Jah No Dead

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Released2003
Genre Reggae
Length52:40
Label Island
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Jah No Dead is a compilation album by Burning Spear released in 2003. The tracks are compiled from five albums that Burning Spear released on Island in the 1970s. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Social Living" - Long Version
  2. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead"
  3. "Slavery Days"
  4. "The Invasion"
  5. "Marcus Garvey"
  6. "Man in the Hills" - Album Version
  7. "Throw Down Your Arms"
  8. "People Get Ready" - Album Version
  9. "Dry & Heavy"
  10. "Civilised Reggae"
  11. "I and I Survive" (Slavery Days)
  12. "The Ghost" (Marcus Garvey)
  13. "Jah No Dead"

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References

  1. 1 2 Richie Unterberger. Jah No Dead (review) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. Ofjam, Jah (August 2003). "Burning Spear: Jah No Dead / Linton Kwesi Johnson: Straight To Inglan's Head / Sly & Robbie Make 'Em Move/Taxi Style (Island)" (PDF). Muzik . No. 99. p. 79. Retrieved 11 August 2023.