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Advantages: shopping, night life Disadvantages: polluted,
Manila, a city full of contrasts, from the rich beautiful buildings of its colonial past to the present day corrugated roofed patched wooden
dwellings. Where child beggars turn up their dirty palms to shiny black
Mercedes benz cars waiting at the traffic lights.Where it takes six months to get a phone line but one day to make a best friend.
This is Manila, the capital city of the Philippines located on the island of Luzon.
No review of Manila is complete without mention of Manila's traffic
jams. If you think you have seen the worst of jams, visit Manila and
you will change your mind. The city has had to come up with ingenious ways of reducing traffic, including barring odd and even numbered registered vehicles from entering the city on different days of the week. So, if your car registration began with a '6' for instance ...
Advantages: Sights, trade, tourism, simplicity Disadvantages: long trip, but worth it
"Stairway to Heaven" the locals declare, and it has actually exixted for thousands of years created by the hands of local tribes people called the Ifugaos. Hailed once as one of the seven wonders of the world, visiting it left me thankful there are still efforts to preserve this legacy. Besides the fact the country's summer capital Baguio is close by, this area up in Luzon is a sight to behold. You can even get to see the life of the locals as they go about through the day doing chores the old fashion way and singing songs of praise to Bathala!
Come taste the wide variety of traditions they got to offer here and, trust me, it is for real almost heaven. ...
Advantages: Great fun music. Sunshine on a rainy day... Disadvantages: Watch out if you have a dodgy back!
Tubby Meets The Rockers
Satta Massagana
54-46 (Was My Number)
Ball Of Fire
Black Disciples
Bourbon Street Skank
None Shall Escape The Judgement
Nana's Chalk Pipe
Below The Bassline
And a muscicians list (also easily available off the 'net)
Ernest Ranglin Guitar
Gary Mayone Percussion & Keyboards
Idris Muhammad Drums
Ira Coleman Acoustic Bass
Monty Alexander Piano & Melodica (also Producer)
Roland Alphonso Soprano & Tenor Sax
Please forgive me for not ranting on about each of these guys, but as I have already said I'm no expert on Reggae - I just love this album - and I'm sure there is plenty elsewhere about each of them.
In summary, why do I like this album? Its fun. Pure and simple. Its sounds like the guys had fun when they made it, it draws you into it and gets you moving and emotionaly ...
