Alpha Blondy and The Wailers : Jerusalem 1986

Alpha Blondy (born January 1, 1953) is an Ivorian reggae singer. He was born Seydou Kone in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast. He sings mainly in his native language of Dioula, in French and English, and sometimes in Arabic or Hebrew. His lyrics convey serious political attitudes and a sense of humor.

His parents then sent him to study English in Monrovia in the neighboring country of Liberia in 1973. He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States of America to improve his English.


In New York he met Rastafarians for the first time, and was also able to see concerts by Jamaican artists such as Burning Spear.This was the beginning of his real career as a singer, and he began to use the name 'Alpha Blondy'. After various TV shows for Kassi, Blondy recorded his first solo album in 1982, entitled 'Jah Glory'. This album was to have enormous success and would become later a symbol of resistance because of the song 'Brigadier Sabari', where Alpha criticized the harassment by the police.



Soon the fame of Alpha Blondy spread to Europe.
In 1985, Alpha went into the studio to record 'Apartheid is Nazism'.This album was more politically committed than ever.It is a call for the end of Apartheid and the freedom for all.

THE WAILERS

The Wailers Band are a reggae band formed by the remaining members of Bob Marley & The Wailers, following the death of Bob Marley in 1981.

TRACKS

1. Jerusalem
2. Politiqui
3. Bloodshed In Africa
4. I Love Paris
5. Kalachnikov Love
6. Travailler C'est Trop Dur
7. Miwa
8. Boulevard De La Mort
9. Dji

The track No 7 is one of the best Reggae songs I' ve ever heard
It makes me cry , it makes me tear


Recorded at Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.

Personnel:

Alpha Blondy (vocals) - Junior Marvin (guitar) - David Madden , Bubbles Cameron , Glen DaCosta , Glen DeCosta (horns) - Earl Lindo, Georges Kouakou (keyboards) - Carlton "Carlie" Barrett (drums) - Skully, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (percussion) - Marcia "Pinky" Higgs , Pat Higgs (background vocals) - Owen "Dready" Reid (rhythm guitars) - Earl "Wire" Lindo (keyboards) - Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) - Carlton Barrett (drums) - Olive "Senya" Grant (background vocals)

BLOODSHED IN AFRICA

Bloodshed in Africa
Bloodshed in Africa
What a shame, what a shame
It ΄s a bloody shame oh yeah!
It ' s a mighty shame oh Lord!

See babylonians are coming around
And messing around
With my people ' s mind
I can ' t stand it
No I won ' t bear it

See Babylone you bound to fall
You bound to fall
You bound to burn down
Babylone you bound to fall
You bound to fall
You bound to melt to the ground

Bloodshed in Africa
Bloodshed in Africa

What a shame, what a shame
It ' s a bloody shame oh yeah!
It ' s a mighty shame oh Lord!
See babylonians are coming around
And messing around
With Jah people ' s mind

I can ' t stand it
No I won ' t bear it
See Babylone you bound to fall
You bound to fall
You bound to burn to the ground

Babylone you bound to fall
You bound to fall
You bound to melt to the ground

Bloodshed in Angola
Bloodshed in Namibia
Bloodshed down in Tchad
Bloodshed in Ethiopia
Upheaval, upheaval

Worshiping Evil
Worshiping Evil
Worshiping Evil

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