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QUEEN OMEGA
Destiny
Release date :
12-03-2004
Label :
Special Delivery
Tracklist :
1. Psalm 8
2. Selassie I Know
3. Judgement
4. Forever In Love
5. Love Each Other
6. Keep The Faith
7. Simplicity
8. Destiny Interlude
9. Destiny
10. Perfect Combination (feat. Buju Banton)
11. Me Beg Yu
12. Ganja Party
13. No Retire
14. Joyful Moment
15. Keep The Faith Remix
Listen :
Perfect combination
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REVIEW
Review written by Benoit Georges
on Tuesday, January 25th 2005 - 22 460 views
Released just before the end of the year, "Destiny" benefits from very good production by Special Delivery and a polished presentation. Two ingredients that make it a surprising album in a style that is all too rare: modern roots by a woman.
All the tracks on this album are the result of numerous collaborations. While most of the album's instrumentals were composed by Bost&Bim, it is a pleasure to discover riddims by Sheldon Stewart of the Calibud label, played notably by the Firehouse crew on three "re-cuts": Perfect combination (Rock with me riddim), Me beg you (Tune in riddim) and Ganja Party (Bababoom riddim). The percussionist "Bongo" Herman is also a guest on several tracks. The Calibud style, which came out of the Bobby Digital studios, fits perfectly into this very well-made dancehall/roots set, with some of the tracks mixed by Barry O'Hare, a sound engineer of excellent reputation who works notably for Irie FM. The result of these highly coherent production choices is a record with a cohesive, distinctive sound.
A terrific combination with Buju
Queen Omega shows great skill as a singjay, stringing together melodious choruses and toasted verses in a rich, powerful voice. The quintessence appears for example on the track Judgement, one of the best on this album, or on Forever in love. The theme of the lyrics is very Rasta, with titles like Selassie I know and Keep the faith, to name the most explicit. One could indeed criticise a lack of originality in some of the lyrics, but Queen Omega's style amply compensates for this relative weakness. So with Ganja Party, on a common reggae theme, she offers a catchy and very "ruff" track. Another highlight of the album is the terrific combination with Buju Banton which, in the tradition of love duets, brings a welcome dancehall dynamic. Harder to classify, the title track Destiny is a fine success. With a sincere vibe, Queen Omega is particularly at ease on this track, with a vocal performance reminiscent of the divas of American soul.
With "Destiny", Queen Omega asserts her voice in conscious reggae, a style that has far too few women in Jamaica. A very successful album that owes as much to her performances as to the work (on the music as on the visuals) of those who surrounded her. |
Queen Omega it's the children of jah , i love all the lirycks all of them i give thanks and praise to the Almyghty for the angel cause for me Queen Omega is an angel and she sing the song of the heaven.
Gob bless Queen Omega!! LOve
Reine Omega...Jehovah te bénie d'un don magnifique. Tu es vraiment une reine de cette nouvelle génération. Stay true to the consciousness of Roots Woman, and you will be free to the limits. Continue à faire de bonne musique. Jah Love.
franchema el é trop mortelllllllllllllllllll je kif grave c sons ..........big up!!!!
Une reine du reggae dance hall est née, elle ne fait que confirmer son excellent poteltiel dans cet album, même si les précédents étaient encore mieux (mieux qu'excellent, c'est pour vous dire !!!). Elle a une voix qui ne laisse personne indifférent, quant aux lyrics, ils frappent fort. Merci à toi sista, parce que du reggae comme ça, et bien on en attend encore et toujours plus. Respect !
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