Niyabinghi chanting[1] typically includes recitation of the
Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known
Christian hymns and adopted by
Rastafarians. The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular
ska,
rocksteady and
reggae music.
Niyabinghi chants include:
"400 Million Blackman"
"400 Years" (its lyrics influenced
Peter Tosh's "400 Years")
"Babylon In I Way"
"Babylon Throne Gone Down" (arranged by
Bob Marley to "Rastaman Chant" in 1973)
"Banks of the River"
"Behold Jah live"
"Blackman Get Up Stand Up" (its lyrics influenced Bob Marley's and Peter Tosh's "
Get Up, Stand Up" in 1973)
"Brimstone"
"Chant Zion Chant"
"Closer Than a Brother"
"Come sight up in Jah Army"
"Fool Fool"
"Have a little light in I"
"I'n'I Riding"
"I Am Getting Ready"
"Idemption Trodding"
"I Must Trod Home"
"I Shall Not Remove" (its lyrics influenced Bob Marley's "
Forever Loving Jah")
"I Will Not Go With You"
"Jah Got the Whole World"
"Jah Wind Blow East"
"Leave Babylon"
"Little Children"
"Mystery Babylon Have To Move" / "Him Have To Move"
"Never Get Burn"
"New Name"
"No Night in Zion" (arranged and released by
Culture in 1997, arranged and released by
Luciano in 2001)
"Nyahbinghi Voyage" (arranged and released by
Steel Pulse)
Niyabinghi chanting[1] typically includes recitation of the
Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known
Christian hymns and adopted by
Rastafarians. The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular
ska,
rocksteady and
reggae music.
Niyabinghi chants include:
"400 Million Blackman"
"400 Years" (its lyrics influenced
Peter Tosh's "400 Years")
"Babylon In I Way"
"Babylon Throne Gone Down" (arranged by
Bob Marley to "Rastaman Chant" in 1973)
"Banks of the River"
"Behold Jah live"
"Blackman Get Up Stand Up" (its lyrics influenced Bob Marley's and Peter Tosh's "
Get Up, Stand Up" in 1973)
"Brimstone"
"Chant Zion Chant"
"Closer Than a Brother"
"Come sight up in Jah Army"
"Fool Fool"
"Have a little light in I"
"I'n'I Riding"
"I Am Getting Ready"
"Idemption Trodding"
"I Must Trod Home"
"I Shall Not Remove" (its lyrics influenced Bob Marley's "
Forever Loving Jah")
"I Will Not Go With You"
"Jah Got the Whole World"
"Jah Wind Blow East"
"Leave Babylon"
"Little Children"
"Mystery Babylon Have To Move" / "Him Have To Move"
"Never Get Burn"
"New Name"
"No Night in Zion" (arranged and released by
Culture in 1997, arranged and released by
Luciano in 2001)
"Nyahbinghi Voyage" (arranged and released by
Steel Pulse)