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Culture - Two Sevens Clash: The 30th Anniversary Edition [LP] Vinyl Record

Culture - Two Sevens Clash: The 30th Anniversary Edition [LP] Vinyl Record

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One day Joseph Hill had a vision, while riding a bus, of 1977 as a year of judgement- when two sevens clash- when past injusticeswould be avenged, a vision rooted in prophecies made by Marcus Garvey. Lyrics and melodies came into his head as he rode and thuswas born the song "Two Sevens Clash, " which became a massive hit in reggae circles both in Jamaica and abroad. The prophecies notedby the lyrics so profoundly captured the imagination of the people that on July 7, 1977- the day when sevens fully clashed (seventhday, seventh month, seventy-seventh year) a hush descended on Kingston; many people did not go outdoors, shops were closed, an airof foreboding and expectation permeated the city. The song opens with a wailing, harmonized chorus: "What a liv an bamba yay... whenthe two sevens clash!" creating expectation for Hill's frenzied testifying. Culture was singing a new kind of hymn with soaring melodies, prophetic lyrics relating great historical events to present suffering, com

Tracklist:

  1. Side A
  2. I'm Alone in the Wilderness
  3. Pirate Days
  4. Two Sevens Clash
  5. Calling Rastafari
  6. I'm Not Ashamed Get Ready to Ride the Lion to Zion
  7. Side B
  8. Black Starliner Must Come
  9. Jah Pretty Face
  10. See Them a Come
  11. Natty Dread Taking Over
  12. See Dem a Come (12" Mix)

UPC: 016351456519
Label: Shanachie
Release Date: 5.3.24
Format: Vinyl

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