Roots Reggae (1978) [Unreleased Album] Brother Judah – Dub of the Divine

Описание: 📀Tracks
00:00 1.Africa Calls My Name
02:26 2.Dub of the Divine
05:04 3.Herbs of Wisdom
07:45 4.Fear No Pharao
10:16 5.No Chains Pon We
13:34 6.Riddim of Rebellion
16:41 7.Rootsman Meditation
19:51 8.Scrolls of the Earthquake Soul

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Album Concept – Dub of the Divine:
A visionary dub journey where sound becomes scripture and basslines teach history. Each track is crafted as both music and lesson: the low frequencies represent the heartbeat of Africa, the echo chambers symbolize ancestral memory, and the shifting rhythms teach about cycles of oppression and liberation.

Instead of just entertaining, the album was meant to educate through vibration—guiding listeners to reflect on colonial history, spiritual resilience, and humanity’s shared future. Dub of the Divine imagines a world where dub is not only music but a universal classroom of truth and consciousness.

Legacy of the Album:
Although Dub of the Divine was never pressed to vinyl, a handful of cassettes circulated among sound system operators in Kingston and London. Collectors today whisper about its existence, calling it a “lost cornerstone” of roots dub.
Musicians who claimed to have heard the rough tapes said it was “like listening to prophecy itself wrapped in bass.”

About artist:
Brother Judah – The Mystic Voice of Trenchtown
Early Life (1948–1967)
Born Judah Emmanuel Clarke in 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica, Brother Judah grew up in the heart of Trenchtown, surrounded by sound system culture and Rastafari elders. His mother was a church singer and his father a dock worker who loved mento and ska records. By the time he was 12, Judah was already singing in local yard gatherings, blending gospel harmonies with the rising sounds of ska and rocksteady.

Rise in the 1970s:
In 1971, Judah took on the name Brother Judah after a Rastafari reasoning in which he spoke of being a "voice of the tribe of Judah, singing down Babylon." That same year, he recorded his first single, “Lion in Zion Street,” produced by a small Kingston studio. The track’s deep Nyabinghi drums and conscious lyrics earned him a loyal following in the dancehalls.

His breakthrough came in 1974 with the album Roots of the Promise, a roots reggae masterpiece filled with militant basslines and spiritual upliftment. Songs like “Babylon Walls Must Fall” and “Give Thanks for the Morning Sun” became anthems not just in Jamaica but also in the UK and West Africa, where reggae was spreading fast.

Political & Spiritual Voice:
Brother Judah was known for his fiery live shows, where he performed barefoot, holding a Bible in one hand and a chalice in the other. He often clashed with authorities, calling out corruption and inequality in songs such as “Fire Pon the System” (1976). Despite government crackdowns on Rastafari gatherings, Judah kept performing, saying: “The music is Jah work, no man can silence it.”

Legacy:
By the late 1970s, Brother Judah had toured with major reggae bands, including UK-based sound systems, and was considered a bridge between spiritual roots reggae and militant dub. His final 1979 album, Thunder Over Mount Zion, was seen as his most powerful work, featuring heavy collaborations with dub engineers who pushed the sound into new territory.

Though his later years remain shrouded in mystery—some say he moved to Ethiopia, others that he lived quietly in St. Thomas—Brother Judah is still remembered as one of reggae’s mythical prophets of truth and liberation.

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