Congo Label - Beginnings Vol. 1 - Makka Bees etc.

[skunkride]

Just saw this one on Honest Jons - interesting compilation from the Congo label :

http://www.honestjons.com/shop.php?pid=42562&CatID=2

Makka Bees - Nation Fiddler / Jah Lion - Melody For Negus / Good Relations Featuring Jimmy Lindsay - What You Gonna Do / Jah B - One Love / Twylight - Stand Firm / Jah Lion - Jah Is Real / Burning Bush Featuring Flashy B - Hail The Emperor / Jah B - Be Free / Twylight - Susan / Jah Lion - All Jah Children / Tojo - Mother Country / Makka Bees - Fire / Jah Lion - Negus Dub / Good Relations Featuring Jimmy Lindsay - What You Gonna Do (Dub)

Couldn't find any info about it, anyone know anything ? Any chance for a vinyl release ?

[mikus]

yeah this caught my eye too, and perhaps the two biggest tunes on there are both out on a 7 repress
Makka Bees - Nation Fiddler /
Jah Lion - Melody For Negus
both available at Jons

Those two are killers for sure......just the way i like it!

[mikus]

all i could find out about it is that Congo was a UK label that ran late 70s early 80s, but thats not exactly much information.....

[martin]

i have read the label was run by omar the soul singer father and they release only a few records this have been discuss here already
the melody for negus 2 cuts only come on lp prior to 7" late 90's think remember it was distributed by roots ting i have see copie of it sell for big money on ebay maybe people who buy was thinking it was press same time than MAKKA BEES nation fiddler 7" who i believe come with JAH LION praise jah LP
both 7" have now been repress on rebirth label recently http://www.deeprootsreggaeshop.com/epag ... /rebirth71
http://www.deeprootsreggaeshop.com/epag ... /rebirth72
the old releases
JAH LION praise jah LP http://www.deeprootsreggaeshop.com/epag ... ongolpcol1

BURNING BUSH jah is coming - FLASHY B hail the emperor / BURNING BUSH go to school - dub http://www.deeprootsreggaeshop.com/epag ... ngol12col1

marin

[informer]

i just listened to "Nation fiddler", of course a great tune. but the sound quality seems to be below par. but i still hope to get my hands on this cd if it ever should reach europe.

[dan i dubdub]

thanks for the info Marin. I thought the 90s 7" was a reissue, perhaps not. Lovely tune, I got mine from Ting like you say.

[skunkride]

Thanks for the info Marin, curious who is behind this new compilation, hope more is coming on vinyl.

i just listened to "Nation fiddler", of course a great tune. but the sound quality seems to be below par.

Sound quality is perfect on the original 7", don't know about the repress

[capullo]

praise jah / praise dub is a wicked tune!

[Donovan]

The Twin Roots had an alternative version of Know Love released on Congo Records. Is that this Congo label or a different one? The mix is different than the one on Trojan's Open The Gate collection but still obviously done by Scratch.

[Ringo]

Different label, that one was 70's, JA. This one is a UK label. Omar grew up in Canterbury, Kent, my other half was at school with him, though she never met Omar Senior who produced this stuff.

[KEEL]

funny got the congo 7s from Ting as well.