African Holocaust
Encyclopedia
African Holocaust is a reggae
album released by Steel Pulse
in July 2004. It is Steel Pulse's most recent studio album and their eleventh overall. At the time of this album, the band was down to only two founding members, lead guitarist and vocalist David Hinds
and keyboardist and backup vocalist Selwyn Brown. The album features an ample guest list headlined by fellow reggae acts Damian "Junior Gong" Marley
and Capleton
. In this album Steel Pulse ventures further away from the dancehall persuasions apparent in their late 80's and early 90's work.
The album peaked at #9 on the 2004 Billboard
Top Reggae Album charts.
The song "Born Fe Rebel" appears on the soundtrack of the game Tony Hawk's Underground 2
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The band released a music video in 2007 for the song "Door Of No Return" which was shot between Senegal and New York City. The video was produced by Driftwood Pictures Ltd.
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Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
album released by Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, England, composed of David Hinds , Basil Gabbidon , and Ronald McQueen .-History:...
in July 2004. It is Steel Pulse's most recent studio album and their eleventh overall. At the time of this album, the band was down to only two founding members, lead guitarist and vocalist David Hinds
David Hinds
David "Dread" Hinds is the English rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy Award winning reggae band, Steel Pulse....
and keyboardist and backup vocalist Selwyn Brown. The album features an ample guest list headlined by fellow reggae acts Damian "Junior Gong" Marley
Damian Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
and Capleton
Capleton
Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
. In this album Steel Pulse ventures further away from the dancehall persuasions apparent in their late 80's and early 90's work.
The album peaked at #9 on the 2004 Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Reggae Album charts.
The song "Born Fe Rebel" appears on the soundtrack of the game Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2, also known as THUG 2, is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 4, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and Game Boy Advance platforms...
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The band released a music video in 2007 for the song "Door Of No Return" which was shot between Senegal and New York City. The video was produced by Driftwood Pictures Ltd.
Track listing
All songs written by David Hinds, except "George Jackson" (Bob DylanBob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
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- "Global Warning" – 4:52
- "Blazing Fire" (feat. CapletonCapletonCapleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
) – 3:36 - "There Must Be a Way" – 4:14
- "Make Us a Nation" – 4:16
- "Dem a Wolf" – 3:36
- "No More Weapons" (feat. Damian "Junior Gong" MarleyDamian MarleyDamian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
) – 4:36 - "Tyrant" – 4:51
- "Door of No Return" – 4:49
- "Born fe Rebel" – 4:41
- "Darker Than Blue" – 4:34
- "George JacksonGeorge Jackson (song)"George Jackson" is a song by Bob Dylan, written in 1971, in tribute to the Black Panther leader, George Jackson, who had been recently shot and killed by guards at San Quentin Prison on August 21, 1971, an event that indirectly provoked the Attica Prison riot...
" – 3:56 - "African Holocaust" (feat. Tiken Jah FakolyTiken Jah FakolyTiken Jah Fakoly is a reggae singer from Côte d'Ivoire.Tiken Jah was born into a family of griots and christened Doumbia Moussa Fakoly on June 23, 1968 in Odienné, north-western Côte d'Ivoire. He discovered reggae at an early age, assembling his first group, Djelys, in 1987...
) – 4:24 - "Uncle George" – 4:12