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Papa Tank, “En attendant...”
Five years after their first album, the two partners K.No.B and Paco Jahz have tried to put every advantage on their side to pull it off. The production of this record was thus…
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Third World, “Black, Gold & Green”
With thirty years of experience, Third World has, since its beginnings in the 70s, left quite a few die-hard fans by the wayside. From the duet with Stevie Wonder to the hip hop…
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Leroy Smart, “Dread hot in Africa”
With a sublime, poignant voice and careful writing and appearance, Leroy Smart, "the Don", is a full-fledged representative of 1970s roots reggae who still enjoys a solid…
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Vybz Kartel, “J.M.T”
Billed as one of the big events of the start of the year, to the point that mainstream media such as France Info have taken an interest in the phenomenon, here is Vybz Kartel's…
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Monty Alexander, “Concrete Jungle”
After "Stir it Up", the brilliant pianist Monty Alexander opens a new chapter on the music of Bob Marley with "Concrete Jungle", ploughing the reggae/jazz furrow once again…
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Various Artists, “Studio One Women”
This Studio One Women is the 17th release in the series put out by the English label Soul Jazz Records. Always of high quality, these reissues from Coxsone's lair very quickly…
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Michael Rose, “African Dub”
Michael Rose left us last year with a fine impression with "African Roots". Good news: the dub remixes of this very good album are gathered here. As with the original album, the…
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King Kong, “Rumble jumble life”
A Jamaican veteran of the 1980s, King Kong has enjoyed a new career thanks to Bobby Konders' Massive B label. After more than ten years of collaboration, this album, in the form…
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Groundation, “Dub Wars”
Apart from a discreet LP, "Dragon War", we had never been able to hear Groundation in the particular exercise of dub. That is now done with this highly convincing "Dub Wars". It…
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Matisyahu, “Youth”
The second studio album from the atypical Matisyahu, " Youth" shows an obvious desire to bring people together. From the day Matthew Miller aka Matisyahu decided to use music to…