Comments on: UK reggae and the National Front http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/ John Eden: BM Box 3641, London, WC1N 3XX, England UK Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: omenmarowa http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-8350 omenmarowa Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:54:26 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-8350 can you post some posters of all these bredrin, MISTY IN ROOTS,where is me bredrin Munya Brown.ASWAD imean like all these pages if possible plse, remember BLACKBEARD. Cause i need them as a reminder of those days when reggae music was real music Iyah hear mi.It inspired most of the African countries which were on the frontline.RASTAFAR I! can you post some posters of all these bredrin, MISTY IN ROOTS,where is me bredrin Munya Brown.ASWAD imean like all these pages if possible plse, remember BLACKBEARD. Cause i need them as a reminder of those days when reggae music was real music Iyah hear mi.It inspired most of the African countries which were on the frontline.RASTAFAR I!

]]> By: kendrick http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-6815 kendrick Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:54:44 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-6815 HIS BOOK IS A MUST!!! It not only features reggae superstars Lee Scratch Perry but Augustus Pablo and Junior Delgado. A book of photographs by Pogus Caesar celebrating Britain’s iconic black musicians is to be published next month. The book features evocative, nostalgic and largely unpublished images of musical legends like Stevie Wonder, Grace Jones and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. “These images record a unique period in what would come to be called black British life,” remarks author and historian Paul Gilroy. “Pogus Caesar’s emphatically analog art is rough and full of insight. He conveys the transition between generations, mentalities and economies.” Legendary reggae artists figures prominently, and appropriately, in the Caesar image canon – Burning Spear, The Wailers, Augustus Pablo, Rita Marley, Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Sly Dunbar, Steel Pulse etc. The photographer cites reggae itself is a significant influence, reflecting his own St Kitts background in the Eastern Caribbean. The launch of Muzika Kinda Sweet follows an exhibition of the work at the Oom Gallery in Birmingham earlier this year. HIS BOOK IS A MUST!!! It not only features reggae superstars Lee Scratch Perry but Augustus Pablo and Junior Delgado.

A book of photographs by Pogus Caesar celebrating Britain’s iconic black musicians is to be published next month.

The book features evocative, nostalgic and largely unpublished images of musical legends like Stevie Wonder, Grace Jones and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.

“These images record a unique period in what would come to be called black British life,” remarks author and historian Paul Gilroy.

“Pogus Caesar’s emphatically analog art is rough and full of insight. He conveys the transition between generations, mentalities and economies.”

Legendary reggae artists figures prominently, and appropriately, in the Caesar image canon – Burning Spear, The Wailers, Augustus Pablo, Rita Marley, Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Sly Dunbar, Steel Pulse etc. The photographer cites reggae itself is a significant influence, reflecting his own St Kitts background in the Eastern Caribbean.

The launch of Muzika Kinda Sweet follows an exhibition of the work at the Oom Gallery in Birmingham earlier this year.

]]> By: john http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 john Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:46:58 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-3674 Hi Bryan - it's from a music magazine - one of the "reggae specials" by Q or Mojo or something... I'll try and have a look and see if there is a credit... Hi Bryan – it’s from a music magazine – one of the “reggae specials” by Q or Mojo or something… I’ll try and have a look and see if there is a credit…

]]> By: Bryan http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3673 Bryan Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:09:04 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-3673 Dear John Would you by any chance have a hi-res version of the photo of The Clash and Steel Pulse members as shown at the top of the page of your blog? Could one be made available - did you take the picture or do you know its provenance? most cordially Bryan Dear John

Would you by any chance have a hi-res version of the photo of The Clash and Steel Pulse members as shown at the top of the page of your blog? Could one be made available – did you take the picture or do you know its provenance?

most cordially

Bryan

]]> By: And if this song offends you, you’re a fascist too « You Can't Educate Bacon. http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 And if this song offends you, you’re a fascist too « You Can't Educate Bacon. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:47 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-3520 [...] Plus, if nothing else, I’ve been reminded of the masses of good music that came out in the late 70’s against the NF. Like this mix from John Eden’s Uncarved blog. [...] [...] Plus, if nothing else, I’ve been reminded of the masses of good music that came out in the late 70’s against the NF. Like this mix from John Eden’s Uncarved blog. [...]

]]> By: Potential to-dos for a post-Oktoberfest Saturday /// seen.´s non-hippie reggae and dancehall blog http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3002 Potential to-dos for a post-Oktoberfest Saturday /// seen.´s non-hippie reggae and dancehall blog Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:34:48 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-3002 [...] John Eden´s post on UK reggae and the national front. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...] [...] John Eden´s post on UK reggae and the national front. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

]]> By: Martin http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 Martin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:22:46 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-2991 LOL, that Cool Ghoul record sucks. Sure it wasn't David Widgery? LOL, that Cool Ghoul record sucks. Sure it wasn’t David Widgery?

]]> By: Bang http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Bang Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:44:19 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-2990 Really glad you brought this material up and im glad that this era is getting some representation in the blogosphere at last. It was bands like MIR, Steel Pulse that united people of many races. Really glad you brought this material up and im glad that this era is getting some representation in the blogosphere at last. It was bands like MIR, Steel Pulse that united people of many races.

]]> By: History is Made at Night http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 History is Made at Night Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:36:36 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-2989 One thing at the time (1970s/early 80s) was that many black radicals - e.g. Race Today Collective which LKJ was involved with - tended to be sceptical about white left anti-fascism. It was not that they didn't see the National Front as a threat but more that it was only one threat alongside the daily reality of police racism and other forms of oppression. So perhaps that is one factor in the relative dearth of anti-NF records. One thing at the time (1970s/early 80s) was that many black radicals – e.g. Race Today Collective which LKJ was involved with – tended to be sceptical about white left anti-fascism. It was not that they didn’t see the National Front as a threat but more that it was only one threat alongside the daily reality of police racism and other forms of oppression. So perhaps that is one factor in the relative dearth of anti-NF records.

]]> By: kek http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2008/09/smash-the-national-front-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 kek Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:14:48 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=1480#comment-2988 Nice one, John! That all took me back. Misty in Roots, etc. Oh, and what about Black Slate - very underrated Uk Reggae band. We supported them in Bridgewater once - lovely blokes!...let us borrow their bass-amp, etc. Nice one, John!

That all took me back. Misty in Roots, etc. Oh, and what about Black Slate – very underrated Uk Reggae band. We supported them in Bridgewater once – lovely blokes!…let us borrow their bass-amp, etc.

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