recognise this reggae tune?

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Quick question for the reggae contingent. Anyone know a track (I'm assuming it's from between late 70s and mid 80s) with a lyric that goes "They didn't know Jah! (after all this time?). They didn't know jah, and so they were left behind." I used to have it on a compilation tape, but I never knew it's name. Now I'm 8000 miles away from that tape, and trying to find it online.

The lyric is sung in a beautiful haunting falseto melody. Damn, I need to hear this again!

― phil jones (interstar), Thursday, 11 September 2003 05:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Wailing Souls?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 11 September 2003 09:46 (twenty-three years ago)

otm stewart, it has to be they don't know jah by wailing souls

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000DZU/002-0946966-7129658?v=glance

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 11 September 2003 10:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it sung by women ? I know a version of this song by Althea & Donna.

― Sami (Sami), Thursday, 11 September 2003 11:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't think I know this, but is it the same as The Royal Rasses 'They know not Jah'?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 11 September 2003 13:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks,

It's not Wailing Souls : "They don't know Jah!" Already downloaded that to great disappointment. The melody is far more plangent.

I'm pretty sure it's a falseto guy rather than a woman. But I'll look for the Althea and Donna. Also for the Royal Rasses.

cheers. Keep those suggestions coming in :-)

phil

― phil jones (interstar), Friday, 12 September 2003 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

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