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My daughter is learning to play "what shall we do with the drunken sailor". I thought sailors may have been working on slave ships.
Not an original thought, James Fenton in the @guardian:
1/2 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/apr/21/featuresreviews.guardianreview17
Not an original thought, James Fenton in the @guardian:
1/2 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/apr/21/featuresreviews.guardianreview17
the thought came while playing the piano very badly. I slipped into a ska rhythm by accident...
and lo:
this act blends Englsih / Irish folk with a reggae style.
The rhythm of the work song, work at sea, pulling ropes is different than chopping sugar...
Here are the Corn Crunchers (Anglo-Gascon group from Dax (France) with a reggae version
Here are the Corn Crunchers (Anglo-Gascon group from Dax (France) with a reggae version
It seems that the Irish / reggae versions are popular with the type of band.
In this version you can almost hear Augustus Pablo's melodica: perhaps is a harmonica or squeeze box
In this version you can almost hear Augustus Pablo's melodica: perhaps is a harmonica or squeeze box
Q: Is there a dub version.
A: yes!
Marvimo harness the power of some old school and not so old school synths here :
A: yes!
Marvimo harness the power of some old school and not so old school synths here :
Dj Spooky seems to have more of a grip on the dub sound. This is the work of a professional:
Portugese sailors may also have been singing while they transported goods over the the Caribbean
Q: How does it sound on steel pans?
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Q: Surely techno trance artists would not touch this work?
A: Wrong!
A: Wrong!
