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Subatomic Sound System Live w/ Lee “Scratch” Perry, Adrian Sherwood, The Congos, Addis Pablo

Subatomic Sound System, Lee “Scratch” Perry, & Adrian Sherwood. Addis Pablo sits in on the first half of the set. The Congos join on Zion’s Blood. What more can you ask? Incredible show!

July 13, 2013 midnightraverblogAddis Pablo, Adrian Sherwood, ARTISTS, Congos, Lee Perry, Live Audio/Video, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Subatomic Sound System

Interview with The Congos (Black Echoes, 1981)

My love for The Congos is no secret here, which is why I was so excited to receive this interview with Cedric Myton from MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG co-editor Peter van Arnhem. Great stuff here. This interview occurs during the Congos ‘Face the Music‘ era where they were briefly...

May 26, 2013 midnightraverblog1981, ARTISTS, Black Echoes, Cedric Myton, Congos, INTERVIEWS, Peter van Arnhem, Podcasts/Mixes, Press Archives, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Vinyl

The Congos talk Go Feet & English Beat with Zig Zag Mag, November 1981

Here is an interview with Cedric Myton of The Congos from the November 1981 issue of Zig Zag. Very interesting time in their career having signed with the Go Feet label owned by The English Beat. They release the outstanding and under-rated “Face The Music,” the only album...

April 4, 2013 midnightraverblog1981, ARTISTS, Cedric Myton, Congos, INTERVIEWS, Press Archives, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Vinyl

Cedric Myton & The Congos “Can’t Take It Away” 12″ vinyl (Go Feet) 1981

Included here is one of the more impressive vinyl pressings I’ve heard in a long time – and it was pressed 32 years ago!Cedric Myton & The Congos “Can’t Take It Away” is a single of off their underrated 1981 effort ‘Face The Music,’ and boy is it a...

February 18, 2013 midnightraverblog1980, 1981, ARTISTS, Cedric Myton, Congos, Press Archives, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, The Beat, Vinyl

Pura Vida w/ Congo “Ashanti” Roy ‘Hard Road’

Lost Ark Music 002 is a new album entitled ‘Hard Road’ by Congo “Ashanti” Roy & Pura Vida. Here are some details: – Recorded in the Lost Ark Studio, Maria-Aalter, during the We Nah Give Up tour of 2012. During that tour the legendary frontman of The Congos,...

December 13, 2012 midnightraverblogAlbert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, ARTISTS, Congos, Press Archives, Pura Vida, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Tour History, Vinyl

The Congos “Some Are Having Fun” 10-inch vinyl (Ariwa, 2002)

Today I’m sharing a BOMBTRACK! The Congos “Some Are Having Fun” 10-inch vinyl on Ariwa Sounds (2002). The vinyl rip to digital audio sounds amazing. Toggle the quality button from 360p to 480p for best quality. Make sure you have a good pair of headphones as well! The b-side is also...

July 11, 2012 midnightraverblogARTISTS, Congos, Mad Professor, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Vinyl

Interview with Lee “Scratch” Perry

I have included an interview with Lee Perry that was published in May 2012 in Rocking Steady. CLICK TO READ ON ISSUU

May 22, 2012 midnightraverblogARTISTS, INTERVIEWS, Lee Perry, Press Archives

Pura Vida and The Congos: “We Nah Give Up”

I cannot get enough of the new album by Pura Vida and The Congos. In my opinion, this is the best roots reggae album released since Stephen Marley‘s modern classic “Revelation: The Root of Life.” Many are calling “We Nah Give Up” the natural successor of one of...

April 17, 2012 midnightraverblogARTISTS, Congos, Lee Perry, Live Audio/Video, Music, Pura Vida, Rolling Stone, Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson, Stephen Marley, Upsetter, Vinyl

The Heart of the Congos

If you were to ask me, outside of Bob Marley and the Wailers, who is your favorite roots reggae collective? I would have to say “Well, The Congos of course.” In my opinion, The Congos are the most spiritual of the acts that came out of that “golden...