Mutabaruka

Melanin Man

Mutabaruka - Melanin Man

01/01/1994 | Shanachie 

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All Music Guide Review

Mutabaruka was among the earliest "dub" poets, a firebrand who repeatedly attacked the injustices and hypocrisy he saw both in Jamaica and the Western world at large. If anything, he sounds more strident and angry on this latest set of poems. The title track, with its embrace of the controversial melanin theory, will probably dismay those who find the link between genetics, color and behavior a tenuous one at best. The other numbers continue his tradition of unrelenting, pro-Jamaican, pan-African political fare. He does take a different tack on the last work, however; "Dance" is reminiscent of The Last Poets or Gil Scott-Heron, and for just a little while shows that he can talk about something besides cultural conflict and racial oppression. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Melanin Man Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Melanin Man
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Melanin Man from Melanin Man


  • 2
  • Beware
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Beware from Melanin Man


  • 3
  • Garvey
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Garvey from Melanin Man


  • 4
  • Killin
  • 4:48
  • Sound Clip for Killin from Melanin Man


  • 5
  • Bone Lie
  • 6:07
  • Sound Clip for Bone Lie from Melanin Man


  • 6
  • Miss Lou
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Miss Lou from Melanin Man


  • 7
  • Lamentation
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Lamentation from Melanin Man


  • 8
  • Columbus Ghost
  • 4:10
  • Sound Clip for Columbus Ghost from Melanin Man


  • 9
  • People's Court, Pt. 2
  • 6:24
  • Sound Clip for People's Court, Pt. 2 from Melanin Man


  • 10
  • Haiti
  • 5:02
  • Sound Clip for Haiti from Melanin Man


  • 11
  • Dance
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Dance from Melanin Man


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