Dadawah -Peace & Love / Wadadasow - LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 Run Come Rally

1.2 Seventy-Two Nations

1.3 Zion Land

1.4 Know How You Stand

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Peace And Love - Wadadasow by Dadawah, released 12 August 2022, includes the following tracks: "Zion Land" and more. This version of Peace And Love - Wadadasow comes as a 1xLP. The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. - .. WADADASOW

Michael George Henry (aka Ras Michael and, for this lone release, Dadawah) was born in 1943 in Saint Mary Parish, in northeastern Jamaica. Henry was raised in a Rastafari community when the religious movement was still in it's infancy and marginalized within Jamaica. It was there that he began performing Nyahbinghi, the Rastafarian devotional music that combines the influences of African drumming and Black gospel. Henry found himself in Kingston in the late 1950s where he worked for Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One. By 1968, he had formed the group Sons of Negus and the first overtly Rasta record label, Zion Disc. As Rasta filtered into the mainstream, Henry released more music including albums for Trojan, Dynamic and Grounation labels. Originally released in 1974, Peace And Love - Wadadasow is Dadawah's magnum opus. Produced by Lloyd Charmers, the album features slinky basslines, wah-wah guitar, hypnotic keyboards, dubbed-out studio trickery and, of course, the propulsive drumming and rhythmic chanting characteristic of Nyahbinghi. Antarctica Starts Here presents the first widely available domestic release of Peace and Love - Wadadasow. This reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan's essential '60s and '70s catalogue. Liner notes by JR Gonne.

"Peace & Love / Wadadasow" is a landmark LP by Dadawah, originally released in 1974 and now reissued by Antarctica Starts Here. This album stands as one of the most unique and spiritual works to emerge from Jamaica?s roots reggae scene, blending deep Nyabinghi drumming with haunting vocals and meditative rhythms. Dadawah is the alter ego of Ras Michael (Michael George Henry), a pioneering figure in Rastafarian music whose influence stretches across decades. With "Peace & Love," Dadawah crafted an immersive sonic journey that transcends traditional reggae boundaries, earning critical acclaim for its innovation and depth. The label behind this release, Antarctica Starts Here, specializes in high-quality vinyl reissues of rare and influential recordings from around the world, ensuring that essential albums like this remain accessible to new generations of listeners.

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ASH707

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