Samsk Fm

02/04/2024

Tonton Ablass Solo Simporé, Rest In Power.

Né le 25 juillet 1964 à Koudougou/Zuenoula en république de Côte d’Ivoire, l’artiste reggaeman, chanteur et percussionniste, nous a quitté ce 31 mars 2024 à Koudougou, Burkina Faso.

Il aurait fêté ses 60 années en juillet prochain. Hélas, le sort en a décidé autrement.
Un coup dur pour le reggae burkinabé qui perd ainsi un de ses vétérans, un de ses ambassadeurs. Rasta never die.
Bon voyage dans la vallée de Zion, tonton.

30/11/2023

MISTER MANHey hey mister manLes temps sont dursMais malgré tout on s’accrocheParce que Ouaga est techniqueHey hey mister manLes temps sont hard i sayMais mal...

11/07/2023

Let your light be your guide

24/06/2023

Reggaeville.com - World of Reggae in One Village

23/06/2023

HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY to Ernest Ranglin!!!

A pioneering force behind the rise of Caribbean music, guitar virtuoso Ernest Ranglin was born in Manchester, Jamaica, in 1932.

He began playing ukulele as a boy, soon graduating to guitar; while in his teens he began performing live both locally and in the Bahamas, often in tandem with the young Monty Alexander. Ranglin's session work at the famed Studio One helped give birth to the ska phenomenon, which during the late '50s began taking Jamaica by storm.

He finally began attracting international notice in 1964 when he traveled to London to perform at Ronnie Scott's jazz club, so impressing its owner that he remained on as the venue's resident guitarist for the next nine months. There he made a number of solo records for the fledgling Island label, and also collaborated with Prince Buster; additionally, Ranglin teamed with Jamaican singer Millie Small to cut the international smash "My Boy Lollipop." He soon returned to session work, arranging classics including the Melodians' majestic "Rivers of Babylon"; with his guitar leads on the Wailers' "It Hurts to Be Alone," he also laid the foundation for the rise of rockers reggae.

Though remaining perhaps best known for his jazz prowess, in the '70s Ranglin toured with Jimmy Cliff; in 1973 he was awarded the Order of Distinction from the Jamaican Government for his contributions to music, and continued touring and recording regularly throughout the decades to follow, most notably signing to Chris Blackwell's newly formed Palm Pictures label to issue 1998's In Search of the Lost Riddim. E.B. @ Noon and Modern Answers to Old Problems arrived two years later, Grooving appeared in early 2001, and Alextown and Surfin' followed a year later by Earth Tones and Innovation. Both were collaborations with Jamaican guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith and American jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter. Ranglin toured sporadically but shied away from recording.

The second decade of the 21st century, saw an extensive series of reissues from his early back catalog reissued by several labels including Japan's Dub Store Records. In 2016, at age 84, he embarked on the Ranglin & Friends Farewell Tour accompanied by Courtney Pine, Tony Allen, Cheikh Lo, Ira Coleman, and others.

Source: Jason Ankeny

20/06/2023