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Rod Taylor, “Where Is Your Love Mankind”
The Rod Taylor saga continues: after a brilliant compilation released on Patate Records last spring, Greensleeves reissues his great classic, "Where Is Your Love Mankind"…
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Josie Mel, “THis Whole World”
Josie Mel is one of those singers whose voice, more than his name, catches the ear. It is a pity that, apart from single-buyers and purists, few have ever hummed the soulful…
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Toots & The Maytals, “Light Your Light”
Boosted by a belated Grammy Award in 2004 for True Love and a recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, Toots carries on in the same vein. The man who wrote the fine…
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Tiken Jah Fakoly, “L'Africain”
The bard of Ivorian protest song has not deviated one iota from his line of conduct: denouncing, again and always, injustice and racism. With the track Trop de Bla bla, he shows…
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Chezidek, “Inna Di Road”
Sublimated by Bobby Konders (Massive B), Chezidek returns in the most spectacular fashion with "Inna Di Road". Since he set foot on the reggae scene in 2002 with his album…
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Zenzile, “Living in Monochrome”
You hardly recognise the band from Angers on their new album, "Living in Monochrome". Well, a bit all the same. But the logic has been reversed: instead of making dub tinged with…
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Le Peuple De L'herbe, “Radio Blood Money”
The Lyon-based outfit returns with its fourth studio effort and from the very first listen it is clear that the Rhône collective is still not minded to put its ideas in order…
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Prince Fatty, “Survival of the fattest”
But who on earth is Prince Fatty? Behind the name hides Mike Pelanconi, whose identity will mean nothing to reggae fans, since he is the man who notably worked on Lilly Allen's…
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Various Artists, “From Dubplate to Download”
Greensleeves is celebrating its 30th birthday! Thirty years of success in reggae: it must be said that a label whose first release was Dr Alimentado's album "Best Dressed Chicken…
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Jah Cure, “True reflection”
That's it. They are out: Jah Cure from prison, and his new album, "True Reflections", in the shops almost simultaneously. It was a long time coming. The renown of Siccature…
