Misty in Roots
Misty in Roots are a British roots reggae band formed in Southall, London in the mid 1970s. Their first album was 1979's Live at the Counter Eurovision, a record full of Rastafarian songs. It was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, helping to bring roots reggae to a white audience. At this early stage, the band was a collective with five lead singers and various musicians, though by the time of the second album proper the band had slimmed down to just three members. Along with Steel Pulse, Aswad, Matumbi, Cimarons and Black Slate, Misty in Roots were one of the most popular English reggae bands of the late 1970s.
Following their debut, Misty In Roots released four studio albums through the 1980s. The band had two BBC Radio 2 "In Concert" appearances in 1983 and 1985. They were invited to play in Zimbabwe in 1982 in recognition of their support for the independence movement, and were the first reggae band to tour South Africa, Poland, and Russia. After a break from recording in the next decade the band returned with a new mini-album Roots Controller in 2002. and continue to play concerts as of 2014.
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ALBUMS
- Roots Controller released: 2002
- Jah Sees Jah Knows released: 1997
- Wise and Foolish released: 1995
- Musi-O-Tunya released: 1995
- The Peel Sessions released: 1995
- Chronicles: The Best of Misty in Roots released: 1994
- Live at the Counter Eurovision 1979 released: 1990
- Forward released: 1989
- Earth released: 1983
- Misty Over Sweden released: 1979
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Ghetto Of The City (Live)
by: Misty In RootsAll you want you can get
Get it now you no want it
Come here to look for prosperity
What you found was hatred and oppression
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
They're going down to vanity
They're going down to hypocrisy
They're going down to the ghetto of the city
Where there is hatred and poverty
Where there is hatred and poverty
Ignorance, ignorant minds
Corrupted and confused
Build their lives on vanity
Has no love for humanity
Dreams are just an illusion
Pavements are not gold
Hatred, hatred and oppression
Down in the ghetto
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
(Rap)
Like it was said earlier on
I don't feel anything for love
But I say if money could buy love the rich would live and the poor would die
This is what we found in the ghetto of the city
Ignorance, ignorant minds
Corrupted and confused
Build their lives on vanity
Has no love for humanity
Dreams are just an illusion
Pavements are not gold
Hatred, hatred and oppression
Down in the ghetto
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city
Ignorance, ignorant minds
Corrupted and confused
Build their lives on vanity
Has no love for humanity
Dreams are just an illusion
Pavements are not gold
Hatred, hatred and oppression
In the ghetto of the city
Down, down, down in the ghetto of the city