didn't even call you know the kids are asking for you they're like
  60. 2:18kids are asking for you they're like
  61. 2:18kids are asking for you they're like when daddy coming home when daddy taking
  62. 2:20when daddy coming home when daddy taking
  63. 2:20when daddy coming home when daddy taking us fishing
  64. 2:22us fishing
  65. 2:22us fishing i mean i lied to them so many times you
  66. 2:25i mean i lied to them so many times you
  67. 2:25i mean i lied to them so many times you know
  68. 2:25know
  69. 2:26know i can't even do this anymore
  70. 2:28i can't even do this anymore
  71. 2:28i can't even do this anymore they need you
  72. 2:29they need you
  73. 2:29they need you and i need you too you know what i'm
  74. 2:31and i need you too you know what i'm
  75. 2:31and i need you too you know what i'm saying
  76. 2:33saying
  77. 2:33saying you're still on my mind baby
  78. 2:36you're still on my mind baby
  79. 2:36you're still on my mind baby don't think that i'm crazy
  80. 2:42[Music]
  81. 3:01remember all the times you said you love
  82. 3:03remember all the times you said you love me
  83. 3:04me
  84. 3:04me forever you said you would keep me
  85. 3:07forever you said you would keep me
  86. 3:07forever you said you would keep me now you broken your promises loving all
  87. 3:10now you broken your promises loving all
  88. 3:10now you broken your promises loving all the ladies you like
  89. 3:14you don't ever come around to see me you
  90. 3:18you don't ever come around to see me you don't call me anymore i said you miss me
  91. 3:21don't call me anymore i said you miss me
  92. 3:21don't call me anymore i said you miss me i don't know what's going on all i know
  93. 3:24i don't know what's going on all i know
  94. 3:24i don't know what's going on all i know is that you're still on my mind
  95. 3:27is that you're still on my mind
  96. 3:27is that you're still on my mind you're still on my mind baby
  97. 3:31you're still on my mind baby
  98. 3:31you're still on my mind baby don't think that i'm crazy
  99. 3:36[Music]
  100. 3:45[Music] [Applause]
  101. 3:49is
  102. 3:53[Music]
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Laurel Aitken - I Got To Have Your Love (Official Audio) | Pama Records

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  1. 0:00foreign
  2. 0:01foreign [Music]
  3. 0:17[Music]
  4. 0:29[Music] and darling darling I've got to get your
  5. 0:33and darling darling I've got to get your
  6. 0:33and darling darling I've got to get your sweet little loving
  7. 0:35sweet little loving
  8. 0:35sweet little loving I've got my lonely man
  9. 0:38I've got my lonely man
  10. 0:38I've got my lonely man I need somebody to understand
  11. 0:41I need somebody to understand
  12. 0:41I need somebody to understand [Music]
  13. 0:43[Music]
  14. 0:43[Music] if you need me
  15. 0:46if you need me
  16. 0:46if you need me if you need me
  17. 0:48if you need me
  18. 0:48if you need me if you need me darling darling all you
  19. 0:51if you need me darling darling all you
  20. 0:51if you need me darling darling all you got to do
  21. 0:52got to do
  22. 0:52got to do call on me
  23. 0:56I got to get it
  24. 1:01loving
  25. 1:06holding me darling
  26. 1:11[Music]
  27. 1:14[Music] hold me darling
  28. 1:17hold me darling
  29. 1:17hold me darling hold my time let me feel it everything's
  30. 1:21hold my time let me feel it everything's
  31. 1:21hold my time let me feel it everything's all right I got to get your loving
  32. 1:25all right I got to get your loving
  33. 1:25all right I got to get your loving I've got to get your love
  34. 1:27I've got to get your love
  35. 1:27I've got to get your love [Music]
  36. 1:38[Music]
  37. 1:41[Music] I want to feel a touch up your lips
  38. 1:44I want to feel a touch up your lips
  39. 1:44I want to feel a touch up your lips darling
  40. 1:46darling
  41. 1:46darling depressing on mine
  42. 1:49depressing on mine
  43. 1:49depressing on mine baby baby
  44. 1:51baby baby
  45. 1:51baby baby please please
  46. 1:53please please
  47. 1:53please please consider me I got to get your loving
  48. 1:57consider me I got to get your loving
  49. 1:57consider me I got to get your loving if you need me if you need me if you
  50. 2:02if you need me if you need me if you
  51. 2:02if you need me if you need me if you need me call me darling
  52. 2:04need me call me darling
  53. 2:04need me call me darling baby please please please please
  54. 2:07baby please please please please
  55. 2:07baby please please please please consider me
  56. 2:10consider me
  57. 2:10consider me cause I'm a lonely man I need somebody
  58. 2:14cause I'm a lonely man I need somebody
  59. 2:14cause I'm a lonely man I need somebody to understand my ups and downs I've got
  60. 2:18to understand my ups and downs I've got
  61. 2:18to understand my ups and downs I've got to get your lobby
  62. 2:20to get your lobby
  63. 2:20to get your lobby baby baby please please consider me
  64. 2:24baby baby please please consider me
  65. 2:24baby baby please please consider me darling
  66. 2:25darling
  67. 2:25darling I've got to get
  68. 2:28I've got to get
  69. 2:28I've got to get you darling
  70. 2:33Oh My Darling
  71. 2:36Oh My Darling feel the touch of your lips don't
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters 'Jungle Lion' (Official Audio)

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Lloyd Parks - No Bother Chuck It Pon Me [Official Audio]

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  1. 0:01[Music]
  2. 0:25when I was just a little boy my father
  3. 0:29when I was just a little boy my father used to say Harmony
  4. 0:32used to say Harmony
  5. 0:32used to say Harmony [Music]
  6. 1:15if you let them do to you
  7. 1:22[Music]
  8. 1:56whoa yeah
  9. 2:00when I was just a little boy my father
  10. 2:04when I was just a little boy my father used to say
  11. 2:06used to say
  12. 2:06used to say what we need in this world is peace and
  13. 2:10what we need in this world is peace and
  14. 2:10what we need in this world is peace and harmony
  15. 2:14[Music]
  16. 2:27[Music] for me
  17. 2:29for me
  18. 2:29for me foreign
  19. 2:34[Music]
  20. 2:57bye
  21. 3:03for me
  22. 3:04for me [Music]
  23. 3:30no no no no no no no no no
  24. 3:33no no no no no no no no no foreign
  25. 3:34foreign
  26. 3:34foreign [Music]
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Lord Flea - Naughty little flea (audio)

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  1. 0:02where did you
  2. 0:03where did you know
  3. 0:07no no know nobody know there was an a
  4. 0:11no no know nobody know there was an a little fle he crawls upon a dog his knee
  5. 0:14little fle he crawls upon a dog his knee
  6. 0:14little fle he crawls upon a dog his knee he crawls some here he crawls some there
  7. 0:16he crawls some here he crawls some there
  8. 0:16he crawls some here he crawls some there he crawls all over
  9. 0:22everywhere go no know nobody know he him
  10. 0:27everywhere go no know nobody know he him here heit him there he fit almost every
  11. 0:30here heit him there he fit almost every
  12. 0:30here heit him there he fit almost every where but as the kill was drawing there
  13. 0:32where but as the kill was drawing there
  14. 0:32where but as the kill was drawing there he jum and said kill Roy was here where
  15. 0:35he jum and said kill Roy was here where
  16. 0:35he jum and said kill Roy was here where did go no know
  17. 0:40nobody no no was a naughty little fle he
  18. 0:45nobody no no was a naughty little fle he calls upon a dog his KNE he craws some
  19. 0:47calls upon a dog his KNE he craws some
  20. 0:47calls upon a dog his KNE he craws some here he crawls some there he crawls
  21. 0:49here he crawls some there he crawls
  22. 0:49here he crawls some there he crawls almost everywhere where did go no know
  23. 0:53almost everywhere where did go no know
  24. 0:54almost everywhere where did go no know nobody know where did go no know nobody
  25. 0:58nobody know where did go no know nobody
  26. 0:58nobody know where did go no know nobody know
  27. 1:15e go H did he go down said he wore a
  28. 1:18e go H did he go down said he wore a crown he started up and then he climb
  29. 1:21crown he started up and then he climb
  30. 1:21crown he started up and then he climb round the dog his body line where did he
  31. 1:24round the dog his body line where did he
  32. 1:24round the dog his body line where did he little no know no know where little no
  33. 1:29little no know no know where little no
  34. 1:30little no know no know where little no oh nobody knows he jump up here he jump
  35. 1:32oh nobody knows he jump up here he jump
  36. 1:32oh nobody knows he jump up here he jump up there he jump up almost everywhere
  37. 1:35up there he jump up almost everywhere
  38. 1:35up there he jump up almost everywhere but as the kill was drawing near he jump
  39. 1:37but as the kill was drawing near he jump
  40. 1:37but as the kill was drawing near he jump and said kill Roy was
  41. 1:48[Music]
  42. 1:58[Music] here nobody knows no know no
  43. 2:03here nobody knows no know no
  44. 2:03here nobody knows no know no know
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Louise Bennett - Day Dah Light

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