In Focus: Tenor Saw 29th March 2024

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The Great African Disco w/ Temi Kogbe - Lagos Boogie Special Edition

Lagos based collector and DJ Temi Kogbe traces connections in African popular culture through vinyl.

exactly how it ought to be w/ lemoncastrophy

The beauty of joy lies in it's momentary existence, like the very first time feeling a spring breeze on your bare legs after a long winter or the exact few seconds you realize you're madly in love with the person sitting across from you. These songs feel like that for me, the finite moment when everything is exactly how it ought to be. With joy comes a beginning and an end, but that's no reason not to chase it.

Dancehall Reggae

Ring the alarm! A cornerstone artist of early ragga and dancehall, Kingston's Tenor Saw lived up to his name, possessing one of the most instantly recognizable voices in the Jamaican musical canon. His experiments with electronic production in the early and mid-eighties were crucial to the development of the digidub style.

Compiled & mixed by Danny Bushes. Photo credit: Beth Lesser

Tracklist

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Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Who Gonna Help Me Praise
0:04:50
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Lots Of Signs

Interview With Delores ‘Cherry’ Prince, Tenor Saw’s MotherTenor Saw’s Mother
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Roll Is Called
Interview With Sugar MinottInterview With Sugar Minott
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Pumpkin Belly
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Golden Hen
Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Fever
Tenor Saw & Yami BoloTenor Saw & Yami Bolo
Dance Hall Part 1
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Come Me Just A Come
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Victory Train
Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Ring The Alarm
Tenor Saw, Tenor Saw, Buju BantonBuju Banton
Ring The Alarm (Quick Mix)
Tenor SawTenor Saw
I Know
King KongKing Kong
He Was A Friend