If a reasoning session with jazz horns sounds like a novelty item, far from itin fact, the rough guide to reggae says this is the nyabinghi album to get. Count ossie, born oswald williams 1926 18 october 1976, was a jamaican rastafari. Grounation is the title of a new album by the magnificently named count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari. After count ossie s death in 1976, samuel clayton took on as band leader, and the group has continued to tour and release albums. As a young boy he grew in a rasta community were he learned techniques of vocal chanting and hand drumming. Count ossie led mrr on the classic grounation and tales of mozambique albums, released in 1973 and 1975, respectively. Grounation by mystic revelation of rastafari 19910624 count ossie.
Count ossie, the rasta family man from higher heights boomkat. Count ossie is the central character in the development of rastafarian roots music, nowadays an almost mythical and iconic figure. The dreads enter babylon 195583 from nyabinghi, burro and grounation to roots and revelation. But although the count passed away unexpectedly he and the band he formed left behind a unique legacy, to be carried on by ras michael and the sons of negus, light of saba and several less noteworthy outfits. The mystic revelation of rastafari is a fusion of the mystics, led by gifted saxophonist and spiritual seeker cedric im brooks and the count ossie rastafarian drummers. Grounation cd an amazing record, and one of the most spiritual, righteous sets to ever come from jamaica in the 70 dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Nov 11, 2016 their debut with count ossie and group as the mystic revelation of rastafari was the triple lp grounation, recently rereleased by the dub store label. Led by count ossie, the wareikas evolved into mystic revelation of rastafari. Count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari grounation. Apr 23, 2010 but although the count passed away unexpectedly he and the band he formed left behind a unique legacy, to be carried on by ras michael and the sons of negus, light of saba and several less noteworthy outfits. Count ossiethe mystic revelation of rastafari soul jazz records presents count ossie. Download the mystic revelation of rastafari grounation. Tales of mozambique mystic revelation of rastafari.
His group, the mystic revelation of rastafari, lived on, toured and recorded a few albums into the 1990s. Download the mystic revelation of rastafari grounation files. Thomas, jamaica18 october 1976 was a jamaican rastafari movement drummer and band leader. The diminutive clarke played on the groups grounation and tales of mozambique albums, rated by musicologists among. Mystic revelation of rastafari discography discogs. Master drummer count ossies band, including the incomparable tenor saxophonist cedric im brooks, recreate a rasta grounation. Master drummers opus back on vinyl after forty years. Mystic revelation of rastafari music, videos, stats, and. Count ossie later formed a group called the mystic revelation of rastafari and recorded a. Together with music director, tenor saxophone, flute and clarinet player cedric im brooks, count ossie formed the mystic revelation of rastafari. After a long break which lasted throughout the rest of the 60s, ossie and his group now called count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari, began recording again and in 1974 produced the groundbreaking hit grounation, a landmark in jamaican music. Recorded in kingston, jamaica, sometime after the last mystic revelation of rastafari album, it remains unclear whether this album is a mixture of original recordings overlaid with additional players, or ossies post mystic rvelation players remaining true to the spirit of count ossie who had died in a car crash in 1976. Regarding his music group, the mystic revelation of rastafari, count number ossie mixed africaninfluenced music using the western european hymnal tradition to make a exclusive sound that motivated everyone from.
Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Great heavyweight classic considered as the holy bible of sublime rastafarian music. Count ossies masterpiece is the grounation threelp set 1973, which includes. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. Soul jazz records present count ossie and the mystic revelation s seminal 1975 album tales of mozambique, fully remastered and with the inclusion of two bonus rare singleonly tracks. From nyabinghi, burro and grounation to roots and revelation. The foundations of reggae and its association with rastafarianism were established by drummer, percussionist, and vocalist count ossie born oswald williams. Label mystic revelation of rastafaridub store records. It was produced by arnold wedderburn under the musical direction of cedric brooks.
The spiritual roots of reggae by count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari. Grounation ashanti 1973 tales of mozambique 1975 man from higher heights 1983 remembering count ossie. Count ossie is the central character in the development of rastafarian roots. All count ossie lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. However, count ossie died 1976 appear to be the first to put nyahbinghi drumming to records and so helped to establish and maintain rastafari culture through music. Officially known as count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari mrr, the group helped put wareika hills and nearby rockfort on the map as a musical hot spot. Seine band mystic revelation of rastafari veroffentlichte auch nach seinem tod noch weitere alben. Roots of reggae, volume 2 ethiopian serenade, oh carolina and more. Groundation ethiopian serenade count ossie way back home. Count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari vulcan. Historical art form of the primitive rastafarian music played and. Apr 17, 2008 count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari grounation 3xlp 1973 going to college in charleston kinda left a bad taste for reggae with mewhile andolinis pizza always played great old school stuff i was too blinded by all of the frat boys wearing bob marley tshirts to notice the great music they had on.
The mystic revelation of rastafari was born when percussionist count ossie and his group of nyahbinghi drummers joined forces with the mystics, a group of horn players led by cedric im brooks. This album is the 2007 retro double release of the original complete grounation this album was made in italy. In the late 1950s, he with other percussionists formed the count ossie group. Biography the mystic revelation of rastafari was born when percussionist count ossie and his group of nyahbinghi drummers joined forces with the mystics, a group of horn players led by cedric im brooks. Here you can find the mystic revelation of rastafari grounation shared files. Count ossie and the mystic revelation of rastafari. The foundations of reggae and its own association with rastafarianism were established by drummer, percussionist, and vocalist count number ossie born oswald williams. Download mystic revelation of rastafari songs, singles and albums on mp3. Soul jazz records present count ossie and the mystic revelations seminal 1975 album tales of mozambique, fully remastered and with the inclusion of two bonus rare singleonly tracks. A pioneer of the niyabinghi style of hand drumming, ossie is joined here by tenor. The issuing of that 3lp set was a major musical and cultural event in jamaicathe grounation programme was recorded in three nightsthe mystic revelation of rastafari is a fusion of the mystics, led by tenor saxophonist cedric im brooks and the count ossie rastafarian drummers. Here is the discography of that legendary concept album. From nyabinghi, burro and grounation to roots and revelation lp by soul jazz vinyl, jul2015, soul jazz at the best online prices at ebay. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools.
Count ossie died in a road accident on 18 october 1976, aged 50. Remembering sam clayton of the mystic revelation of rastafari. Nyahbinghi drumming is not exclusive to the nyahbinghi branch but is common to all rastafarians. Grounation count ossie, the mystic revelation of rastafari. The mystic revelation of rastafari formed in kingston, jamaica, in 1970, a union of count ossie s rastafarian drummers variously known as his african drums, wareikas or his afrocombo and the saxophonist cedric im brooks horns group, the mystics. Count ossies rastafari masterpiece grounation reissued on. Beginning in 1959, count ossie recorded for sir coxsone dodd at studio one. In 1970 he first teamed up with rastafarian drummer count ossie, releasing tracks such as so long rastafari calling, black is black, and give me back my language and culture as im and count ossie. Jah lyrics exists solely for the purpose of archiving all reggae lyrics and makes no profit from this website. Count ossie and the mystic revelation rasta reggae, samia. The pair would later form the mystic revelation of rastafari, with brooks acting as musical director and leader of the horn section. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
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