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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Official Music Video)
In the summer of 1967, Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ rude boy anthem, ‘007’ became one of the first Jamaican-produced recordings to breach the UK’s national Pop Singles charts; its unexpected international success prompting an urgent need for material to promote the 7” single.
Consequently, Graeme Goodall, MD of Doctor Bird Records, the company behind its British release, hastily secured the services of respected Jamaican director, Perry Henzell, who wasted little time in filming the group live on stage and in the streets of island’s capital before editing the resultant footage and rushing it to the UK, where on the evening on 3 August, it was aired it on the BBC’s hugely popular ‘Top Of The Pops’ TV show.
Notable for being one of the earliest promotional music films ever to be created in...
published: 09 Jan 2019
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites (Official Lyrics Video)
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.
His ground-breaking hit, ‘Israelites’, was the first Jamaican-produced song to top the UK chart in April 1969.
Its popularity led to a reggae explosion that took the genre into the mainstream and opened the way for the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals to follow.
Consequently, despite his tragic death over decade ago this year, he remains one of a handful of reggae artists who are readily identified with the genre.
And now, over half a century since 'Israelites' forever changed the sound of popular music, it is celebrated once more with a brand new lyrics video.
If you don’t know the lyrics, you can now sing along with the confidenc...
published: 07 May 2019
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites" (Official Audio)
Official audio for Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites", released in 1968 on Trojan Records.
Check out Trojan Records' official YouTube channel for more reggae classics, long-lost gems, playlists, videos and more: http://www.youtube.com/TrojanRecordsTV
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
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https://www.trojanrecords.com/
#DesmondDekker #Israelites #Ska #Reggae #Trojan #RockSteady #Aces
published: 09 May 2014
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Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces - Mount Zion
Order now: desmonddekker.lnk.to/KingOfSka
In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica’s new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverley’s Records label. After performing a number of original compositions, a deal was secured and within weeks the first of Desmond Dekker’s many 7” singles hit Kingston’s record stores.
The record, which coupled two of his own songs, ‘Honour Your Mother And Father’ and ‘Madgie’, became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of hit singles by Dekker throughout the remainder of ska era and well beyond.
Released on all major streaming platforms and as a 2xCD set, the album showcases both sides of Dekker’s f...
published: 01 Sep 2023
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Desmond Dekker And The Aces Pretty Africa
A1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Pretty Africa 3:15
A2 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Treat Me Cruel 2:06
A3 The Aces– Love Is The Key 3:59
A4 Desmond Dekker– The Sweet Sound Of Music 2:37
A5 The Aces– Behold 2:46
A6 Desmond Dekker– Please Don't Bend 2:25
B1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Sweet Music 2:51
B2 The Aces– Was A Sunny Day 3:33
B3 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– We Got To Be Free 3:14
B4 The Aces– Walk Don't Run 3:51
B5 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Trample 2:27
B6 Al Barry– Jah Jah Children 3:14
published: 30 Mar 2024
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Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces - This Woman
Album: Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley Sessions (2003)
Oh yeah
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
Here is the root of all your pain
She is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
She is the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel
No, you are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
You are a Jezebel (ah)
Like a parasite
You are the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Oh yeah
You are a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get t...
published: 10 Sep 2012
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music video Desmond Dekker and the Aces
Desmond Dekker at Knockengoroch folk festival in Dumfries, Scotland.
Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 May 25, 2006 was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singersongwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967) and "It Miek" (1969). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.
published: 14 Nov 2006
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pretty Africa (Official Audio)
Official Audio for a long lost version of 'Pretty Africa' by Desmond Dekker and the Aces
In the summer of 1973, London-based reggae producers, Bruce White and Tony Cousins oversaw recording sessions at Chalk Farm Studio at which Desmond Dekker and his long-standing vocal group, the Aces, voiced a dozen Jamaican-produced backing tracks with the intention of releasing the finished masters on a new album.
Yet, for reasons lost in the mists of time, the LP never saw issue, but rather languished in the Trojan vaults for over four decades before finally being discovered last year.
Here is the leading track from that recording session - Pretty Africa
The full album including all unreleased recordings from this 1973 session was released on LP via Record Store Day on April 13th 2019.
Foll...
published: 01 Mar 2019
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Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006[1]) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
Desmond Adolphus Dacres was born in Saint Andrew Parish (Greater Kingston), Jamaica, on 16 July 1941. Dekker spent his early formative years in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. From a very young age he would regularly attend the local church with his grandmother and aunt. This early religious upbringing as well as Dekker's enjoyment of singing hymns led to a lifelong religious commitm...
published: 31 Aug 2015
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Desmond Dekker is our artist of the week! Which track by this musical pioneer is your favourite?
published: 17 Jul 2023
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Official Music Video)
In the summer of 1967, Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ rude boy anthem, ‘007’ became one of the first Jamaican-produced recordings to breach the UK’s national Pop Si...
In the summer of 1967, Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ rude boy anthem, ‘007’ became one of the first Jamaican-produced recordings to breach the UK’s national Pop Singles charts; its unexpected international success prompting an urgent need for material to promote the 7” single.
Consequently, Graeme Goodall, MD of Doctor Bird Records, the company behind its British release, hastily secured the services of respected Jamaican director, Perry Henzell, who wasted little time in filming the group live on stage and in the streets of island’s capital before editing the resultant footage and rushing it to the UK, where on the evening on 3 August, it was aired it on the BBC’s hugely popular ‘Top Of The Pops’ TV show.
Notable for being one of the earliest promotional music films ever to be created in Jamaica specifically for a global audience, it now not only provides a truly fascinating glimpse of Desmond & the Aces in action, but also of Kingston street life back in the mid-Sixties.
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https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_The_Aces_007_(Official_Music_Video)
In the summer of 1967, Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ rude boy anthem, ‘007’ became one of the first Jamaican-produced recordings to breach the UK’s national Pop Singles charts; its unexpected international success prompting an urgent need for material to promote the 7” single.
Consequently, Graeme Goodall, MD of Doctor Bird Records, the company behind its British release, hastily secured the services of respected Jamaican director, Perry Henzell, who wasted little time in filming the group live on stage and in the streets of island’s capital before editing the resultant footage and rushing it to the UK, where on the evening on 3 August, it was aired it on the BBC’s hugely popular ‘Top Of The Pops’ TV show.
Notable for being one of the earliest promotional music films ever to be created in Jamaica specifically for a global audience, it now not only provides a truly fascinating glimpse of Desmond & the Aces in action, but also of Kingston street life back in the mid-Sixties.
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
https://www.facebook.com/TrojanRecords
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https://twitter.com/trojanrecords
https://www.trojanrecords.com/
- published: 09 Jan 2019
- views: 2596409
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites (Official Lyrics Video)
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.
His ground-breaking hit, ‘Isr...
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.
His ground-breaking hit, ‘Israelites’, was the first Jamaican-produced song to top the UK chart in April 1969.
Its popularity led to a reggae explosion that took the genre into the mainstream and opened the way for the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals to follow.
Consequently, despite his tragic death over decade ago this year, he remains one of a handful of reggae artists who are readily identified with the genre.
And now, over half a century since 'Israelites' forever changed the sound of popular music, it is celebrated once more with a brand new lyrics video.
If you don’t know the lyrics, you can now sing along with the confidence that you’re getting it right – word for word!
ISRAELITES LYRICS:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive
Poor, me Israelites
Shirt them a-tear up, trousers a go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor, me Israelites
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, me Israelites
I said I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
I said my wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive
Poor, me Israelites
Look me shirts them a-tear up, trousers a go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor, me Israelites
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, me Israelites
Poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites
Listen to more from Desmond Dekker and other Trojan records artists here : https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-records?si=08lpf3dUQaOrphO3i697kg
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#Israelites #DesmondDekker #ska #rocksteady
#Trojan #TrojanRecords #UKNumber1 #Pyramid #DesmondDekkerTheAces
https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_The_Aces_–_Israelites_(Official_Lyrics_Video)
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.
His ground-breaking hit, ‘Israelites’, was the first Jamaican-produced song to top the UK chart in April 1969.
Its popularity led to a reggae explosion that took the genre into the mainstream and opened the way for the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals to follow.
Consequently, despite his tragic death over decade ago this year, he remains one of a handful of reggae artists who are readily identified with the genre.
And now, over half a century since 'Israelites' forever changed the sound of popular music, it is celebrated once more with a brand new lyrics video.
If you don’t know the lyrics, you can now sing along with the confidence that you’re getting it right – word for word!
ISRAELITES LYRICS:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive
Poor, me Israelites
Shirt them a-tear up, trousers a go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor, me Israelites
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, me Israelites
I said I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israelites
I said my wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive
Poor, me Israelites
Look me shirts them a-tear up, trousers a go
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Poor, me Israelites
After a storm there must be a calm
They catch me in the farm
You sound your alarm
Poor, me Israelites
Poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites
Listen to more from Desmond Dekker and other Trojan records artists here : https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-records?si=08lpf3dUQaOrphO3i697kg
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
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https://www.instagram.com/trojan_reco...
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https://www.trojanrecords.com/
#Israelites #DesmondDekker #ska #rocksteady
#Trojan #TrojanRecords #UKNumber1 #Pyramid #DesmondDekkerTheAces
- published: 07 May 2019
- views: 4769785
2:35
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites" (Official Audio)
Official audio for Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites", released in 1968 on Trojan Records.
Check out Trojan Records' official YouTube channel for more r...
Official audio for Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites", released in 1968 on Trojan Records.
Check out Trojan Records' official YouTube channel for more reggae classics, long-lost gems, playlists, videos and more: http://www.youtube.com/TrojanRecordsTV
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
https://www.facebook.com/TrojanRecords
https://www.instagram.com/trojan_reco...
https://twitter.com/trojanrecords
https://www.trojanrecords.com/
#DesmondDekker #Israelites #Ska #Reggae #Trojan #RockSteady #Aces
https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_The_Aces_Israelites_(Official_Audio)
Official audio for Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Israelites", released in 1968 on Trojan Records.
Check out Trojan Records' official YouTube channel for more reggae classics, long-lost gems, playlists, videos and more: http://www.youtube.com/TrojanRecordsTV
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
https://www.facebook.com/TrojanRecords
https://www.instagram.com/trojan_reco...
https://twitter.com/trojanrecords
https://www.trojanrecords.com/
#DesmondDekker #Israelites #Ska #Reggae #Trojan #RockSteady #Aces
- published: 09 May 2014
- views: 7378441
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Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces - Mount Zion
Order now: desmonddekker.lnk.to/KingOfSka
In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica’s ...
Order now: desmonddekker.lnk.to/KingOfSka
In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica’s new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverley’s Records label. After performing a number of original compositions, a deal was secured and within weeks the first of Desmond Dekker’s many 7” singles hit Kingston’s record stores.
The record, which coupled two of his own songs, ‘Honour Your Mother And Father’ and ‘Madgie’, became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of hit singles by Dekker throughout the remainder of ska era and well beyond.
Released on all major streaming platforms and as a 2xCD set, the album showcases both sides of Dekker’s first twenty singles for Kong’s esteemed Beverley’s label that set him on the path to international stardom. This collection features 40 tracks that originally comprised the ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides of the legendary singer-songwriter’s first twenty Jamaican 7” singles.
First issued on Leslie Kong’s celebrated Beverley’s Records between 1963 and 1967, the recordings include numerous ska and rock steady classics, notably the Desmond’s popular Jamaican Song Contest Festival ’67 entry, ‘Unity’ and his UK chartbuster, ‘007’.
In addition, the collection also features numerous rarities that have remained largely unavailable for decades, with five such tracks made available for the first time in over four decades.
“King of Ska” is a fitting tribute to the profound talent of Desmond Dekker - the man who lit the fuse to the reggae explosion of the late Sixties and in so doing forever changed the sound of popular music.
DISC 1:
1. Honour Your Mother And Father - Desmond Dekker
2. Madgie - Desmond Dekker
3. Happy Birthday Jamaica - Desmond Dekker
4. Sinners, Prepare! - Desmond Dekker
5. Parents - Desmond Dekker
6. Labour For Learning - Desmond Dekker
7. Dracula - Desmond Dekker
8. Spitfire - Don Drummond
9. Jeserine - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
10. Take Your Time - Theo Beckford
11. King Of Ska - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
12. Boof Ska - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
13. Get Up Adina - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
14. Sleepwalk - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
15. It Was Only A Dream - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
16. Just One Little Girl - The Four Aces
17. This Woman - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
18. Mount Zion - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
19. Soldering - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
20. Just In Time - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
DISC 2:
1. It’s A Shame - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
2. On The Move - Roland Alphonso
3. 007 - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
4. El Torro - Roland Alphonso
5. Wise Man - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
6. Middle East - Roland Alphonso
7. Rude Boy Train - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
8. Nothing For Nothing - Roland Alphonso
9. Mother’s Young Gal - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
10. Jungle Bit - Roland Alphonso
11. You’ve Got Your Troubles - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12. Don Special - Roland Alphonso *
13. Unity - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
14. Sweet Music - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
15. Keep A Cool Head - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
16. Charade - Roland Alphonso *
17. Mother Long Tongue - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
18. Halls Of Montezuma - Roland Alphonso
19. Sabotage - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
20. Pretty Africa - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
* previously unavailable digitally
https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_The_Four_Aces_Mount_Zion
Order now: desmonddekker.lnk.to/KingOfSka
In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica’s new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverley’s Records label. After performing a number of original compositions, a deal was secured and within weeks the first of Desmond Dekker’s many 7” singles hit Kingston’s record stores.
The record, which coupled two of his own songs, ‘Honour Your Mother And Father’ and ‘Madgie’, became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of hit singles by Dekker throughout the remainder of ska era and well beyond.
Released on all major streaming platforms and as a 2xCD set, the album showcases both sides of Dekker’s first twenty singles for Kong’s esteemed Beverley’s label that set him on the path to international stardom. This collection features 40 tracks that originally comprised the ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides of the legendary singer-songwriter’s first twenty Jamaican 7” singles.
First issued on Leslie Kong’s celebrated Beverley’s Records between 1963 and 1967, the recordings include numerous ska and rock steady classics, notably the Desmond’s popular Jamaican Song Contest Festival ’67 entry, ‘Unity’ and his UK chartbuster, ‘007’.
In addition, the collection also features numerous rarities that have remained largely unavailable for decades, with five such tracks made available for the first time in over four decades.
“King of Ska” is a fitting tribute to the profound talent of Desmond Dekker - the man who lit the fuse to the reggae explosion of the late Sixties and in so doing forever changed the sound of popular music.
DISC 1:
1. Honour Your Mother And Father - Desmond Dekker
2. Madgie - Desmond Dekker
3. Happy Birthday Jamaica - Desmond Dekker
4. Sinners, Prepare! - Desmond Dekker
5. Parents - Desmond Dekker
6. Labour For Learning - Desmond Dekker
7. Dracula - Desmond Dekker
8. Spitfire - Don Drummond
9. Jeserine - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
10. Take Your Time - Theo Beckford
11. King Of Ska - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
12. Boof Ska - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
13. Get Up Adina - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
14. Sleepwalk - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
15. It Was Only A Dream - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
16. Just One Little Girl - The Four Aces
17. This Woman - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
18. Mount Zion - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
19. Soldering - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
20. Just In Time - The Beverley’s All-Stars *
DISC 2:
1. It’s A Shame - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
2. On The Move - Roland Alphonso
3. 007 - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
4. El Torro - Roland Alphonso
5. Wise Man - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
6. Middle East - Roland Alphonso
7. Rude Boy Train - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
8. Nothing For Nothing - Roland Alphonso
9. Mother’s Young Gal - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
10. Jungle Bit - Roland Alphonso
11. You’ve Got Your Troubles - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12. Don Special - Roland Alphonso *
13. Unity - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
14. Sweet Music - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
15. Keep A Cool Head - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
16. Charade - Roland Alphonso *
17. Mother Long Tongue - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
18. Halls Of Montezuma - Roland Alphonso
19. Sabotage - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
20. Pretty Africa - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
* previously unavailable digitally
- published: 01 Sep 2023
- views: 22417
35:49
Desmond Dekker And The Aces Pretty Africa
A1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Pretty Africa 3:15
A2 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Treat Me Cruel 2:06
A3 The Aces– Love Is The Key 3:59
A4 Desmond Dekker– The Swee...
A1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Pretty Africa 3:15
A2 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Treat Me Cruel 2:06
A3 The Aces– Love Is The Key 3:59
A4 Desmond Dekker– The Sweet Sound Of Music 2:37
A5 The Aces– Behold 2:46
A6 Desmond Dekker– Please Don't Bend 2:25
B1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Sweet Music 2:51
B2 The Aces– Was A Sunny Day 3:33
B3 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– We Got To Be Free 3:14
B4 The Aces– Walk Don't Run 3:51
B5 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Trample 2:27
B6 Al Barry– Jah Jah Children 3:14
https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_And_The_Aces_Pretty_Africa
A1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Pretty Africa 3:15
A2 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Treat Me Cruel 2:06
A3 The Aces– Love Is The Key 3:59
A4 Desmond Dekker– The Sweet Sound Of Music 2:37
A5 The Aces– Behold 2:46
A6 Desmond Dekker– Please Don't Bend 2:25
B1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Sweet Music 2:51
B2 The Aces– Was A Sunny Day 3:33
B3 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– We Got To Be Free 3:14
B4 The Aces– Walk Don't Run 3:51
B5 Desmond Dekker & The Aces– Trample 2:27
B6 Al Barry– Jah Jah Children 3:14
- published: 30 Mar 2024
- views: 14
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Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces - This Woman
Album: Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley Sessions (2003)
Oh yeah
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
Here is the root of all your pain
She is...
Album: Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley Sessions (2003)
Oh yeah
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
Here is the root of all your pain
She is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
She is the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel
No, you are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
You are a Jezebel (ah)
Like a parasite
You are the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Oh yeah
You are a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel
No, you are a parasite
You are the root of all your pain
You are a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you...
https://wn.com/Desmond_Dekker_The_Four_Aces_This_Woman
Album: Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley Sessions (2003)
Oh yeah
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
Here is the root of all your pain
She is a Jezebel (ah)
More like a lion (ah)
She is the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel
No, you are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
You are a Jezebel (ah)
Like a parasite
You are the root of all your pain
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Oh yeah
You are a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you
And when today she'll try to come into your heart
Here is a Jezebel
No, you are a parasite
You are the root of all your pain
You are a Jezebel (ah)
You are a cannibal (ah)
You are the root of all the evil
Don't let she rotten you
Don't let she get to you...
- published: 10 Sep 2012
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music video Desmond Dekker and the Aces
Desmond Dekker at Knockengoroch folk festival in Dumfries, Scotland.
Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 May 25, 2006 was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae sing...
Desmond Dekker at Knockengoroch folk festival in Dumfries, Scotland.
Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 May 25, 2006 was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singersongwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967) and "It Miek" (1969). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.
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Desmond Dekker at Knockengoroch folk festival in Dumfries, Scotland.
Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 May 25, 2006 was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singersongwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967) and "It Miek" (1969). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.
- published: 14 Nov 2006
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Pretty Africa (Official Audio)
Official Audio for a long lost version of 'Pretty Africa' by Desmond Dekker and the Aces
In the summer of 1973, London-based reggae producers, Bruce White and ...
Official Audio for a long lost version of 'Pretty Africa' by Desmond Dekker and the Aces
In the summer of 1973, London-based reggae producers, Bruce White and Tony Cousins oversaw recording sessions at Chalk Farm Studio at which Desmond Dekker and his long-standing vocal group, the Aces, voiced a dozen Jamaican-produced backing tracks with the intention of releasing the finished masters on a new album.
Yet, for reasons lost in the mists of time, the LP never saw issue, but rather languished in the Trojan vaults for over four decades before finally being discovered last year.
Here is the leading track from that recording session - Pretty Africa
The full album including all unreleased recordings from this 1973 session was released on LP via Record Store Day on April 13th 2019.
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Official Audio for a long lost version of 'Pretty Africa' by Desmond Dekker and the Aces
In the summer of 1973, London-based reggae producers, Bruce White and Tony Cousins oversaw recording sessions at Chalk Farm Studio at which Desmond Dekker and his long-standing vocal group, the Aces, voiced a dozen Jamaican-produced backing tracks with the intention of releasing the finished masters on a new album.
Yet, for reasons lost in the mists of time, the LP never saw issue, but rather languished in the Trojan vaults for over four decades before finally being discovered last year.
Here is the leading track from that recording session - Pretty Africa
The full album including all unreleased recordings from this 1973 session was released on LP via Record Store Day on April 13th 2019.
Follow Trojan Records:
https://open.spotify.com/user/trojan-...
https://www.facebook.com/TrojanRecords
https://www.instagram.com/trojan_reco...
https://twitter.com/trojanrecords
https://www.trojanrecords.com/
#DesmondDekker #PrettyAfrica #Trojan #RSD2019
- published: 01 Mar 2019
- views: 100799
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Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006[1]) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Ace...
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006[1]) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
Desmond Adolphus Dacres was born in Saint Andrew Parish (Greater Kingston), Jamaica, on 16 July 1941. Dekker spent his early formative years in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. From a very young age he would regularly attend the local church with his grandmother and aunt. This early religious upbringing as well as Dekker's enjoyment of singing hymns led to a lifelong religious commitment. Following his mother's death as a result of illness, he moved to the parish of St. Mary and then later to St. Thomas. While at St. Thomas, Dekker embarked on an apprenticeship as a tailor before returning to Kingston, where he secured employment as a welder. His workplace singing had drawn the attention of his co-workers, who encouraged him to pursue a career in the music industry. In 1961 he auditioned for Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid (Treasure Isle), though neither audition was successful. The young unsigned vocalist then successfully auditioned for Leslie Kong's Beverley's record label and was awarded his first recording contract.
Despite having achieved his aim of securing a record deal it would be a further two years before Dekker would see his first record released. Eventually in 1963 Kong chose "Honour Your Mother and Father" (written by Dekker and the song that Dekker had sung in his Kong audition two years earlier), which became a Jamaican hit and established Dekker's musical career. This was followed by the release of the tracks "Sinners Come Home" and "Labour for Learning". It was during this period that Desmond Dacres adopted the stage-name of Desmond Dekker. His fourth hit, "King of Ska" (backing vocals by The Cherrypies, also known as The Maytals), made him into one of the island's biggest stars. Dekker then recruited four brothers, Carl, Patrick, Clive and Barry (surname Howard), as his permanent backing vocalists to perform with him under the name Desmond Dekker and The Aces.
Desmond Dekker and The Aces recorded a number of Jamaican hits, including "Parents", "Get Up Edina", "This Woman" and "Mount Zion". The themes of Dekker's songs during the first four years of his career dealt with the moral, cultural and social issues of mainstream Jamaican culture: respect for your parents ("Honour Your Mother and Father"), religious morality ("Sinners Come Home") and education ("Labour for Learning"). In 1967 he appeared on Derrick Morgan's "Tougher Than Tough", which helped begin a trend of popular songs commenting on the rude boy subculture which was rooted in Jamaican ghetto life where opportunities for advancement were limited and life was economically difficult. Dekker's own songs did not go to the extremes of many other popular rude boy songs, which reflected the violence and social problems associated with ghetto life, though he did introduce lyrics that resonated with the rude boys, starting with one of his best-known songs, "007 (Shanty Town)". The song established Dekker as a rude boy icon in Jamaica and also became a favourite dance track for the young working-class men and women of the United Kingdom's mod scene.[3] "007 (Shanty Town)" was a Top 15 hit in the UK and his UK concerts were attended by a large following of mods wherever he played.
Dekker continued to release rude boy songs such as "Rude Boy Train" and "Rudie Got Soul", as well as mainstream cultural songs like "It's a Shame", "Wise Man", "Hey Grandma", "Unity", "If It Pays", "Mother's Young Girl", "Sabotage" and "Pretty Africa". Many of the hits from this era came from his debut album, 007 (Shanty Town).
In 1968 Dekker's "Israelites" was released, eventually topping the UK Singles Chart in April 1969 and peaking in the Top Ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1969. Dekker was the first Jamaican artist to have a hit record in the US with a form and style that was purely Jamaican. That same year saw the release of "Beautiful and Dangerous", "Writing on the Wall", "Music Like Dirt (Intensified '68)" (which won the 1968 Jamaica Independence Festival Song Contest), "Bongo Girl" and "Shing a Ling". 1969 saw the release of "It Mek", which became a hit both in Jamaica and the UK. Dekker also released "Problems" and "Pickney Gal", both of which were popular in Jamaica, although only "Pickney Gal" managed to chart in the UK Top 50. In 1969 Dekker took permanent residency in the UK....
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Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006[1]) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
Desmond Adolphus Dacres was born in Saint Andrew Parish (Greater Kingston), Jamaica, on 16 July 1941. Dekker spent his early formative years in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. From a very young age he would regularly attend the local church with his grandmother and aunt. This early religious upbringing as well as Dekker's enjoyment of singing hymns led to a lifelong religious commitment. Following his mother's death as a result of illness, he moved to the parish of St. Mary and then later to St. Thomas. While at St. Thomas, Dekker embarked on an apprenticeship as a tailor before returning to Kingston, where he secured employment as a welder. His workplace singing had drawn the attention of his co-workers, who encouraged him to pursue a career in the music industry. In 1961 he auditioned for Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid (Treasure Isle), though neither audition was successful. The young unsigned vocalist then successfully auditioned for Leslie Kong's Beverley's record label and was awarded his first recording contract.
Despite having achieved his aim of securing a record deal it would be a further two years before Dekker would see his first record released. Eventually in 1963 Kong chose "Honour Your Mother and Father" (written by Dekker and the song that Dekker had sung in his Kong audition two years earlier), which became a Jamaican hit and established Dekker's musical career. This was followed by the release of the tracks "Sinners Come Home" and "Labour for Learning". It was during this period that Desmond Dacres adopted the stage-name of Desmond Dekker. His fourth hit, "King of Ska" (backing vocals by The Cherrypies, also known as The Maytals), made him into one of the island's biggest stars. Dekker then recruited four brothers, Carl, Patrick, Clive and Barry (surname Howard), as his permanent backing vocalists to perform with him under the name Desmond Dekker and The Aces.
Desmond Dekker and The Aces recorded a number of Jamaican hits, including "Parents", "Get Up Edina", "This Woman" and "Mount Zion". The themes of Dekker's songs during the first four years of his career dealt with the moral, cultural and social issues of mainstream Jamaican culture: respect for your parents ("Honour Your Mother and Father"), religious morality ("Sinners Come Home") and education ("Labour for Learning"). In 1967 he appeared on Derrick Morgan's "Tougher Than Tough", which helped begin a trend of popular songs commenting on the rude boy subculture which was rooted in Jamaican ghetto life where opportunities for advancement were limited and life was economically difficult. Dekker's own songs did not go to the extremes of many other popular rude boy songs, which reflected the violence and social problems associated with ghetto life, though he did introduce lyrics that resonated with the rude boys, starting with one of his best-known songs, "007 (Shanty Town)". The song established Dekker as a rude boy icon in Jamaica and also became a favourite dance track for the young working-class men and women of the United Kingdom's mod scene.[3] "007 (Shanty Town)" was a Top 15 hit in the UK and his UK concerts were attended by a large following of mods wherever he played.
Dekker continued to release rude boy songs such as "Rude Boy Train" and "Rudie Got Soul", as well as mainstream cultural songs like "It's a Shame", "Wise Man", "Hey Grandma", "Unity", "If It Pays", "Mother's Young Girl", "Sabotage" and "Pretty Africa". Many of the hits from this era came from his debut album, 007 (Shanty Town).
In 1968 Dekker's "Israelites" was released, eventually topping the UK Singles Chart in April 1969 and peaking in the Top Ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1969. Dekker was the first Jamaican artist to have a hit record in the US with a form and style that was purely Jamaican. That same year saw the release of "Beautiful and Dangerous", "Writing on the Wall", "Music Like Dirt (Intensified '68)" (which won the 1968 Jamaica Independence Festival Song Contest), "Bongo Girl" and "Shing a Ling". 1969 saw the release of "It Mek", which became a hit both in Jamaica and the UK. Dekker also released "Problems" and "Pickney Gal", both of which were popular in Jamaica, although only "Pickney Gal" managed to chart in the UK Top 50. In 1969 Dekker took permanent residency in the UK....
SOURCE: Wikipedia
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- published: 31 Aug 2015
- views: 11357