Cumbolo

Culture

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Frontline
• ASIN: B00004XRX9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,238 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Scoop!, December 28, 2000

By	ronbo (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Listen folks, I am a die-hard advocate of reggae music. Marley, Tosh and Spear are good, but Joseph Hill (Culture) is the toughest. If you are truly inspired by roots reggae and sweet harmonies. Buy this.... You will like every song...... From skankin' to burnin'....it has it all. I have over 300 reggae CD's and this is among my top five favorites..........Peace and Love........

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOLID FOUNDATION, September 21, 2004

By	Locks Lion (Blue Mountain Peak) - See all my reviews

CUMBOLO: I've always said that BALDHEAD BRIDGE is my favourite Culture LP, and I stand by that statement. But CUMBOLO is also my favourite Culture LP - and for good reason. Sonia Pottinger's simple, straight-forward production work succinctly spotlights the trio's fantastic harmony singing - especially on the divine title track, and NATTY NEVER GET WEARY - and offers suitably solid foundation for a handful of exemplary story-in-song offerings, most notably INNOCENT BLOOD and DOWN IN JAMAICA. The roots pressure is firmly applied throughout, culminating in Joseph Hill's impassioned plea for PAY DAY ("Will this pay day be Monday? Will this pay day be Tuesday?...When will this pay day be for these retired slaves?"), and while the subject matter is deadly serious, the overall tone of CUMBOLO is never less than bouyant and upbeat - that's just what makes great reggae music so great!

CUMBOLO is quite widely available thanks to Virgin's recent reggae re-release program. I suggest you don't wait for pay day - go and buy a copy right away.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great reggae album, January 6, 2008

By	g0)z111a (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

I bought this along with "Two Sevens Clash", also by Culture. I think I like this one better. All of the tracks are good, but stand-outs for me are "They Never Love in This Time" and "Natty Dread Naw Run". Man, those songs just slay me. Excellent melodies abound on this record and the rhythm section is as solid as anything I've heard in reggae. The bass line on "This Train" doesn't do a whole lot, but it takes a master to make it sound like that.

Highly recommended.