U-Roy

[si2productions]

Track is 'Version Galore'

[nel0]

Chris Rock? hehehe! nah! respect to the big papa, U-ROY!

[dreadermichael]

this song singing by U-Roy is : "Version Galore" (1968) and i'ts a version of the original "You Have Caught Me" of The Jamaican Group "The Melodians" (1967)!!

[westonxxx]

Where was Daddy U Roy on the night of 25 April 2011? He was not at the Excelsior Club, Balham, as promised by the promoters.  The promoters MUST have known that he was not going to appear, well in advance. £20 admission fee and no chance of a partial/ full refund from these mendacious and deceitful promoters. No Shame, No Pride, No Refund..

[klaupacius1]

The track is actually called "You Have Caught Me" by the Melodians. And yes, it's a Duke Reid Treasure Island record.

[Cabronsitolalito]

The tune is" I have caught you" by the Melodians.I believe it is a Duke Reid/Treasure Island production.....Thanks for posting!

[edavisdavis]

Geeve us some more

[naijanistan]

REAL TRUE RASTA.

[missmatched1]

LOVE U Roy

[moomjooendi2007]

THE FIRST RAPPER EVER!! GWAN TOAST TEACHA!!

[conweez]

Where did that come from? I would love to see the rest of that.

[imaccuish]

It's called "You Have Caught Me", by the Melodians. It's a Duke Reid produced track on the Treasure Isle label.

Not Studio One, but rather Duke's studio at 33 Bond St. Kingston, where some of the best rock steady was born.

[7777isis7777]

It's the Melodians You Have Caught Me on Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label.

[jjjhonny]

The Melodians - You Have Caught Me

[crampanparalize]

this dj should be set in stone

[MixingLaboratory]

THE Original DON Gorgorgon - No one can test. NO ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YOHANESS13]

priceless<3. . . . . . . .

[kawaim0m0]

I love the way he change the mic from hand to hand :-)

Btw if djlatintin asked about the base song, it's called You Have Caught Me by The Melodians. The toasting by U-Roy is just Wonderful!! I can't understand how he can do that, I'm unable... :-(

[djlatintin]

Does anybody know the name of the track  in this clip. Wicked Tuuuuuuuuuuuuune

[Choprobert]

This is "Versions Galore" from the 1973 Trojan release produced by Duke Reid. Priceless footage!

[briksandstiks]

Well...sometimes the truth is hard to take --- especially if it gives to someone else. But the truth always comes out!!!

This URoy video was recorded in the 1970's?, 1060's ?

[donnywal]

A musical shark attack! BIGUP KING U-ROY!!! Bigup aakira009 for spreading the rude bwoy knowledge! BIGUP PEACE, BIGUP HERB, BIGUP YOUTUBE!!!

[aakira009]

Rap started in Jamaica way back in the late 50s with DJs like King Stitt and Count Machuki. They used to rap over old school R&B even before Ska was being played at soundsystems. Sure there's always been guys who can rhyme but Jamaican DJs were the first to rhyme over a prerecorded rhythm track. Rap is a sub-genre of Jamaican Dancehall music. Sorry if that makes people mad but that's the truth.

[Kemumbia]

I thought so too but if you listen to earliest "official" rap songs you'll notice its much more like jive talking than toasting / DJing (toasting originated from jive talking AKA american radio talk rhyming)

[aakira009]

You're right but I think the first rappers were more directly influenced by Jamaican djs and not US radio djs Check out this quote: According to Afrika Bambaataa: "A lot of people always think it (rap) started in the South Bronx, but officially it came from the West Bronx, cause Kool Herc (credited with being the first rapper), was from that area. Then it came over to the South Bronx with myself and [Grandmaster] Flash." As I'm sure you know Kool Herc was a soundsystem operator from Kingston.

[aakira009]

Let me make a correction to my previous comment. Kool Herc was not a soundsystem operator when he was in Jamaica because he came to the US when he was quite young. But it seems fairly clear that he was heavily influenced by the soundsystem culture which he experienced in Kingston as a youth. So instead of rhyming over reggae he started doing it over R&B. That as far I can tell is the origin of rap. It's toasting in an American accent over R&B breaks as opposed to toasting over dub in patois.

[Kemumbia]

To my knowledge Kool Herc didn't rap he maked the loop system and was the selector. Also Kool Herc was around in the Jamaican scene so...

[moomjooendi2007]

@aakira009 your absolutely right my friend !!! king stitt , sir lord comic,charlie ace where all pioneers of Toasting.

[robertpisarek]

This is "toasting" which is very similair to rapping, respect to UROY

[missportmore1909]

sell off  2 blood cloth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

because when i was small my parent who is jamaican love to the play this song...

[toastingfan]

Absolutely magnificent! A true toasting great at the peak of his career! thanks for posting!

[Greenfish654]

glorious

[RAM71]

U Roy has so much charisma that he makes Snoop Dogg look like Bryant Gumbel.

[briksandstiks]

"1973 Kool Herc, Father of Hip-Hop, aka Clive Campell, deejayed his first block party. He played soul, old funk and R&B records on his turntables. He was born in Jamaica and immigrated in '67 (age 12) from Kingston where he brought his knowledge of the Jamaican soundsystem scene to the Bronx."

Taken from Well, it is mentioned in books and intellectual write ups but not on BET. I guess they dont want to go there...Dont want to admite that HIP HOP and RAP started in Jamaica. " 1973

[Luis514]

hip hop and rap didnt start in Jamaica. Its true kool herc is from there but rap music is not.

[mikeygeneral]

Sorry but rap did start in jamaica. You must be young. You can look it up on any site. Look up "Roots of hip hop" on wikipedia and a thousand other sites. Then get back to me. LMAO - You must be underage.

[Luis514]

rap did not start in Jamaica maybe Jamacians in America had soemthing to do with it but it did not start in Jamaica......talkin in rhyme or rappin has been an african american thing for a long time. Sure kool herc and a few other djs in Nyc were of Jamaican descent. there was influence no doubt but rap started in america not on the island...peace.

[mikeygeneral]

Whatever. I will not argue with you. You can look it up anywhere and you still ignorant to the fact. Maybe you just donm't like Jamaicans. Iv'e met a couple of people like you who just don't wanna believe it. So i don't care.

Please don't reply back to me. Just go look it up and make your'eself look stupid cause i don't have the time to.

[Luis514]

You will not argue with me but yet you will throw acusations at me like that? easy way out...... for the record i have nothing against Jamaicans. And there is no place that says hip hop started in Jamaica. That it simply false.....

[briksandstiks]

@Luis514 - Well just because it is not said written somewhere...... does not changes the truth. After all -- in the early days of the music industry many African American songwriters and singers were not recognized for their contributions...but that didn't change the undeniable fact of what they did. Certainly much later the truth comes out and in fact many great contributions that were not recognized 50-60 years ago are now being recognized posthumously.

[briksandstiks]

@Luis514 - Well just because it is not said written somewhere...... does not changes the truth. After all -- in the early days of the music industry many African American songwriters and singers were not recognized for their contributions...but that didn't change the undeniable fact of what they did. Certainly much later the truth comes out and in fact many great contributions that were not recognized 50-60 years ago are now being recognized posthumously.

[mikeygeneral]

Cool. I don't know why your'e arguing with me and not looking it up?

Whatever you say. This history books speak for themselves.

Please don't email me back. Thank you.

[Luis514]

LOL and wikipedia is not a good source to get indformation about music...

[Manawanga]

Truth! Too bad people's minds are too closed to see behind the blinders. Hip hop is an extension of jamaican culture. OBVIOUSLY~

[RawTheory]

if anyone wants any tracks from this c.d let me know!

[xosofine02]

briksandstiks --ur comments.... seconded,

truer words have never been spoken.

[si2ttk]

yeah,summer tune 4eva...

[midsummersault]

Anyone know the name of this song?

[bwoyrough]

good question.... a studio one track i guess, he used to sing over all the oldies, i recognise it but not sure who it is, would also like to find out....

[kawaim0m0]

@bwoyrough VERSION GALORE it's the tittle. Toast over Melodians - You have caught me

[two9parkave]

@bwoyrough It is called "Version Galore".

[si2ttk]

version galore

[loempiavreter]

U-Roy's DJ stylee is called "Version Galore" indeed. The Riddim track is a Rocksteady tune from The Melodians called "You Have Caught Me".

[badboybaldy1]

@midsummersault did you find the name of the song ? i find it for you if you like ..i know i see you asked this long time ago but let me know np

bless ....

[rastafareye]

its called version of galore...nice tune...

[psychedelicsexfunk92]

The Tune is called Version Galore.

[psychedelicsexfunk92]

can be found off of 30 Massive Shots From Treasure Isle

[Suikerland]

@midsummersault sounds like the Heptones, don't know the song though.

[cmarcallen]

Nice!!!!

[briksandstiks]

Is this the 1960's or 1970's.

I was watching THE BET awards a couple nights ago and was surprised that there is no reggae category. I am surprised by this... Plus it is weird that though UROY and BIG Youth were the first Rappers (DJ's)that is never mentioned in their history. For a genre of music to be ignored that is embraced all over the world yet ignored by its so-called brothers and sisters right in our back yard gives you reason to pause...This is just my 2 cents.

[cuisinier1nicolas]

yep, and rock n roll does the same thing to blues and country music..to forget one's intellectual roots is not very intellectual

[MuzakConcrete]

This is dope.

[tonksred]

the dj daddy

[vkerrid]

urrraaayyy! de fus djay in de worl,,a memba when mi was a chile

[doezeedoats]

the originator ...

Seldom recognized as the supreme cultural benefactor that he is. THANKS and big up!

[cinemakramp]

sooo good, thanx

[mihrantheupsetter]

My favorite video on youtube.. where did you find this?

[maryland218]

U ROY