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Gentleman, “Another intensity”
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Buoyed by the worldwide success of his previous opuses, Gentleman delivers an album with particularly polished production. Like the team, the…
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Various Artists, “12" Rulers - Junjo Lawes”
What is a 12"? It is a 45 cut on a 33. The principle of this "super 45" was invented by the assistant of the legendary New York producer Tom Moulton, who had to cut a 45 quickly…
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Ninjaman, “Monsters of Dancehall”
It is always with curiosity that one welcomes a new opus from the "Original Front Tooth Gold Tooth Gun pon Tooth Don Gorgon": Ninjaman, one of the icons of Jamaican dancehall, on…
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Mavado, “Gangsta for life”
After Busy Signal, who released his first album on Greensleeves, it is now the turn of Mavado, another rising star of Bounty Killer's Alliance, to do so on VP Records. Announced…
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The Revolutionaries, “Drum Sound”
A reissue of dubs "made in" Channel One, dating from the time when the Hookim brothers' studio was at the cutting edge of musical innovation in Jamaica, Pressure Sounds' latest…
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The Heptones, “Sweet Talking”
Resurfacing from the early 1970s, The Heptones' "Sweet Talking" offers a little trip back in time, gathering for the first time on CD the bulk of the legendary trio's…
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Various Artists, “Made in Jamaica”
Released last month, "Made in Jamaica" painted the portrait of a paradoxical Jamaica, torn between the poverty of its people and its musical wealth, between the legacy of the…
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Takana Zion, “Zion Prophet”
After two aborted projects with Tiken Jah Fakoly, it is under Manjul's wing that Takana Zion, a young Guinean singer who came from rap and went into exile in Bamako, releases…
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Sizzla, “I-Space”
For those who did not have the chance to catch Sizzla on his tour after four years away, we must mention his pleasure, the generosity with which he shared his music, and his…
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Junior Murvin, “Inna de Yard”
Inna de Yard adds a new voice of reggae to its bow with the falsetto of Junior Murvin. Makasound had the good idea of seeking out the now discreet author of Police & Thieves to…
