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Straika D, “Hits 2 Hits”
Fifteen years after his musical debut, the Martinican Straika D is releasing his best of. An exercise not given to every artist on the French-language reggae scene. Proof of his…
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Various Artists, “DJ Clash - 3 The Hard Way”
Launched for Greensleeves' 30th anniversary, the campaign to reissue the British label's classic vinyl on CD continues despite a turbulent news cycle. Case in point: this…
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Dub Syndicate, “Overdubbed by Rob Smith”
Adrian Sherwood is an astonishing fellow. A little white guy from London, he first managed to enlist the services of Grandmaster Flash's Sugarhill Gang, turning them into…
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Buju Banton, “Inner Heights Anniversary Edition”
10 years already! It is 10 years since Buju Banton released his masterpiece "Inna Heights", successor to the excellent 'Til Shiloh'. To celebrate, VP is reissuing this…
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Various Artists, “Queens of Jamaica”
A touch macho, reggae, all the same. Women have often been relegated to the ranks of (token) backing singers, and when they did take the front of the stage, it was to share a…
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Clive Hunt, “& The Dub Dancers feat. Lizzard”
Even though the brilliant Clive Hunt had already dabbled in dub in New York in 1977 with African roots act I, more than 30 years had elapsed until the release of Clive Hunt & the…
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Ziggy Marley, “Live - Love is my religion”
It is easy to picture little Ziggy in front of his mirror, imitating the mannerisms of his Rasta dad. At the opening of the record, on Make some music, you would think you were…
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Joe Higgs, “Life of contradiction”
"The father of reggae", according to Jimmy Cliff. Mr Higgs is the man who taught the Wailers to sing, and who sometimes stood in for Bunny Wailer in the trio when his friend…
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Various Artists, “Latin Reggae”
The New York label Putumayo continues its exploration of world music, this time tackling the relationship Spanish speakers have with reggae. From Buenos Aires to Barcelona, Latin…
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Luciano, “Jah is my navigator”
Rather discreet of late (no release in 2007), Luciano remains an essential artist. Proof of this is "Jah is my navigator", released on VP, which once again reunites the Luciano /…
