''Root Fire'' is the debut album from the

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

rock band

Bedouin Soundclash Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundcla ...

, made while the members of the band were still in school at Queen's University.

Track listing

All songs were written by Bedouin Soundclash. #"Rodigan State Address" – 0:52 #"Rebel Rouser" – 6:44 #"Dub in the Kalamegdan" – 4:06 #"Johnny Go to New York" – 5:08 #"Back to the Matter" – 2:34 #"Eloween Deowen" – 6:12 #"Santa Monica" – 4:20 #"Mandrake Root" – 3:49 #"Natural Right (Rude Bwoy)" – 2:57 #"National Water" – 4:04

Personnel

Jay Malinowski Jay Malinowski (born 1982) is a Canadians, Canadian singer, songwriter, visual artist and writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the vocalist and guitarist for reggae group Bedo ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

and

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Eon Sinclair Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundcl ...

: Bass guitar *Brett Dunlop:

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Pat Pengelly Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundc ...

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*Rob Bailey: Bongo and

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Credits

*All songs written by

*Album recorded at Rainy Day Studios, May 2001 *Cover art and design by Jay Malinowski

References

Bedouin Soundclash albums 2001 debut albums {{reggae-album-stub