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Thursday, November 14, 2013

CYMANDE - THE MESSAGE

Didn't think I'd stay away completely, now didja?

I'm still on a massive high from DJ'ing in Seattle @ The Emerald City Soul Club Weekender, two nights in a row. Met tons of cool folks, many of whom have been digging this site for years. It was a righteous time!!!

Cymnade were a group formed in London, made up of folks hailing from Jamaica, Guyana and Saint Vincent; their name is a calypso term for dove; the symbol of peace. Their music is a lovely mixture of island rhythms and steady grooving funk.

This particular song is what it's all about, to me. TOGETHER is where it's at.

from 1972...

CYMANDE - THE MESSAGE

3 comments:

tut said...

NICE..PUTS ME IN MIND OF CISSY STRUT FOR SOME REASON

KL from NYC said...

I bought this when it first came out. At that time, Cymande and War were two groups that were putting out singles that were different from anything else on the R&B charts.
In NYC, this single got more popular a few years later and was reissued.

Jan said...

Biz Markie is in my mind right now...hahahaha!