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    Take Us Home: Boston Roots Reggae (From 1979 to 1988)Various Artists

    Cultures Of Soul
    • – I Tones - Love Is A Pleasure
    • – Danny Tucker - Take Us
    • – Danny Tucker - Changes
    • – Danny Tucker - Our Father's Land
    • – Zion Initiation - Think About It
    • – Zion Initiation - Jah Light
    • – Zion Initiation - Conquering Lion
    • – Zion Initiation - Burning Fire
    • – Zion Initiation - Got To Love Jah Jah
    • – Healin' Of The Nations - Without Your Love
    • – Healin' Of The Nations - Nations, Unite (Peace Across The Land)
    • – Healin' Of The Nations - Love Is The Answer
    • – Lambsbread - Country Girl
    • – Lambsbread - Two Minute Warning
    • – Lambsbread - International Love
    • – Errol Strength - Errol's Love
    • – Errol Strength - Oh What A Saturday Night
    • 1. I Tones - Love Is A Pleasure
    • 2. Danny Tucker - Take Us
    • 3. Danny Tucker - Changes
    • 4. Danny Tucker - Our Father's Land
    • 5. Zion Initiation - Think About It
    • 6. Zion Initiation - Jah Light
    • 7. Zion Initiation - Conquering Lion
    • 8. Zion Initiation - Burning Fire
    • 9. Zion Initiation - Got To Love Jah Jah
    • 10. Healin' Of The Nations - Without Your Love
    • 11. Healin' Of The Nations - Nations, Unite (Peace Across The Land)
    • 12. Healin' Of The Nations - Love Is The Answer
    • 13. Lambsbread - Country Girl
    • 14. Lambsbread - Two Minute Warning
    • 15. Lambsbread - International Love
    • 16. Errol Strength - Errol's Love
    • 17. Errol Strength - Oh What A Saturday Night

    Boston‐based music journalists/historians Noah Schaffer and Uchenna Ikonne have teamed up with Cultures of Soul to compile an overview of some of the most crucial cuts to emerge from Boston during the height of the reggae boom in the 1980s. Formatted on CD or 2LP set both configurations come with a 28‐page book documenting the rich history of this music scene with in‐depth analyses and photos of the reggae artists involved.

    Almost all of this music is reissued for the very first time, including rare gems such as Danny Tucker’s “Our Father’s Land,” Zion Initation’s “Think About It,” I Tones’ “Love is a Pleasure” and Lambsbread’s “Two Minute Warning” are sure to delight both roots connoisseurs and newcomers to the genre, and open up a time tunnel to a little‐known golden age of American reggae, and an even less‐known scene that facilitated the expansion of the music into an international phenomenon.
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