Lee Scratch Perry Loves Hashem
Written by wendy in furs
Or something…
Lee Scratch Perry pretty much invented reggae, playing it before the name even existed. Today in New York York City’s Central Park he played a huge free concert at Summerstage along with Alpha Blondy. I’m sure it was, as are all Summerstages, a complete mad house. I don’t know because I wasn’t there. Instead here’s video footage of Lee Scratch Perry playing a secret show last night, along with Ari Up of the Slits, at the Yard, a great venue overlooking Gowanus Canal, where I may or may not have been.
Lee Scratch Perry with Dubblestandart and Ari Up | NYC @ BRKLYN YARD | 18 Jul 2009 from UN:ART:IG
Sometimes you just MUST love New York.
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Perry pretty much invented dub, anyway. The Original Ape lives…
Interesting…
BTW, does anybody know why he’s holding up a Coptic cross?
I was there. The artists started late since they were stuck in traffic. Alpha did not take the stage til perhaps 5PM. So many people were turned away, since the venue was filled to capacity and there wear easily as many people in line to get in than there were already in Rumsey Playfield. Alpha B. did “Jerusalem”… long extended version… and the audience was cheering.
LSP probably was a co-inventor of dub. At least three claims to that crown. As to why the coptic cross, well… lets just say he has his own special ologyism.
Sure do wish I coulda been at this show, the new Dubblestandart CD is full of good chunes.