- Culture band( Culture )【 118 songs in total 】
- Culture are a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples. The one constant member until his death in 2006 was Joseph Hill.
The group formed in 1976 as the vocal trio of Joseph Hill (formerly a percussionist in Studio One house band the Soul Defenders), his cousin Albert 'Ralph' Walker, and Roy 'Kenneth' Dayes, initially using the name The African Disciples. They soon changed name to Culture, and auditioned successfully for the 'Mighty Two' – producer Joe Gibbs and engineer Errol Thompson. While at Gibbs' studio, they recorded a series of powerful singles, starting with 'See Dem a Come' and including the hugely successful 'Two Sevens Clash' (which predicted the apocalypse on 7 July 1977), many of which ended up on their debut album Two Sevens Clash. The song was sufficiently influential that many in Kingston stayed indoors on 7 July, fearing that the prophecy would come true. A second Gibbs-produced album, Baldhead Bridge, followed in 1978, by which time the group had moved on to record for producer Sonia Pottinger. The group entered into a long-running dispute with Gibbs over royalties to the first album.
Two Sevens Clash meanwhile had become a big seller in the United Kingdom, popular with punk rock fans as well as reggae fans and boosted by the support of John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show, and reached number 60 on the UK Albums Chart in April 1978. This prompted Virgin Records to sign the group to its Front Line label, releasing Harder than the Rest (1978) and International Herb (1979). Culture also released records on other labels in Jamaica, including a dub version of Harder than the Rest, Culture in Dub (1978, High Note), and an album of different recordings of the same album, Africa Stand Alone (April 1978). An album recorded for Pottinger in 1979 with a working title of Black Rose remained unreleased until tracks emerged in 1993 on Trod On.
Culture performed at the One Love Peace Concert in 1978.
In 1981 the three singers went their own ways. Hill carried on using the Culture name, and recorded the Lion Rock album, which was reissued in the United States by Heartbeat Records. Hill and his new band recorded a session for long time supporter John Peel in December 1982, and the group went on to record further studio sessions for Peel in 1998 and 2002, and their performance at the Royal Festival Hall in July 1998 was broadcast on his show. For their part, Walker and Dayes recorded a handful of songs on their own – a few of which turned up on an album titled Roots & Culture. Hill performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1985 and in 1986 the original line-up reformed to record two highly regarded albums – Culture in Culture and Culture at Work.
Several album followed in the 1990s on Shanachie Records and Ras Records, often recorded with Sly and Robbie, with Dayes leaving the group again around 1994, with Reginald Taylor replacing him. Dayes subsequently worked as a solo artist under the name Kenneth Culture.
By 2001 Telford Nelson had replaced Taylor.
Joseph Hill, who came to symbolise the face of Culture, died in Berlin, Germany on 19 August 2006 while the group was on tour, after collapsing following a performance. His son, Kenyatta Hill, who had acted as the group's sound engineer on tour, performed with his father's band at the Western Consciousness show in 2007, which was dedicated to Joseph Hill, and became the lead singer of Culture; Walker and Nelson continue to provide backing vocals.
In 2011, Live On was released, featuring Kenyatta's performances of his father's songs, including 'Two Sevens Clash' and 'International Herb'.
Discography
Studio albums
Two Sevens Clash (1977), Joe Gibbs Music
Baldhead Bridge (1978), Joe Gibbs Music
Harder than the Rest produced by Sonia Pottinger (1978), Virgin Records/Front Line
Africa Stand Alone (1978), April
Cumbolo produced by Sonia Pottinger (1979), Virgin/Front Line
International Herb produced by Sonia Pottinger (1979), High Note/Virgin
More Culture aka Innocent Blood (1981), Joe Gibbs Music
Lion Rock (1982), Sonic Sounds
Culture at Work (1986), Blue Mountain/Shanachie
Culture in Culture (1986), Music Track
Nuff Crisis (1988), Blue Mountain
Good Things (1989), RAS
Three Sides to My Story (1991), Shanachie
Wings of a Dove (1992), Shanachie
One Stone (1996), Gorgon/RAS
Trust Me (1997), RAS
Payday (1999), RAS
Humble African (2000), VP
World Peace (2003), Heartbeat
Pass the Torch (Tafari Records) (2007) (Seven versions of old tunes by Joseph Hill, and seven tunes by his son Kenyatta Hill)
Live On (2011), Zojak Worldwide
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Lyricist
Composer
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A Slice Of Mt. Zion
1996
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2
Addis Ababa
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3
Addis Ababba
1996
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4
Behold - 2000 Digital Remaster
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5
Behold I Come
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6
Behold
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7
Black Man King
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8
Black Starliner Must Come
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9
Black Starliner
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10
Bring Back the Money
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11
Callie Weed Song
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12
Campyard
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13
Capture Rasta
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14
Chant Down Babylon
2004
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15
Chant Down Babylon
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16
Chiney Man (2001 Remastered)
1979
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17
Chiney Man - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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18
Chiney Man
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19
Christian
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20
Coming Down
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21
Crack In New York
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22
Cumbolo - 2000 Digital Remaster
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23
Cumbolo
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24
Deforestation (Original)
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25
Do Something For Yourself
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26
Dog Ago Nyam Dog
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27
Down In Babylon
1996
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28
Down In Jamaica - 2000 Digital Remaster
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29
Down In Jamaica
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30
Election
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31
Get Them Soft
1996
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32
Good Times
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33
Hand a Bowl
2004
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34
Hav e Hav e
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35
Holy Mount Zion - 2000 Digital Remaster
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36
Holy Mount Zion
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37
How Did I Stray
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38
Humble African
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39
I Tried (2001 Remastered)
1979
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40
I Tried - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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41
I Tried
Joseph Hill
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42
I'm Not Ashamed (feat. I-Roy)
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43
I'm Not Ashamed
Lloyd Syl Dayes, Joseph Hill, Albert George Walker
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44
Innocent Blood - 2000 Digital Remaster
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45
Innocent Blood
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46
International Herb (Live)
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47
Iron Sharpening Iron - 2000 Digital Remaster
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48
Iron Sharpening Iron
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49
Jah Alone A Christian
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50
Jah Pretty Face
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51
Jah Rastafari (2001 Remastered)
1979
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52
Jah Rastafari - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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53
Jah Rastafari
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54
Jah Rastafari
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55
Land Where We Belong
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56
Legalization
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57
Legalization
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58
Lion Rock
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59
Mind Who You Beg For Help - 2000 Digital Remaster
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60
Mind Who You Beg For Help
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61
Money Girl
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62
Mr. Sluggard
1996
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63
Never Get Weary
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64
No Night
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65
No Sin
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66
Old Tattoo
2004
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67
One and Only
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68
One Stone
1996
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69
Pass On
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70
Pay Day - 2000 Digital Remaster
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71
Pay Day
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72
Payday
2004
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73
Peace and Love
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74
Peace And Love
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75
Pillars
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76
Praise Him
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77
Psalm of Bob Marley
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78
Rastaman A Come
1996
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79
Riverside
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80
Riverside
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81
Satan Company
1996
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82
See Them a Come
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83
Share the Riches
2004
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84
Slice of Mount Zion
2004
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85
So Long (Rastafari Calling)
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86
Still Rest My Heart
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87
Stop the Fussing & Fighting
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88
Stop the Fussing and Fighting (2000 Digital Remaster)
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89
Sweet Freedom
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90
Tell Me Where You Get It - 2000 Digital Remaster
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91
Tell Me Where You Get It
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92
The International Herb (2001 Remastered)
1979
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93
The International Herb - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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94
The International Herb
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95
The Land We Belong (2001 Remastered)
1979
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96
The Land We Belong - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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97
The Land We Belong
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98
The Shepherd - 2001 Digital Remaster
1979
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99
The Shepherd
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100
They Never Love In This Time - 2000 Digital Remaster
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101
They Never Love In This Time
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102
This Train - 2000 Digital Remaster
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103
Too Long In Slavery (2001 Remastered)
1979
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104
Too Long In Slavery
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105
Tribal War
1996
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106
Trod On
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107
Trust Me
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108
Two Sevens Clash
Joseph Hill
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109
Untitled I
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110
Walk With Jah
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111
Why Am I A Rastaman
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112
Why Am I Rastaman?
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113
Why Worry About Them
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114
Wings Of A Dove
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115
Work on Natty
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116
Work On Natty
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117
Writing on the Wall
2004
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118
Zion Gate