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Jimmy Cliff & Sounds Of Blackness "Many rivers to cross"

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Uploaded by on Aug 17, 2008

The Dream Team - This rare performance by Jimmy Cliff with the Sounds Of Blackness singing the haunting Reggae Hymn "Many rivers to cross" on the TV show The White Room (Circa 1996).

The words of this song resonates for many but speaks volumes to Britain's African Caribbean community as it was written whilst Jimmy Cliff was in the UK and echoes lamented feelings that lie in the subconscious mind of the African in the diaspora. Can one truly inherit ancestral memories?

Throwbacksoul.

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  • black people are the white angels of music, touched by divinity. no one can contest, reject or question that; their talent is so absolute and inherent. we have so much to owe them for what the art they have enriched our lives, art and culture with for time immemorial.

  • I always appreciate a spiritual uplift. Good food for the soul is right here.

    This is a powerful mix of artistic talent.

    Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  • Oh, Lord that is gorgeous.

  • there's actually another posting of this clip in a slightly higher quality - youtube.com/watch?v=GgYLq4YLks­A 

  • thanks for posting - you can hear the wonderful Ann Nesby on back ups (2nd right) at 04:23 to 04:40 such a beautiful distinctive voice

  • @naughtyboymessiah

    it is so true !!!!!

  • Awesome!!!

  • uplifting

  • sends shivers up my spine, amazing, no words justify this performance.

  • thankyou so much for the upload, i had this recorded on vhs many years ago.. and i still have it some where... with toots and the maytels and general levi etc... bring back the white room... thanks again :o)

  • The Real Song Start @t 1:55 min.

    Sounds Nice Live Vocal

    Blessings From Amsterdam

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