General Trees - "Minibus". Jamaica's first award winning music video.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2021
- The song "Minibus" by General Trees, according to Jamaica's major newspaper, The Jamaica Gleaner, penned that, "When deejay General Trees wrote Minibus in 1985 he was simply recording a personal experience...And, along with producer Jack Scorpio, Trees made history with the first deejay song to be number one for the year. A framed certificate from RJR in Scorpio's Molynes Road, St Andrew studio is a testament to that achievement...The accompanying music video put sight to the sound of the 'vibe', Trees acting out his experience, this time for the camera. It was done in downtown Kingston where the minibuses were clustered, over at Gunboat Beach where there was a derelict JOS bus and the Lyndhurst Road depot where many were parked." The music video for that song was so popular that a category for the music video of the year was added to Jamaican entertainment award shows, and "Minibus" was the first-ever winner.
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This man should have been one of the richest Jamaican artists. And nowadays artists singing garbage and turn millionaires after 2 weeks .. ... SMH KMT . Plus dem good artists don’t even get little recognition fi dem work and talent and sacrifice in the business. Shame on us Jamaicans
Facts this guy did music for the Love like many others and intern got manipulated out of making any real generations wealth profits. No wonder so much good artist today are broke and always need public support when they have health issues. An example is major mackerel when he lost one is leg. The man could not even fund is medical bill without other artistes support.
No doubt, give thanks his legacy is honoured.
Big Up General Trees. Dem DJ deh mek mi luv Reggae Music (pickney days just pop out a egg shell). When Artistes used to make songs about the facts and way of life.
@@konradwright9365 well said, Konrad.
Real talk!!!
It brings tears to my eyes to see and hear what my island has become
Sad indeed, and alarmingly it's a worldwide problem. People are so materialistic and self image worshipping that compassion and community care is rapidly dying.
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When seeing these videos bring tears to the eyes that was the sweet Jamaica
I know the feeling, that is why these videos are precious to me.
Ah e living truth, bredda. Bittersweet.
Wish we could have these times again
That was when Jamaica was Jamaica I don’t know what it’s call now.
The Wild Wild West
Still name Jamaica for real jam mi can for short cuz they're still jamming none stop.lol 💝💝💝😅😅😅
So true so sad my LIKKLE country nah act right to ratid cha 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲✊🏾✊🏾🙏🏾❤️🌹
Good music continues till this day
True talk
One of Jamaica biggest songs of all times salute
Yeah, u gotta love this one. I was just listening to some Papa Levi from 1985 and thought of this.
THIS WAS THE BEAUTY OF OUR MUSIC ...WAS REFERRING TO OUR LIFESTYLE.. CULTURE TELLING THE STORY ..DAM I MISS THOSE HUMBLE SAYS WAYS
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@@LeoOReggio yess!!!! We could watch it as a house hold...even before we go to church practice on Saturday😁
Aficans at home and abroad make best music
still deh ya
A real talk and now is pure garbage them putting out an call it music😢
We want back our Jamaica were
music was nice not so much killing.
True words, Natalie D. Stay safe.
@@LeoOReggio you too thank you.
This brings back memories
So true .I run for my daughter and bus gone left me lol
Good memories. Back in those days music videos were played on Saturday’s at 4pm. Many people would sit and eat their big bowl of soup while watching the videos.
Dillon k.. don't you just miss those days ..we watch it on back and white tv..with outside atena pole
I wish I could turn back the hands of Time. Those were good days.
Oh, i wish those peaceful days could return to my beautiful Island,I pray dear Jesus.Touch the hearts of the murderers and Warmongers dear God,let them know threres an unseen Eye watching them 😌😉Sad
Yes I miss those days
Talk di ting!
These were the good ole days that will never come back
That's why I relive them.
@@LeoOReggio did you film Tiger's first video No Wanga Gut?
@@Coleman_H my brethren Junior "Becky" Beckford filmed it and I edited it. We worked together a lot in the early 80s.
new evolution has not maintained the foundation
Trees ability to tell a story is unparalleled to this day... Salute d General
Don't agree. Truly believe Professor Nuts all time best storyteller
Nuts nuh normal bredda
Love pon di bus
Saw this on tiktok had to come search on TH-cam for it...lol
There are more General Trees in the Video Library, Shacel, just type in his name and see what comes up. Stay safe.
My boys them love this song and they are american.
That says much, Angella.
Ty
The funniest thing is this still happens in now a days
I was just saying the same thing .
Yea man them really seh history repeats itself the same things happening now yes
Much love in 2024
Respect!!✊️
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Imagine u going to town and a conductor convince u to go mo bay 😂
Only in Jamaica.
😂😂😂😂😂...same suh
🤣
Im riding a bike shit that traffic always been crazy.
😃
This song been in my head all week never gets old
Sweet music cah stop playing
god know star them should get nuff money in those days😢
When Dancehall was sweet 🇯🇲🇯🇲👑
These were the best days of music in Jamaica.
Teach Dem interview with General Trees brought me here!!!
Great classic, the whole Jamaica use to wait on this video
Big chune 🎉. Missing these days, Jamaica 🇯🇲 is the best country in the world
Love his voice as kid , my favorite DJ....
Als from Early B.... One love Rasta...
Sweet jamaica and where it coming from and how we lose our authenticity
Tears comes to my eyes when I remember what Jamaica was like in the late 1970s to the early 80s. I left in 1984 went back I'm 1996 but now I heard that it is too violent to go back there. Young men killing each other and robbing people who are from overseas. I miss my country but I hope the government will do something to help the people out there
This is a mild stone song for Jamaica 🇯🇲
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We love General Trees but, JOS was the best thing to have happened to urban transportation in Jamaica, I remember as a child riding in a Jolly Bus from Waltham Park Rd to west Parade downtown
There was an attempt to reopen J.O.S shortly after they closed it. But they already vandalized many of the buses . This caused the 1/4 million buses to remain on the Wharf for 3 & a 1/2 years They were the last set of buses that came for J.O.S ,that's why they all came painted Green & White . Miss seeing those J.O.S Buses.
Till this day not another chune like this.... Unique style
When Jamaica 🇯🇲 was sweet sweet Jamaica 🇯🇲 ❤
A suh mi know seh mi a get old enuh🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fun days of Reggae dancehall music!
Am sad when see Jamaica then was just a little girl in country visiting town😢😢😢😢😢
Mini van and mini bus days no cellie no social media
And only JBC
@@rudymcdonald9963 Those were better days though whether you had money or not.
Ford Transit ,V.W ,COASTER S,BMC van s Isuzu Journey bus & ex jolly Buses & country buses all were the main ways of travelling after j.o.s closed It was chaos shortly after j.o.s closed .
There was a program called, Music, music, music on JBC TV used to showed these videos.
Gosh, I miss those days
Helping you to remember them, Don Scarbo.
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Buoy mi had to press rewind couple times just fi see granny a bruk out, cho
The song is for all ages .. the same thing is still going on .
Will Jamaica come back to it's glory days ?
Jamaica will never be the same again God help us.
Just saw de general on original dancehall Thursdays.. God fearing man.. Big up de general original horseman.. I honestly believe it's general Trees invented rapping
Memories!! I played this tune and others all of last year for my 6yr old and 3yr old and dem love it
Nice! Blessings to the family.
All time Jamaican classic from the legend. Great memories.
This man have such a unique voice for dancehall. Those were the days of tru dancehall
No doubt.
Jamaica Sweet Jamaica 💪🏾 🇯🇲💖💛💚
Even though not as sweet as back then but still sweet. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.
1985..... one year before I started high school 🙂🙂🙂gwan hold it trees
I was just three years old
General Trees was one of the best DJ at the times, I would venture to say he was a catalyst for Jamaican music to be loved by all of us
No doubt about that, June, especially as it relates to the acceptance and popularity of Jamaican made music videos.
General Trees will remain one of my Favorites, remember his songs so well.
I think he is about 70 now. This song should be over 40 years old
Thank you for the video. Nice to see and hear General Trees. These were the days when men dress like men.
Fun days.
Amen
As kenyan, I totally relate to this
This tune was massive. General Trees a dancehall legend.
No doubt.
These were the days❤
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Jamaica could be such a nice place to live
❤❤🎉best of reggae ever I wish I can get a chance to talk with this musician
U can
BLESS UP TREES. CLASSIC
Who is here in 2024??
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I ALWAYS ENJOYED THIS SONG
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Gradie iyemuzic them vibes yah me a talk bout them man yah wuk fi them space in the business we need fi respect them 🎆🎆🎆💥💥💥📢📢
Video and song still hot like it was done yesterday, funny how time fly by so fast. 2021 still trying to find the minibus but ahh ahh i dont know 🚌💨💨💨
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Where of all this jamaica gone
This was my life on public transportation.....back in the good old days.
I just born in this time in Jamaica am Dawn from Jamaica now USA
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I'm from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲. And today i know Yellowman was not the only king of dancehall
Greetings from Jamaica, Great baba. Thank you for visiting my channel, stay safe, stay subscribed.
@@LeoOReggio 🙌🙌🙌🤝🤝🤝🤝
Yesss
Trees is a legend... I love 50 Dollar Bill
Happy birthday 🥳🎉🎁🎉 papa bear
miss these days yo so sad 😞 to see the type of world we living in now
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Childhood memories right here.
No doubt,
My dad was in highschool in the 80s, he said he used listen to General Trees alot!
Classic from the vault.....
This song brings back memories
Nunca en mi vida e ido a Jamaica me gustaría ir algún día me gusta mucho sus rregge buenas letras presisas y en orden me gusta mucho bendiciones desde panamá city bendiciones viva general Tress
We love our artistes and their music so much! Thank you for sharing!!! #EPICTHROWBACK"!!!! 🔥🎶🖤🎶🔥👌
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2:59 love how general trees would always get down. Proper entertainer
Big tune
Don Bonez and RatBelly bring mi ya😂😂😂😂
Had forgotten the intrepid Roller-Skaters. Love how you captured that from both inside and outside the bus. Little slices of our culture, history and life - documentary time-capsules!!
Wayne, apart from the fact that the song was a BOOM hit, the shots taken inside and outside the bus was never seen before in music videos, and that helped to propel its popularity.
Life was life in 🇯🇲
Ive been really loving reggae more n more
To imagine that this man is broke,after all these powerful tunes him put up : it breaks my heart.as a man from Africa-just very sad 😑
the man did tell you that he's broke
Trees u 2 bad one one the best in the 80s straight outta drewsland .
No doubt.
One thing connot rewind time ⏲️ likewise your life...this song bringing bck real memories of my youthful days growing up
Blowwow dem days when roller skate man a hang on pon vehicle.. Everything get soft out to bomboclaat
Look how far God a bring we from he will never leave u or forsake us. Through so many storm he brought us through.
Half way🎉😮❤🎉
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2022 like this ,memories before me born..
Jah know sweet
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Respect
Never mind dat come back from Mobay Driver nah wan stop Spanish Town especially after we pass dead body near Johns Road 🤣One stop Red Shop Ole Harbour Road 87 business ☝️🇯🇲😁
Still one a favorite dj frfr. Mi need dem fi start a likkle versus ting a yaad. Bring back some these official artist. Give them their rose b4 dem drop. Mi love fi see Berris Hammond and Tanya Steven.
So much memories seeing this and remembering my school dayz at Kingston Tech. And my dad driving bus for a living.
02:09 HAHAHA... WHAT A LUCKY BOY
😍😍😍😍🇯🇲🇯🇲
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Blessing
Hope life’s treating you kindly. Llewelyn, I love these. Jamaican videos, I think you do worthwhile work and with a passion,
Thanks for sharing your music.. very grateful..❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Laura.
Bring back memories ♥️
I hear the 80's was the best!
Prolific songs then and most were humourous story-based, so it was fun.
lucky ya nah fall off ye skatess love it !!!
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this video cool!