Yes M'dear [LIVE]

Miss Lou

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sonic Sounds
• ASIN: B000003NKX
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,896 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For All Jamaicans and Lover of Jamaican Culture, August 24, 2006

By	Simon Mall "Jamaica Lover" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This CD is a must have for all Jamaicans and lovers of Jamaican culture. This CD truly show why Miss Lou (God Bless her soul) is a Jamaica's first cultural icon that paved the way for ska, reggae and dancehall. Listen to the song Street Crie ("Balancee Ohh") and you will realize this probably was the first "dancehall" style lyrics recorded. This is tremendous as Rap music is a child of Jamaican dancehall music. The ring games and songs on the CD brought back vivid memories of Jamaica and Miss's Lou show Ring Ding. No Jamaican home is complete without this recording.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Last comment was offensive to West Indians, November 18, 2005

By	K. Thomas "Leon del Sol" (The Virgin Islands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a West Indian I was offended by that last review. The same patois that Miss Lou tells her stories in and sings in is the same patois that Reggae legends Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley sang in and modern artists, Lady Saw, Sean Paul, Beanie Man and Elephant man chant in. So how can you claim to like reggae and insult Miss Lou. She's preaching about the mother culture that gave birth to Reggae. You can't love the child and kill its mother...that's harsh.

Miss Lou is a Caribbean gem...she is beloved from Jamaica - her home right down to Trinidad.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jamaican Culture and stories, August 5, 2005

By	Jonathan Camfield (Washington, DC, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's true; this is misclassified as reggae. Miss Lou is THE Jamaican storyteller, and as such is a great way to get inside the culture. If you're a big reggae fan, this might be an interesting insight into the culture that spawns it. She speaks in Jamaican Patois, so if you can't understand reggae and dancehall artists very well, you'll need some help...