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Dennis Brown & Cocoa Tea 'Get Myself Together' Live
Posted by jahlivejahlove
February 01, 2008
Video Summary:
"Dennis Brown & Cocoa Tea 'Get Myself Together' Live@Denbigh Show Ground Jamaica December 1989"
Here's some information about Dennis Brown from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Brown
"Dennis Emmanuel Brown (February 1, 1957 – July 1, 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae. Bob Marley cited Brown as his favourite singer, dubbing him "The Crown Prince of Reggae", and Brown would prove hugely influential on future generations of reggae singers."...
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Cocoa Tea (born September 3, 1959 as Calvin George Scott, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae dancehall singer, songwriter, and DJ. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Tea for more information on Cocoa Tea.
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(with some “translations” into “mainstream” American English by the Jambalayah Editor)
darksociety22 (2 years ago) classic!
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PG1986ko (1 year ago) Wicked
“Wicked” is high praise. It means “great”
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sistagirl1234 (1 year ago) bad choon! Omg ... music dont drop like this anymore
[Editor. These sentences mean “Great tune!” Oh my God. They don’t make music like this anymore.]
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iricaja (1 year ago) Does anyone know what year this concert was?
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jahlivejahlove (1 year ago) Denbigh Show Ground, Jamaica Christmas December, 1989
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iricaja (1 year ago) Thanks for the info. Respect.
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7easylite (1 year ago) THE ORIGNA RASTA ROOTS LOVE IT MON
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rengwa (1 year ago) bless dem wit the vibes dennis and cocoa t
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anansi75 (1 year ago) wicked riddim.....listen!!!!big big tunez
[Editor: Riddim =”rhythm” but means the entire song/ “Tunez” is a hip spelling for “tunes”. Tunes means the song (the “jam”).]
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safetywhale (1 year ago) wow
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crussh1 (1 year ago) roots at its best big''''''''''''''''
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gaztop65 (1 year ago) oh to have been there!
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elegete (1 year ago) i was just four years old when this was happening. What a shame for me
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ThrowbackSoul (1 year ago) This is a GEM. Wow! jahlivejahlove great video.
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vitorsorin (1 year ago) BRILLIANT
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rattigan66 (1 year ago) Truly a magical moment is reggae's history
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rastahowa (1 year ago) yeah yeah yeah big up cocoa and db
[Editor: “big up”(noun) origin - jamaican 1980s. singular and plural.
1. An expression of support or encouragement.
2. An expression of remembrance.
origin - "Up" is an english term used to mean elevation. Therefore the term "big up" literally means to elevate highly or to a superlative degree”. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big%20up
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kangelou (1 year ago) Cocoa tea& Dennis brown,a big collaboration
Great tune,lovin it
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javere316 (1 year ago) lets bring back reggae
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Pristineuk (1 year ago) Big tune!!
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squealerz (1 year ago) I was three years at the time of this event but this musics resonates with me very deeply. Tanks to daddy and his early morning mini sessions. Love dis!
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DreadLiner (1 year ago) 5 STARS!!!!!
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jamaicancaramel (1 year ago) Tuneeeeeeeeee!
Big up to di legend dem, u seeit! Mr. D Brown & Cocoa Tea!
Respect fi di clip
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RaggaRasta (1 year ago) This is classic
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cdcedeno (1 year ago) Best of vibes and best of music with these legendary artists
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kawaim0m0 (1 year ago) "Go Cocoa Go!!!!"
This is awesome! I'm not in the right time, I wish I was born some years sooner ;-)
Nuff Respect to these 2 incredible voices :-)~
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MusicalRhyme2 (10 months ago) haha i like thisssss. Dennis and Cocoa tea is delicious to my ears.
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halfbood001 (10 months ago) justice sound system number one tune
bless dennis
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alia187 (9 months ago) This video makes me so happy! :)
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chappahx (9 months ago) I love it, Blessed
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sass10 (9 months ago)..Simply fantastic. The vibes are so lovely.. so good.
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playithott (9 months ago) beautiful.
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coppershot101 (9 months ago) yeah mon
rasta love
Jah Jah
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Findlay487 (8 months ago) Two Great Artists!
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passiona100 (3 months ago) Yea im from africa.Jamaica is a small country with lots of influence to the world.But musicians of today are slowly killing that legacy.Too much bad language and promotion of violence.
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rastahowa (3 months ago) love that sisters hair in the white dress...classic...i love this song cocao voice is amazing
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highroad2000 (3 months ago) Nice arrangements from serious musicians. No likkle joke ting.
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agentnum1 (3 months ago) coacos dancing makes me laugh
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KIDAATIBAEONEDWARDS (8 months ago) big respect jahlive this was a big clip bring back memories of my dad man.....blessed.....
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eliaiese1353 (6 months ago) very few reggae songs are as well composed all around as this joint here. smooth yet impressionbable melody, classic roots arrangement, memorable- live effect, and then two MONSTER artists' blessing the groove.
what I'd give to have witnessed it !