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01. Maroon Town - Bond
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02. Maroon Town - Freedom Call
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03. Maroon Town - Hope (feat. Fermin Muguruza)
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04. Maroon Town - Harmony
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05. Maroon Town - Maroc
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06. Maroon Town - Rebel
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07. Maroon Town - Around The Fire
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08. Maroon Town - Get Up
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09. Maroon Town - A Prayer
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10. Maroon Town - Hope (Instrumental)
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ARTIST
MAROON TOWN
TITLE
Freedom Call
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BRIXTON RECORDS
CATALOG #
BR 043CD
BR 043CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/27/2018
Ten brand new tracks from the Brixton-London band
Maroon Town
, including a collaboration with Basque singer
Fermin Muguruza
in the track "Hope". Ten razor sharp examples of the band's classic sound: smoking hot trad ska workouts collide with Latin, rap, and soulful reggae influences to fine effect throughout its duration. Maroon Town's music, although categorized sometimes as reggae, is really an innovative blend of get-up-on-your-feet-and-dance music with noticeable elements of ska, rap, jazz, soul, and funk. As it is well known, Maroon Town fuses the spirituality, and cinematic sound of classic ska with contemporary street rap, and a cheeky slice of Latin funk. The eight-piece explosion of ska, rap, and brassy dub has been tearing up audiences around the world for thirty years with number one tracks and extensive radio play around the globe include songs like "Fire", "Pound To The Dollar", "Cumbia Infernal", "Ya Ya Lemme Tell Dem"... Fresh out of college in 1987, emerged the idea between
Deuan German
and
Rajan Datar
of forming a band whilst spending a few months in the small village of Walderston high up in the hills of Jamaica. Back in London they managed to get a sound approximating that of ska and managed to get musical master tips from
Prince Buster
who they met and London legend
Gaz Mayall
(
The Trojans
). The name, Maroon Town, defines perfectly the spirit of the band, freedom, and self-reliance. The Maroons were the runaway slave rebels who escaped from the plantations and formed free autonomous communities. The first lineup of the band (1990) featured three men and four women and there was creative magic between them. One day, Rajan in some reception area in a North London building bumps into
John Bradbury
, the drummer of
The Specials
(his teenage heroes) and they bonded and Brad went on to produce the band's first single "City Riot" which was a version of
Cannonball Adderley
's "Jive Samba" which had also been covered by Prince Buster. They pressed up their own 7"s and almost immediately,
John Peel
was playing it regularly. In a very short space of time Maroon Town started to get a lot of recognition. The inspiring live act has been performing at prestigious venues and festivals all over the continent. They also made history when they were sponsored to the tune of £100,000 by Dr. Martens.
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