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Barrington Levy, “In Dub”
It is 1979 in Kingston. Henry 'Junjo' Lawes is launching into production and approaches a precocious talent already making a great deal of noise in the sound systems: a…
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Jah Mason, “Rise”
With his last album dating back to June 2004 with "Surprise Dem" (an abyss, given the frenetic pace of the Jamaican scene), and after an average year in singles, Jah Mason…
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Energy Crew, “No More War”
Active since 1999, the Guyanese band Energy Crew keep on rising. The group has already shared bills with Lucky Dube, Luciano and Morgan Heritage, not to mention their work as a…
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Willi Williams, “Messenger Man”
Despite a career stretching over more than 40 years, Willi Williams remains best known for his track Armagideon Time, recorded in 1979, whose cover by the Clash made it a…
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Kiprich, “Outta road”
Produced under the banner of Shaggy and Robert Livingston's Big Yard label, Kiprich's first album was not worth waiting for in vain. This varied opus offers the artist an…
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Shaggy, “Clothes drop”
Awaited as one of the biggest albums of 2005 for a Jamaican artist, this "Clothes drop" by Shaggy, inevitably cross-over and consensual, is nonetheless solid and broadly faithful…
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Cedric Congo Myton, “Inna de Yard”
It is a concept that works: less than a year after opening its catalogue, and only a few weeks after the release of "Linval Thompson Inna De Yard", the label already has its…
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Bob Marley & The Wailers, “The Definitive Discography”
Roger Steffens has accumulated six entire rooms of collections in his house in Los Angeles, plus a whole museum: an enormous reggae exhibition which, after having existed, now…
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Manjul, “Faso Kanou”
A sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist (he has notably played on several Zenah Music projects), Manjul has for five albums enjoyed crossing reggae with other sounds. A…
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Leroy Brown, “Color Barrier”
Well inspired in its choice of reissues, Makasound this time turns to the mysterious Leroy Brown. Discovered by Alton Ellis, a member of the Emotions with Max Romeo (and the…