Moa Anbessa International

Love Salute Riddim

2012-01-03T11:06:00.001-05:00

Give thanks fi this Riddim. Check Chan Dizzy's 21 Gun Salute...BIG CHUNE!
Thanks JB for this post.

SUMMER SOUND IN CANADA DOCUMENTARY

2011-02-02T08:53:00.004-05:00

Here is a wonderful piece of history filmed in the 70's of what was considered the Black Ark of Canada!! Artists seen here are Jackie Mittoo, Willie Williams, Noel Ellis & Johnny Osbourne to name a few. A MUST check for any Reggae Roots fanatic, truss mi. Toronto massive dun kno.

JAMAICAN SESSION!

2010-06-16T09:27:00.003-04:00

Moa Anbessa Sounds covering the RUB-A-DUB chapter of Digital Dubs new wednesday evening dance in Rio entitled Jamaican Sessions where each week a guest is invited to control the whole nite in one style from the island. from ska... to bashment.
Tonight a we run tings...tings nah run we!

DIG THIS !

2010-06-07T13:16:00.003-04:00

Well here it is! For all you records collectors and diggers finally a real POCKET size player! oh wait... just a player? hmmm : plays 45 and 33rpm only, USB connect to Mac & PC, editing software AND it also serves as an FM radio!!!

need i say more? Thanks to Roy for introducing this one to me.

SOON ON THE MARKET!

LIVE DANCES PON LP!

2010-05-25T13:06:00.005-04:00

WHO DEM A CALL A MOKE!

2010-05-23T18:03:00.002-04:00

check it out: http://www.easy-share.com/1909812535/1909812535

DWEET..LIKE JAMAAL PETE!

2010-05-22T15:47:00.005-04:00

CANT EVER HAVE ENOUGH

2010-05-20T13:30:00.003-04:00

DON'T YU RIDE LIKE LIGHTNING!!!

2010-05-19T20:38:00.004-04:00

The Dreadlocks Dread himself just passed thru Sao Paulo and blessed the massive with a wiiiiicked show! Now, mi nuh know how many candles pon di cake di man have but yu can forget all about it because him BUSS !!! Monday afternoon he called me telling me he was going to stay til tuesday... so dub session affi gwaan! hehe.
We then took him to eat and chat bout di golden years and some funny stories a fling!
Tuesday came and picked him up at the hotel and brought him to our tuesday night dance where he raaaaaaaaamed up di place with a couple chunes before we had to take him to the airport. Let's Hit The Road Jack!

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-16T00:56:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-16T00:49:00.003-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-16T00:45:00.002-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-16T00:37:00.004-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:54:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:53:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:51:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:50:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:48:00.000-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:45:00.001-04:00

WILFRED LIMONIOUS

2010-05-15T16:43:00.002-04:00

++ THE HONORABLE WILFRED LIMONIOUS ++

2010-05-15T16:41:00.001-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part 6

2010-05-12T18:29:00.002-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part 5

2010-05-12T18:27:00.001-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part 4

2010-05-12T18:26:00.002-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part 3

2010-05-12T18:23:00.001-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part.2

2010-05-10T12:12:00.002-04:00

JAPANESE FLYERS part1

2010-05-08T19:21:00.004-04:00

I've always loved the flyers Sassa (Denzil Naar)created over the years and I can only imagine how many people he has influenced and entertained with his style; And here is a perfect example. Hailing all da way from Japan, check out some of these wicked flyers heavily inspired by the master.

STALAG REVIVAL !

2010-04-28T22:06:00.001-04:00

DEVON CLARKE SHOUTING OUT FOR DI BRAZILIAN MASSIVES!

2010-04-24T21:31:00.002-04:00

BERMUDA TING A CARRY SWING!

2010-04-24T12:03:00.001-04:00

JAMAICAN VIBES

2010-04-23T19:15:00.001-04:00

HARD RUB-A-DUB MIX

2010-04-22T15:10:00.005-04:00

Since StranJah has been living in Brazil he wanted to build another "local" sound so that Moa Anbessa would be exclusively an international attraction when the 3 selectors would spar. He then created a sound in Sao Paulo which focuses mainly on the Rub-A-Dub era dubbed Reggaematic Sound; This is the first mixtape released to the public as Reggaematic.

Hope you enjoy it!

download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B7XG28D0

FOR UNNU LOVE REGGAE, MEK MI GWAAN BAWL!

2010-04-14T12:08:00.000-04:00

Roger Steffens' Reggae Archives from Babylon Falling on Vimeo.

US vs UK

2010-04-08T18:21:00.003-04:00

This one should be a fun one to attend. TEAM USA vs TEAM UK

TEAM USA: MIGHTY CROWN - BLACK KAT - SENTINEL

TEAM UK: BASS ODYSSEY - DAVID RODIGAN - ONE LOVE HI POWA

they are called team USA & UK because it is actually a ting that Irish&Chin put together as the WORLD CLASH NY vs UK CUP CLASH!!!

4500 WATTS!!!

2010-04-07T10:45:00.002-04:00

We are proud to have been invited to be part of this event from the upcoming MEGATON DUB from Brasilia, Brazil. The event marks the official launch of Mega's soundsystem & speaker boxes in an amazing cultural location. Check the few but STRONG dubplates they have up on their MySpace. Can't wait to hear ours buss on those boxes this weekend.

45 TEXTURES

2010-04-04T20:39:00.003-04:00

Here's a few scans of original 45 sleeves from back-a-yard. Gotta love those designs and their simplicity, somehow they do have a certain nostalgic and iconic impact.

A TASTE OF BRAZIL!

2010-04-03T19:18:00.004-04:00

MENINA VENENO

GUARANISUPER ITAMARATYSOUNDCLASH STYLE

AFTER VEGAS - ANTHONY B !

2010-04-02T17:21:00.002-04:00

The first south american tour mix was hosted by Mr. Vegas and now, 2010, Dj Stepwise does it again in fine style. So here is THE OFFICIAL 2010 SOUTH AMERICA TOUR MIXTAPE mixed by DJ STEPWISE / hosted by ANTHONY B

DOWNLOAD HERE:

SPLIT TRACKS: http://www.sendspace.com/file/1s7sqm

CONTINUOUS MP3: http://www.sendspace.com/file/fjtit8

ACAPELLA @ 17 NORTH PARADE

2010-04-01T16:00:00.005-04:00

One little afternoon at the infamous Randy's, 17 North Parade. Caddi Mus doing his thing for Moa Anbessa Sounds massives!

ONE DAY AT SONIC SOUNDS, KINGSTON JA - August 2006

2010-04-01T11:59:00.004-04:00

A TRUE ANALOG SOUNDSYSTEM !!!

2010-03-29T22:15:00.005-04:00

"On October 26, 2006, Detroit's newest contemporary art museum, MOCAD, opened its doors to the public with a show called Meditations in an Emergency. The most compelling part of the exhibition was not Roxy Paine's blob-making or Barry McGee's and Amaze's 30-foot high graffiti pieces–it was a one-man 1960s-style reggae soundsystem.
Inspired by Black Uhuru, early Upsetters records, and local radio, Detroit native Christopher Fachini (a former guitarist in The Dirtbombs and a current member of the Odu Afrobeat Orchestra) has spent the last seven years painstakingly putting together the soundsystem, which he calls The Mental Machine. The hub is the "Cassette Pet," a mixer that Fachini uses to DJ cassettes of instrumental dub and rocksteady jams that he has written and recorded entirely by himself, playing all the instruments (organ, bass, percussion, etc.) on all the tracks. The sound plays through various amps and speaker stacks, one made entirely from rewired, fully functional boomboxes. All of the equipment is painted in the Jamaican style; Fachini even dresses not unlike Lee "Scratch" Perry when he plays.
"Reggae helped empower the people in Jamaica's ghettos in the 1960s," says exhibition curator Klaus Kertess. "Chris' brilliant riffs on reggae carry on the possibility of liberation–if now in a more metaphorical sense than in the '60s in Jamaica." TEXT ORIGINAL BY DUSTY SAGUARO

Now I wanna see someone ask him for a REWIIIIIND SELECTAAAAAAAAH!! lol

EASTER CLASH 2010

2010-03-29T18:03:00.002-04:00

Aparently, just like World Clash, this will be the 10th and final chapter of Death Before Dishonor happening this easter monday in Montego Bay. THE FINAL WAARRR . People around the world will be able to stream the event LIVE via JAMAICALIVETV.COM

Log on to IrishandChin.com to find out more and watch previews.

STUDIO ONE MIXTAPE

2010-03-26T20:31:00.003-04:00

It's friday and I feel like giving a little without taking a little!!

SETLIST:

01 - LONE RANGER - DUBPLATE
02 - AL CAMPBELL - LAST DANCE
03 - DONA V - LADY PULLOVER
04 - JIM NASTIC - CHATTY MOUTH
05 - WAILING SOULS - BACK OUT
06 - THE ETHIOPIANS - I'M GONNA TAKE OVER NOW
07 - CORNELL CAMPBELL - STARS
08 - DONA V - CRY TOMORROW
09 - FREDDY MCGREGOR - BOBBY BOBYLON
10 - JIM NASTIC - REGGAE GALORE
11 - MARCIA GRIFFITHS - TELL ME NOW
12 - ALTON ELLIS - I'M THE RULER
13 - KEN BOOTHE - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
14 - THE HEPTONES - OH MAMA
15 - ALTON ELLIS - A FOOL
16 - JENNIFER LARA - TELL ME WHERE
17 - FREDDY MCKAY - PICTURE ON THE WALL
18 - HORACE ANDY - FEVER
19 - CEDRIC IM BROOKS - THE FLUE
20 - CHRONICLE - ON THE CORNER
21 - THE TENNORS - PRESSURE & SLIDE
22 - SUGAR MINOTT - MR DC
23 - THE HEPTONES - I SHALL BE RELEASED
24 - CORNELL CAMPBELL - QUEEN OF THE MINISTREL
25 - THE HEPTONES - PARTY TIME
26 - ERROL DUNKLEY - BLACK CINDERELLA
27 - THE ABYSSINIANS - DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
28 - WAILING SOULS - ROW FISHERMAN ROW
29 - JOHNNY OSBOURNE - PEOPLE WATCH ME
30 - THE CABLES - BABY WHY
31 - JACOB MILLER - LOVE IS A MESSAGE
32 - GLEN WASHINGTON - MY GOD IS REAL

ENJOY HERE :
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TFRBQNAW

(copiar/colar o link)

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SPECIAL REQUEST TO JON BLESS !

2010-03-26T13:06:00.002-04:00

You DUN KNOWW !!! yagga yawwwwwwww

DOCUMENTARY

2010-03-25T20:34:00.001-04:00

This should be an interesting documentary to check out. Soon Come !!!

And a year later we finally refresh our blog!! LOL

2010-03-22T14:36:00.001-04:00

CLEMENT "COXSONE" DODD TRIBUTE

2009-05-06T22:59:00.005-04:00

For the first time ever in Brazil, Moa Anbessa Intl. & Jurassic Sound join their vast and deep Studio 1 boxes for an homage at the one true pioneer that set the blue print of what reggae has become today! PERIOD.

Bass in your face!!!!!

2009-04-03T10:01:00.005-04:00

Construction on the first of four 18" Super Scooper has been completed. I'm pretty sure the friend I am making these for will become hard of hearing. I'm really enjoying this design so I think I will scrap the sound I built for myself some years ago and build some of these instead.
One problem......... these are huge and I live in NY. Storage space is limited. Anyone care to house these if I build them?

the guts of a gut wrencher

2009-03-29T14:56:00.004-04:00

I've heard that these produce "gut wrenching bass"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 in the making.

18" Super Scooper

2009-03-26T14:26:00.002-04:00

Four in the making and a few boxes to stack up on the top!!!!

TIMES, THEY ARE CHANGING!

2008-11-06T18:22:00.008-05:00

Since it is a time for change I thought it would be appropriate to post this rare Double 7 inch from my collection of Michael Manley's speech in Kingston May 5th, 1973. The cover sleeve is not is good condition, however the two 7" are pretty neat. The then Prime Minister of Jamaica makes an interesting statement that is quoted in the spread sleeve (click on 2nd image to amplify)and makes me wonder if maybe Obama ever layed ears on this piece of political history!

PRESSURE DROP!

2008-10-17T14:46:00.005-04:00

A new night has emmerged in Sao Paulo with one of Moa Anbessa's frontline soldiers: StranJah. The free weekly event counts on the presence of other sound selectors from Boom Shot, Zion Brothers, and even recently Fepa from Muamba Sound. The Happy Hour like event goes only from 6pm to 11pm and opens its turntables to new upcoming selectors from 6-7:30pm that wish to experience juggling rather than the traditional one turntable + echo box style omnipresent in Brazil. From Rocksteady to today's jams, we fill the rest of the timeline with boom tunes from every era with a tad of Scotch Bonnet Peppa!

PUT IT DOWN!

2008-09-10T13:35:00.010-04:00

In August 2008, Welton Irie spent a few days in Sao Paulo - Brazil, performing for the 1st time ever in South America. Thanks to the collaboration between Moa Anbessa Sounds & Dubversao, we were able to offer the Brazilian massive 3 successful events. In this (dark) video you get a hint of Welton's vibe during the 1st night. Although he admitted being a little rusty since he last performed in Europe two years ago, Welton Irie still managed to kick up rumpus!

The next day was a cold one, even for Brazil, and an afternoon show that still manages to attract 200 people or so bubbling to the wicked rub-a-dub versions of Irie's style. You can hear the full session (along with Dubversao selecting before, during and after) at this following link: http://dubversao.com.br/som/sescWelton.mp3

On the last event, alongside Moa Anbessa Sounds selector StranJah, the vibe was ripe with 500+ in the crowd cheering the veteran deejay as he performed a bag ful-a-lyrics over Studio1, Channel One and Dynamite riddims. After 3 days performing Welton Irie was feeling the vibe back on the mic. As soon as we get the recording in hand.. it will be posted.

Jah Cure circa 2001

2008-09-05T08:46:00.002-04:00

I was just reminded of one wicked tune that I had forgotten about the other evening when Chad Dubz dropped it at Tuff Tuesdays.
A big tune from the one name Jah Cure. 2001.

Jah Cure (Western Region)
Uploaded by sponk85

Each and every Tuesday is a Tuff Tuesday........

CHANCES ARE!

2008-08-26T14:36:00.008-04:00

This is CB from the original Randy's crew at 17 N. Parade, Kingston. A few years back, after I had moved to Brazil, CB told me that he once had met a brazilian that came in the shop in the 80's and that they had built a pretty strong relationship. In fact, the relationship was strong enough that the brazilian gave CB a necklace that he still wears to this day. They somehow lost touch, probably lost phone numbers or changed digits and on my last visit to the island he had asked me to take a picture of the necklace and carry it back with me in case I ever ran into the man or heard anything on his whereabouts.

So I did so and told myself: "what are the chances of that ever happening??". I mean Brazil is a huge country and most of the Sounds are concentrated in Sao Luis, Maranhao, in the northeast part of the splendid land while I dwell in Sao Paulo, just a few thousand miles south of that.

Well it's saturday night and I've had a long week, called a few friends over to listen to some tunes, drink a few geladas (ice cold beers), and have some laughters. Suddenly the question came up; "Anything going on tonight? any sounds anywhere?". None of us had any idea so I decided to jump on the net and check a few local sites for something worth checking out when I eventually came accross this flyer!

It really took me a few minutes to realize: "waiiiiiit a minute... I've seen that name before!" and then it hit me. I started digging thru a box of photos as I was telling friends about this exact story searching for the ones posted above. Since I had made a promise to CB and this was our chance to meet, we packed up and gwaan!

When we reached the dance there was a line outside the venue of about 200 people and you could feel the low ends vibrating on the concrete. After a half hour wait we finally made it in, and SUPER MUSICAL JAH was at the controls claiming that tonight there would be no repeats and that the arsenal was large. However, I don't know if he got lost in his speech or distracted by the folks getting on stage to chat his ears out, but he DID manage to play a chune twice at a 20mins interval and the tunes where pretty "soft", to put it lightely. Then it was the turn of FM NATTY NAYFSON, the 3 times Champion of Maranhao, and what people call the Prince Of Reggae. Just from the very first tune he played it was a Boom! The bass was super criss as the rocksteady chunes flew off his sleeve and that was really key due to the size of the speaker boxes.

Natty Nayfson pulled some dubplates like I've had never heard before, or could have even dreamed of hearing! He did a session with strictly exclusives from Jamaica & the UK that made me think about what rocksteady clashes could have been in the early years. And if that was not enough, he played a special that asked the people to vote for him as best Radiola (Sound) selector with a catchy "punch 4-4-2-2-2!!" (digita quatro, quatro, dois, dois, doiiiiis).

As I was on my way out I complimented Natty and flashed the photo with the necklace on it. He flipped! just as I had predicted he had lost all his contacts and did not know how to go about reaching CB ever again. I blessed him with the number and drove home feeling pretty amazed about the whole evening I must say. This world, is truly small and wonderful. Cherish it!

HENRY JUNJO'S VOLCANO

2008-08-22T09:00:00.007-04:00

Here's a full color copy of Sassa's work done for the cover of the infamous book "Reggae Inna Dance Hall Style" by Tero Kaski & Pekka Vuorinen.

Tero & Pekka were responsable for publishing the Finnish magazine Cool Runnings that stopped from circulating in 1984. A year earlier they had taken a road trip to Kingston and had a chance to witness dances of the champion sound at the time: Henry "Junjo" Lawes' VOLCANO HI-POWER! This lead to many interviews with the artists stated on the cover of the publication and gave them a chance to share with the rest of the world 16 pages of color & black/white pictures inna 96 pages Bible!

Yes, I do stress on the word Bible because for any Soundman and/or collector this one deh ya is a mus!!! HUNT!

DENZIL "SASSAFRASS" NAAR

2008-08-21T10:49:00.004-04:00

The name is possibly unfamiliar to most but Denzil Naar aka Sassa was the people's promoter back in the days and a wiiiicked poster designer. Over the years I have been trying to track posters of Soundsystem Tapes I own to match the case and the date of the dances in question. Needless to say that it's as tuff as finding mint Kalypso 78's but it still is a very rewarding treasure hunt. Not all posters as are fun as the ones posted here, nor as dynamic, however since I'm pretty much a sucker for Sassa's poster designs I wanted to share with you a few from my personal collection of classic dances. All from 1983. Enjoy!

I LOVE NEW YORK

2008-08-19T13:30:00.005-04:00

Just scored big time this past week. I love that more dj's are using serrato!!! You know why??
More records for us!!!!!!

67 murder records for $67!!! Only inna New York!!!

FRESH FOUNDATION!

2008-08-19T10:52:00.005-04:00

After many years of sharing nothing but vibes the Moa Anbessa crew has released one of their strictly Dubplate mixes to the dedicated massives. This one compiles 35 tuff & wicked Dubs with artists from around the globe including countries such as Jamaica, UK, Burkina Faso and even Brazil. The line up is ruff with veteran artists such as Badoo, Kojak, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell , Welton Irie, Rod Taylor and the ribbiiiiiiiitt master himself, The Lone Ranger. These, however, are not all considered by the masses "ordinary" Dubs. There are definitely more than a few surprises in this dub box that will make you want to mash up your tin pan. Riddims from the vaults of the infamous Studio1, Treasure Isle, Channel One, and King Jammy$ stables will most certainly make a one foot jam down jump up!!!

For information and details on how to get your very own copy of the FOUNDATION DUBPLATES MIX please forward an email with the title "Special Request" to the crew.

VETERAN DEEJAY!

2008-08-18T14:16:00.007-04:00

First and foremost, "WELCOME to One & All!". After many years we have finally decided on creating a real Blog for MOA ANBESSA SOUNDS

This Blog, focused on the Jamaican Music & Culture, will consist of the works, interests, and chunes we are constantly working with and discovering along the way. So PLEASE KEEP CHECKING US OUT!!

As a "starter" we are please to inform you about our colab event with Dubversao in Sao Paulo, Brazil: The Veteran Deejay WELTON IRIE.

Welton Dobson, 1960, Jamaica, West Indies.

"Welton began his career performing as, simply, Welton, toasting for Big John's Stereophonic Sound (later known as Echo Tone Hi Fi) from 1976 till 1981. He initially emulated his hero Ranking Trevor, sometimes proving indistinguishable. Welton built up a hardcore group of devotees, enabling him to introduce young talent to the sound. One of Welton's proteges was General Echo, who, alongside Big John and Flux, was inexplicably gunned down by police in Kingston. They were the first artist who used slackness in there lyrics long time before Yellowman was crown as King of Slackness. Welton moved to the Gemini sound, notable for allowing Yellowman to make his debut on the sound system circuit in a clash with Jack Ruby's Hi Power sound. Gemini was one of the biggest and well known sound in this time. Following his departure to the Virgo sound, Johnny Ringo stepped in and Welton performed alongside the Lone Ranger. Welton and the Lone Ranger began their recording careers as a duo with Coxsone Dodd at Studio One, performing in a style similar to Michigan And Smiley. It was at this time that Welton added Irie to his name following a recommendation from Dodd. The duo recorded a version of "Joe Frazier" for "Big Fight" and echoed Bob Marley with "Chase Them Crazy". The partnership was short-lived, and in the early 80s Welton released a succession of hits for a variety of producers, including "The Bomb" over the Baba Boom rhythm and "Army Life", which inspired Yellowman's preferred interpretation, retitled "Soldier Take Over". A session with Sly And Robbie resulted in the number 1 hit "Ballerina", followed by the equally popular tribute to marijuana, "Lambs Bread International". Welton also demonstrated that he was a proponent of black pride with the unyielding "Black Man Stand Up Pon Foot". Other songs included "Parish Connection", "Dance A Cork", "A Weh You Fah", "Serve Me Long", "Jailhouse Affair", "How You Keep A Dance" and "Come Nurse". By 1983 Welton returned to the Gemini Sound for an international tour alongside Johnny Ringo and Squiddly Ranking." (text: courtesy of Mr. Dobson via telephone.)

For the first time in Brazil; August 29th - 31st the Veteran Deejay will be alongside MOA ANBESSA SOUNDS & DUBVERSAO for 3 Wiiiiiiiiiiiicked shows! ... "Make It A Date & Don't Be Late"