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Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:21 pm**

peace&blessings,
you can see the first video production (a meddley on two riddims) from family tree music the jamaican label i co-run with two jamaican partners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJauM18X95o
yours truly is to be seen on drumset in the company of some of the greatest jamaican musicians like chinna smith on guitar, nambo robinson on trombone, chris meredith and flabba holt on bass.
(also i have my likkle piece of tune with the stage name akwah mbokka)
i know this is not a reggae forum but i would love to hear the feedback of this esteemed family of musicians.
one love!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:08 am**

Not a fan of music videos to begin with, but this one is especially bad. The music? Eh. Not very tight in vocals and the rhythm flow lags and lumps along. Though reggae ain't my first love, I do like good reggae that lays a groove. This one struggles to find a groove, and sorry to say the struggle is all too obvious. Sorry, Zumbi. I'll have to pass.

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:28 am**

Zumbi, haven't listened to much reggae since Bob Marley. Could not feel the first vocalist at all. Some of the others were pretty good, in spite of the psychedelic shackish guitar riffs getting in the way. With a more traditional lead guitar sound, and a stronger bass, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot.

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:03 am**

Not wishing to knock you efforts but comming from the Caribbean I am sorry to say this is pretty awful. Do a search on Sly and Robbie these are the riddim masters for most top stars like Gregory Isaacs etc
Since this is hand drum board here is some classic nyabinghi drumming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLuuHhWDWc

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for all reggae music lovers... - see family tree music video on youtube