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Reggae and dancehall album reviews
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Perfect, “Born dead with life”
There are albums on which singers reveal themselves, not content with piling up tunes with no regard for the consistency of substance and form. On the dark "Gangster for life"…
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Tu Shung Peng, “Trouble Time”
"Trouble Time", Tu Shung Peng's latest album, is a real sensation! The group has gone from promising Parisian backing band to reggae revelation. Without renouncing anything of…
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Faya Horns, “meets Mad Professor ”
Riko Gaultier (aka Mapuka, Faya Dub, Faya Horns...) and Mad Professor have known each other for about ten years. About ten years during which they have dreamed of producing an…
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Dennis Brown, “A little bit more - Joe Gibbs Selection 1978-83”
Almost 10 years after his death, the release of a Dennis Brown reissue can still make news. Proof of this is "A little bit more", a 17 North Parade (VP) compilation gathering his…
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Mc Janik, “Digitall.5”
A pointed nod to the sound of his beginnings and a tribute to the dancehall of the 80s and 90s, MC Janik's latest album, "Digitall.5", is just like that music: unpretentious but…
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Various Artists, “Jamaica 1968 : Year of Reggae”
1968 is the year in which reggae makes its place in the Jamaican sun. The year the Skatalites decide to rile up their rocksteady a little, the one that sees Lee Perry found his…
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Etana, “The Strong One”
2008 should be the breakthrough year for the young and radiant Etana, a leading figure, along with the singjay Queen Ifrica, of the new generation of women made in Jamaica. With…
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Rockamovya, “Rockamovya”
"Rockamovya" is a bit like the recipe for a sequel to a big Hollywood franchise: take well-known characters and drop them into a new setting. Here, the three leaders of…
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Inna Crisis, “What if”
The Swiss band's second album, recorded in 2006, "What If" wins you over from the first listen. Far from imitating their distant Jamaican relatives, the band happily embraces a…
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Tu Shung Peng, “Around Tu Shung Peng”
It was at the end of 2006 that "Around Tu Shung Peng", the first self-produced album by the Parisians Tu shung Peng, came out of the pot. Without adequate distribution, the…
