Re: Affirmation

["Andrew Gates" <gatesandrew@hotmail.com>]

Yes, what about the toasting that early reggae artists (ska/bluebeat?)used 
to do on their sound systems in Jamaica?

Andrew


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From: "L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>
To: TheWho@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Affirmation
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 03:27:48 GMT

Rap didn't come out of nowhere.  It has a tradition behind it, and anyone 
who has studied jazz and blues will be familiar with it.


> > Pete probably put it on their because he and Mike Da Costa invented rap 
>back in 1971/2 for the Baba album "I Am"  see "Affirmation").
> >
> >         -Brian in Atlanta
>
>That's weird because when I listen to "Affirmation," I don't hear it as 
>"rap." More like "rhythmic chanting."  But when I played it for a friend, 
>he said, "What's this?  Pete trying to rap?"
>
>
>- SCHRADE in Akron
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