Various Artists

Island Records presents: Roots: 37 Essential Roots Anthems

Release date 2014

Tracklist

1
Marcus Garvey
3:22
3:22
2
Tired fe Lick Weed in a Bush
3:07
3:07
3
Freedom Song
3:40
3:40
4
None A Jah Jah Children
3:17
3:17
5
Old Marcus Garvey
4:05
4:05
6
Going Back to Ethiopia
3:21
3:21
7
One Step Forward
3:37
3:37
8
Police & Thieves
3:54
3:54
9
Soldier and Police War
4:10
4:10
10
Three in One
3:39
3:39
11
Fire (Is a Desire)
3:37
3:37
12
Lion
3:11
3:11
13
Kude a Bamba
4:44
4:44
14
Natty B.SC.
3:28
3:28
15
Congo Man
6:18
6:18
16
Africa
3:20
3:20
17
96 Degrees In The Shade
3:44
3:44
18
Rastaman Shuffle
7:46
7:46
19
Uptown Top Ranking
3:13
3:13
20
Real Ranking
3:14
3:14
21
At the Feast (Of the Passover)
3:58
3:58
22
Soul Fire
3:56
3:56
23
Forward Ever
3:15
3:15
24
Prodigal Son
3:35
3:35
25
Gold Spoon
5:52
5:52
26
One Bird in the Hand
2:52
2:52
27
Dubbing Is a Must
4:51
4:51
28
Cool Meditation
3:07
3:07
29
Famine
3:13
3:13
30
In These Times
4:41
4:41
31
Life Is Not Easy
8:35
8:35
32
Roots Man Reggae
5:55
5:55
33
Sons Of Garvey
4:04
4:04
34
Jah Heavy Load
5:19
5:19
35
Feel the Spirit
5:03
5:03
36
Marcus Garvey's Back in Town
6:26
6:26
37
We a Rockers
3:23
3:23

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