Flabba Holt Shows Us How He Created The Bass Lines For Some Of Reggae’s Most Popular Songs Pt.3
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It is a pleasure and a privilege to join Flabba, “me is a man who play bass “, here as he narrates the stories behind some of The Roots Radics biggest hits, runs you through his epic bass lines and explains how history was made.
Songs Mentioned in the Video
Freddie McGregor: ‘Big Ship’ Thompson Sound 7” Producer Linval Thompson 1982
This huge hit was not only followed by an LP of the same title on Greensleeves in the UK but would also provide Freddie McGregor with the name for his own label. However, Flabba describes here how it nearly didn’t happen as “everybody a pack up and we leave” before recording “one more song…” that would become for Freddie “him biggest tune I ever heard”.
Gregory Isaacs: ‘Front Door’ African Museum 7” & 12” Producer Gregory Isaacs 1980
Michael Prophet: ‘Gun Man’ Volcano 7” Producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes 1981
John Holt: ‘Police In Helicopter’ Volcano 7” Producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes 1983
Sugar Minott: ‘No Vacancy’ Hit Bound 7” Producer: Winston ‘Niney The Observer’ Holness (for the Hoo Kim brothers @ Channel One) 1983
Barrington Levy: ‘Prison Oval Rock’ Arrival 7” Producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes 1983
“It’s a hit tune this! Making ‘Prison Oval Rock is another movie… this is a history. Listen and learn” while Flabba takes you through the recording session at Channel One where Junjo, as always “carried a whole bag of young youth with him to his sessions” and his delight in recalling how “a me discover (Wycliffe) ‘Steely’ Johnson!”
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Many folks believe that reggae is built around that scratchy staccato guitar, but it's that DEEP bouncy bass that really lays the foundation for which the music is built upon. Thanks for the subtitles 'cause his patois is thicker than molasses!
Extremely thick
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Thicker than his tone
Those people have never been in a dance hall setting. If they have, they'd know the music is SUPER bass heavy.
When in the dance hall you'll understand that 'drum and bass make you whine up you waist'
Watch all old time roots dances all have super big bass bins.
Yes. Bass is the foundation of the music
To your point, I think of big fat 15-18" woofers when I think of reggae bass
Agreed! Flabba inspired me to play Bass & my brother was already a rock drummer. I teach him the kick drum & importance of hi-hat. Now all we do is play reggae 😊
Man, what a quiet humble legend. A true giant in reggae literally and musically.... Give dis man him flowers while him alive.🌻🌻🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷.
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Yes ur right Erroll 'Flabba' Holt is one of the the best Bass players in the world l, roots radics then Dub Syndicate wich both roots radics came first and then years later Changed the name to Dub Syndicate he always was and is so good nobody plays like he can! ❤️ And ur spot on we should appreciate his work on Bass while he is still on this 🌏
@@BluesHiroshima I mean he does not crow about his accomplishments
@@BluesHiroshima yes we did watch the same video as each other that's pretty funny lol 😂, but great video Flabba Holt is a legendary bass player I tho it was a great video what do you think of it!,
That's a beutifull comment and I couldn't agree more 👑
4:57 !!! Charming, funny, confident - most importantly skilled. Number #1!
`80`s reggae was da best! I still listen and record it
"Like a lizard in a leaf swaying in the breeze.".
The most beautiful music metafor I've ever heard. This is wisdom
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actually its lizard pon a limb
@@sny1120 true. but still beautiful. The question is: could a lizard get a grip on a leave? More like a caterpillar 😀
That's exactly how the dance hall patrons look when the music hits them at night! Just like the lizard hanging on to the branch in the wind!
Finally someone made a record of this great bass player, Flabba is a true legend, many people only think of funk, rock, jazz bassists, when much of the best if not the best bass lines are in reggae music. Make no mistake, it's not easy to be simple and brilliant.
That guy make it easy.
Respect!
Up💯 fi real 🔥🔥🔥
Damn straight, brother!
Anyone who watches this whole video now knows the Roots Radics backed nearly every great reggae artist in the 1st half of the 80's. Thanks Flabba for the golden years of Rub a Dub!
My heritage is so rich!! These great musicians never got Their due! JAH know!
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The driving bass for the legendary Roots Radics. The amount of riddims this man was behind is unreal. Major dancehall anthems. When he played the *"Gunman"* bassline @ 8:14 bwooy, that's my youth right there!! I was still in school when dem tune hit. We're talking 1980-81. This man here created nuff classics. Nuff respect, Flabba Holt. Thank you, thank you, thank you.👏👏
This is one of the greatest uploads in the history of UA-cam.
Salute to the legend FLABBA HOLT … his works shaped so many lives.
Big up I NEVER KNEW crew
Had the Pleasure to meet The Great Flabba Holt in New Orleans and Lafayette Louisiana was really nice to see him In person after all the great tunes and Performers he played with My All time Favorite Bass Player Much Respect to The Ax Man
Should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hands down. Legend many times over.
I can’t get tired of watching Flabba Holt being interviewed.
GOAT reggae bassist, big up Flabba.... greetings from Kenya! Your bass lines are legendary and Will forever remain so! Bless you and long live!
Flabba's basslines have help me captive for so many years, especially those heavy dub lines - what a wonderful human being
Humble Icon !! Blessed love
The Jamaica Federation of Musician should honor you while you’re alive !!🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥
You can tell his genuine love for the music, how excited he gets before playing and speaking about those moments. What is missing from a lot of today's musicians and their works!
They really had to love it because the money wasn’t really there yet.
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This man is a living legend. One of the top bass players in the history of Reggae Music, and my personal favorite. He also sings really well..check out his album "Singing life". nuff respect Flabba
This brother is definitely one of the cornerstone of the Music without doubt or any apologies.Such a joy to see recording of History.Maximum respect.Your contributions are beyond any amount of pecuniary value.Thank you
Absolutely! Very well said my brother
Yep this is a real Gem of an interview. It’s so good to see the musicians behind the music that we love ❤️. Flabba Holt - your bass line mek me slow wine ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from a teen to my 50’s. Give thanks and Raspect for your beautiful music ❤️💛💚
Give thanks 👊🏿
His he John Holt brother?
First and foremost big up Flabba Holt the baddest rub a dub bass player and the Roots Radics Band was a awesome band bad bad...this was a fantastic history lesson 👏
Flabba jolt mi call him....when dem line hit you is like it shock you!! 🎸🎸
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this upload a 💎... Nuff top bassies came out of JA.. but you see Flabba and also Robbie dem man deh run di main with bassline galore🏆nuff raspect Flabba!!
Give thanks 👊🏿
This is certainly a great piece of reggae history. To know how many of these songs came about, how the bass for each song came to be, Steelie on the piano on Prison Oval Rock...
Thank you Mr. Holt for your contribution to these heavy bass lines in the early 80s. As I tell people all the time, these tunes and instruments played were what made real sound systems and made reggae music reach many parts of the world as no one played bass like how it is played in reggae music and in the late 70s, early 80s the bass was very heavy.
Thanks for all involved in this video, definitely learned and confirmed certain things in reggae.
This Man is for real, when you meet him in person he lights up genuinely when talking about music and of course the bass !
he sings pretty good too!
There’s no reggae without the bass!!!
Flabba Holt crucial bass man inns Roots music stylee!! Blessings Flabba Holt Much respect ✊🏽 ❤️💛💚
One of those days on UA-cam you stumble upon a diamond hiding in trash. Thanks to this Legend
Absolute LEGEND! Are you kidding me? Roots Radics Band. Seeing them live backing Yellowman, Freddie, Half Pint, Don Carlos, The Prezident, The Cool Ruler, and many more. Thanks Flabba for all the memories and contributions
You can tell Flabba loves and enjoys making music... his vibes and the way he tells these stories are special, more blessings to come ya way Legend
Words fail me! I'm in awe. WHAT A NICE FELLA AND A BASS LEGEND!!! RESPECT
Thank you for showcasing this incredible Jamaican! Legendary Flabba Holt! This man and the Roost Radics band are responsible for so many classic songs so many people aren't even aware that he created them. Blessings for bringing Flabba out of the shadows so a new generation can know the people who created so many classic reggae songs. Long live Flabba, long live REAL reggae music. I'm so fascinated by the stories behind these songs. Maybe you can do a series on the
the other members from Roots Radics who are no longer with us, Styles Scott, Bingy Bunny and more..
This man is a musical Genius........
Love love this. That bass omg. When he does the Spanish Town riddim he is so deep in the zone…what a beautiful human
Awesome bassist❤💛💚🖤🙏
Does this guy ever play any bad notes? I don’t think so. Wow! It’s amazing to realize Flabba Holt plays so perfectly and gets all of those tones out of just his thumb! His playing may look simple but it isn’t. Everything about how he plays is rock solid. The sound is super focused and his sense of timing is at a superhuman level. Amazing!
It's so brilliant. That Police in Helicopter bassline in particular is mad..
Respect to you my brother. Much love for your interview. It's good to see behind the scenes of the music. Too often the singer is magnified and the musicians are forgotten
Old school Reggae, as it should be. Flabba Holt is a legend, feeling some Lover's Rock tunes... relaxing with a rum and big Cuban.
Much respect Flabba Holt I salute you to the full max you're a living legend 💯% 👏🏾 I love this interview ❤️ thanks for sharing 👍🏾
This man helps me to strengthen my mind to live,love & appreciate life in all its appearances. Great 👍 👌
Bless 👊🏿
the great flabba
🔥🔥😘😘. We have to be so appreciative of the music this island brought to the world. OMG!!!! When mi seh de Island of 🇯🇲 is special. Mi nuh tell no lie. I love my CULTURE. Lemme call mi Pops 😘😘❤️. Thank you.
One of my favorite bass players of all time. Glad to have seen him live. Mesmerizing!
Much love and respect! ‘I played on on a lot of bass lines’ understatement of the year- the oral history of the history of the songs is priceless- thank you! Peace.
Mr. Sibbles taught me this riddim, my first, when I was 16 in his Toronto studio on Eglington Ave ( Reggae Lane ) I’m almost 50 now still love to play it…Mr. Holt epitomizes everything great about about bass, time, touch , feel, love love love he plays the same bass guitar his whole career. He has a chunk of inlay missing first fret and the Man na care. Humble and absolutely no artifice…I bow down now and listen Sir. Appreciate you. This must be 20th time I watch this it never ceases to inspire on every level
Brilliant The great Erroll "Flabba" Holt roots radics best Bass lines in the world! ❤️Love 😍 ✌️
That man and that actual bass guitar were the soundscape of my youth.
God bless and thank you for your works!
This interview is of historical value and must be preserved for future generation. i hope that this legend will be officially recognized for his invaluable contribution to our music. thank you I Never knew TV.
In awe of this legend. Could listen to him talk all day!!!
front door is such a tune one of my fav reggae songs this man is a legend.
One of the many amazing session players that kept the whole ting going ,they never got payed what they where worth but still did it for the love.respect
Yes King! Yu Bless every time. JAH Guide and Protect Yu.
thank you for captions!!
Bless 👊🏿
The lizard on a leaf analogy tho 😂😂😂 mans raw.
this makes my heart so full.
I just love and appreciate this interview/History.. Flabba you are truly a Living Legend. Salute King!..
Monumental. Roots GIANT! Long Live Roots Radics! Responsible for many big chunes!
This was needed to show and keep the history alive. Big love, honours and respect to Flabba Holt🙏🏽💚💛❤️
My all time favorite tunes. The Roots Radics were unstoppable at the time. What I've just listened as discussed by Flabba is a drop in an ocean. There are tracks like Jacqueline by Hugh Mundell, lce cream Love by Johnny Osbourne, Badman Posse by Junior Murvin, to name the few and the list goes on.
Bless 👊🏿
sesethu Onika - I blast the tunes you quoted on full volume and many others from that time (1980 - 1982) when I drive up and down around Atlanta in America. Basically Roots Radics @ Channel 1, any singer, mixed at King Tubby by the scientist. That Big ship album is definitely in my personal top 10 reggae list of all time
Great interview. Very revealing as to how these great tunes came together. SO glad it had subtitles!
Yeah man me too: the wildest and most incomprehensible Patwah I've ever heard! I only can get "man!" at the end of sentences 😂
Mega tunes, each and every one. I salute you sir
Give thanks 👊🏿
This man should get national awards for his contributions to reggae music miss Grange should make sure these people are recognized in our history
Blessings to you Mr Holt ur a living legend sir, mi love dem music ya.
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Legend. Appreciate the man while he is still with us
THANX SO MUCH RASTA FOR MAKING ME SMILE TODAY... BASSLINE PLAY IT JUST HOW I LIKE IT MAN THOSE CHUNES BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES.......
Big and Massive and Respect to the Legend Flabba! Best Reggae Bass documentary, Pure Gems! Give Thanks I Never Knew Tv!
Give thanks 👊🏿
He still has so much passion for the music after all these years. That's just beautiful man.
Much love and respect from Argentina! Thanks for the production!
If this man only know how much I appreciate his work.
Thank you so much!
With love!
Like a lizard on a leaf
Just chillin
While the breeze blows by
Just going with the flow
That a rad analogy
So inspirational to hear that Flabba is the type of bandleader to let the youth play their one song when time allowed . The end of this interview resonates with me on a profound level. Give the under dog a chance . Roots Radics Bassie Thank you for sharing this history.
What an amazing interview of a legend…WOW. Thank you.
This is a man that should be rich beyond belief with all that creativity!
These great men make me proud to be a born Jamaican, it’s unbelievable how talented Jamaicans are!! Like I said before we need a REGGAE DANCEHALL hall of fame ASAP!!
Total legend this guy. Remember the whole of modern dance music culture, Techno, House, hip hop, all of it, came from the reggae sound systems in the same way rock 'n roll came from delta blues. And the reggae sound systems where built on drum and bass, particularly bass. So in so many ways Mr. Holt here, along with Mr Shakespeare of course, laid the foundation for the revolution in electronic music in the 80's that is still going strong today. The very same bass principles he's talking about here are all over House and Techno, 808's in hip hop etc, that's how important Flabba Holt is to the history of music. Gotta to say though Flabba's accent is a peach, I can usually understand about 80-90% of Jamaican patois. Flabba's not so much, sub titles deeply appreciated.
The great flabba holt💯👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
My Bredda, Flabba! One of my original Bass teachers.
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Bless family 👊🏿
Wow great story’s , hats off to you king for sticking up and going out on a limb for that young man, RIP respect if not we probably would have never know the great Steally. Big respect Nyah.
Not only could I listen to him play all day, I could listen to him talk all day too!
Never heard of Flabba Holt.....but i like to hear the story behind some of the hit songs
This mess up my emotions completely, I am sad and happy at the same time, these men are no doubt ROCK STARS, WITHOUT THE MONEY OR FAME👏👏
One of the best ever. Respect to Flabba.
This is truly epic, this brother is a legend.
Flabba HOLT Big Up . Respect is due to U. Nuff LOVE
Blessings iyah watching all the way from Vanuatu 😃😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺
Many thanks he is a real legend !!! The number one bass player from Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤
His teacher is Aston Barrett both are legends
My favorite bassie of all time ! Big up Flabba.. I remember talking to you in a hotel room in Los Angeles 2010 when the Radics performed the Scientist rids the world of the evil curse of the vampire LP in its entirety. RIP Style Scott. Tippa Lee & I was there hanging out with you. I also gave you a ride to LAX in the morning because you had to go back to finish a tour with IV. Pure Radics was playing the whole way to the airport. Respect King ✊🏽
Living Legend. Thanks Mr. Holt!
ERROL FLABBA IS. THE BEST WITH FAMILY MAN , I KNOW AND I LOVE THIS MAN .
This was amazing even from a phone speaker, Flabba Holt is a legend
His patois it so deep, jus like his so deep bass lines
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He can sing well too, nice interview
Up up my good friend Flabba Holt. Much respect desde puerto rico🎸 iam bass player too and have a fender 1974, but him a LIVING LEGEND!
Need more content like this, feel like it took me back and into the sessions.
Mi love how some a it cyaa even translate to English inna di caption. Dis is freedom language, 🙌🏾
Reality medz 🙌🏿
Translation should have been "lizard on a limb".
Still, a fantastic video. Really insightful. Flabba Holt is a true genius of the bass!
Give thanks 👊🏿
The translation was all messed up. Should have written it like it was spoken.
@@apegrasshoplizard Sounds like a new Bible translation where they change the meanings of the scriptures to fit their own agenda. lol
Amazing. Mr Flabba.. man your sound bad . I got my dad bass guitar from 1960. Jammin reggae and I’m so happy that watch your video man. You are the sound that buzz my head. Wish I could learn there man !! Thanks and really Man U are so entertaining I love listening your story All wicked good tales man. Genius head. Banger bass lines
Nice. 👍 What a great interview thank you sir.
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