MORNING STAR
| Genre | Reggae | Dub |
|---|---|
| Format | VINYL |
| Cat. no | LAM006 |
| Label | LOSTARK |
| Artist | THE CONGOS & PURA VIDA |
| Release Date | 25/05/2018 |
| Carrier | LP |
| Barcode | 5414165101147 |
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TRACKLISTING
A1. The Congos & Pura Vida - Teach Dem
A2. The Congos & Pura Vida - Jah Love
A3. The Congos & Pura Vida - Nobody Ch ose Life
A4. The Congos & Pura Vida - Life Can Be Hard
A5. The Congos & Pu ra Vida - Morning Star
B1. The Congos & Pura Vida - It's All Over Now
B2. The Congos & Pura Vida - In The Ghetto
B3. The Congos & Pura Vida - Jahrusale m
B4. The Congos & Pura Vida - Don't Stress It
B5. The Congos & Pura Vida - Dub Love
INFO
In 1977 The Congos l inked with Lee “Scratch” Perry at The Black Ark Studio to record the ir debut album. They made the masterpiece “Heart of the congos” and it became one of the best Roots Reggae albums in history...
When Bloo d & Fire reissued “Heart of the congos” Bregt “Puraman&rdq uo; De Boever found this album and was struck by the magic and mystic of this al bum. He began to sing along and was inspired to start his own Reggae band Pura V ida. At the same time he started to build his studio The Lost Ark Studio with th e guidance of DJ Crossfire.
When Pura Vida’s debut “Strug gle in the city” was released in 2009, Puraman met The Congos backstage at a show in Ghent. They liked the sound and invited Puraman to come to Jamaica. P uraman stayed for 2 weeks with Ashanti Roy in Kingston and the plan for an album was made. One year later “We nah give up” was released marking the birth of the Belgian Roots Muzik label Lost Ark Music. The link with The Congos stayed and Ashanti Roy became the Godfather of Lost Ark Music. He guided Puraman and his brother Maarten to build up the label step by step.
Lost Ark Music released 2 albums with Ashanti Roy & Pura Vida “Hard Road&rdquo ; & “Step By Step” & Pura Vida did some magical live shows w ith Ashanti Roy. In 2014 Puraman met his Idol Lee ”Scratch” Perry an d they made “The Super Ape Strikes Again” together. The ark was no l onger lost and Puraman moved to a new studio, The Last Ark Studio.
Pu raman kept on recording with The Congos and plans for a new album were made in 2 017. The album is called “Morning Star” and is a combination of the sound of The Congos and the Pura Vida Sound. It features 6 new Congos songs, 3 s ongs from Pura vida and a dubversion called Dub Love. The Album has the vintage Last Ark Sound and was mixed the oldschool way using the mixer as an instrument.
It features the voices of Roydel “Ashanti Roy” Johnson, Cedric Myton Derrick “Watty” Burnett, Kenroy “Tallash” F yffe & Bregt “Puraman” De Boever. All the music was recorded at The Last Ark Studio using vintage gear and instruments. There is also a guest ap pearance by Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, the famous Reggae drummer an d Moviestar, wich is one of Puraman’s favorite Reggae drummers..
