Bring The Kouchie Come / Various - Bring The Kouchie Come / Various (Uk) [CD]
Bring The Kouchie Come / Various - Bring The Kouchie Come / Various (Uk) [CD]
Over the past half century cannabis has provided a major source of inspiration for many Jamaican music-makers, as reflected in the sheer volume of tracks extolling it's virtues that have seen release since the 1970s. Variously known as 'marijuana', 'herb', 'weed', 'collie' and 'ganja', the plant has long since been revered as a sacred herb by followers of the Rastafari faith, who believe it's meditative qualities opens the mind, cleanses the soul of impurities, and provides divine inspiration. Among those to literally sing it's praises was the legendary Bob Marley, but he was by no means alone, with almost every major Jamaican songsmith of note penning and performing material dedicated to the blessed herb. This is effectively demonstrated on this 2CD set, which brings together 46 of the best-known recordings championing ganja from the 70s and early 80s, with the first disc comprising vocal cuts from such Jamaican musical giants as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Horace Andy, Linval Thompson, Dillinger and Johnny Clarke. In contrast, the second disc showcases some of the finest dub tracks from the period that reference the hallowed 'weed' in their titles. With numerous tracks new to CD, this joyous and compelling collection can be enjoyed every day or simply savoured for those special occasions
Tracklist:
- Jah T - Lick The Pipe Peter Part 4
- Leroy `Horsemouth' Wallace - Herb Vendor
- Horace Andy - Better Calley aka Better Collie
- The Reggae Crusaders - Bring The Couchie Come
- Bunny ; Ricky - Bushweed Corntrash
- Johnny Clarke - Collie Dread
- Lee Perry - Free Up The Weed
- Trinity ; Dillinger - Rizla Skank
- Linval Thompson - I Love Marijuana
- Ranking Dread - Marijuana In My Soul
- Big Joe - Smoke Marijuana
- Dillinger - Marijuana In My Brain
- Ronnie Davis - Kaya
- Dawn ; Christine - Free Marijuana
- Horace Andy - Good Collie Weed
- Barrington Levy - Collie Weed
- Prince Far I - Lambs Bread Collie
- Charlie Ace ; Fay - Sexy Mama
- Tristan Palmer - Joker Smoker
- Barrington Levy - Sensimelea
- Mike Brooks - Sensi Man
- Cornel Campbell - 100 Lb Of Collie
- Johnny Osbourne - Bring The Sensi Come
- Charlie Chaplin - Chalice
- The Upsetters - Kutchi Skank
- The Observers - One Train Load Of Dub
- Joe White - Peace Pipe Dub
- The Upsetters - Callying Butt
- Niney ; The Observers - Couchie Dub
- Joe White - Ashanti Ganja
- Leslie Butler - Ganja
- King Tubby ; The Aggrovators - Collie Version
- Tommy McCook ; The Aggrovators - Lamb's Bread Herb
- The Ethiopian Eunochs - East African Herb Vendor
- The Revolutionaries - Jamaican Colley (Version)
- The Aggrovators - Kaya Dub
- The Soul Syndicate - Good Good Collie Dub
- The Revolutionaries - Legal Version
- Herbman Dub - The Soul Syndicate
- Sly ; The Revolutionaries - Collie
- King Jammy - Good Collie Dub
- Marijuana - Sly ; The Revolutionaries
- Herbs Man Special - Charlie Ace All Stars
- Sly ; The Revolutionaries - Herb
- King Tubby ; The Aggrovators - 100 Lbs Of Collie
- Scientist ; The Roots Radics - Cannabis Dub
UPC: 5013929287440
Label: Doctor Bird
Release Date: 4.3.26
Format: CD