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
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NICE..PUTS ME IN MIND OF CISSY STRUT FOR SOME REASON
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.
Biz Markie is in my mind right now...hahahaha!
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