Once saw a great (BBC? C4?) documentary on dub. Lee Perry was asked why he had a toaster attached to the front gate of his house and responded "because I am a toaster"...amused me no end....
> "Toasters" > > I remember seeing the mighty Jah Shaka play singing "I am a toaster" for > about 60 minutes....and then collapse. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'seth redmond' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:05 AM > Subject: RE: [313] Is Prince the root of all Techno? > > > > ahhh 'toasters'. i havnt heard that word for yonks!! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: seth redmond [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:59 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org > > > Subject: RE: [313] Is Prince the root of all Techno? > > > > > > I think what a lot of Europeans don't realise is how little Reggae and > Dub > > > permeated America at all. Apart from a little Wailers, Jimmy Cliff and > > > latterly Yellowman and Beenieman there wasn't the same invasion as > happened > > > over here. > > > > > > That said, if you want to you can trace the whole lineage of rapping to > > > Jamaican DJ's and toasters, Especially U-Roy... > > > > > > -s > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
