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Various Artists, “Version dread”
A major hallmark of Jamaican music, versions (later called riddims), the instrumental parts of songs, were at first the product of chance before becoming a major phenomenon of…
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Congos And Friends, “Fisherman Style”
Two years after "Abyssinians & Friends: Tree of Satta", the venerable English label Blood & Fire pulls the one-riddim album trick on us again, and revisits the instrumental of…
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Freddie Mcgregor, “Bobby Bobylon”
Freddie McGregor's first album, released late in 1980 and a timeless Studio One classic, "Bobby Bobylon" has been reissued this summer in a remastered version presented in…
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Lutan Fyah, “Heathly Lifestyle”
It is amusing to see VP and Greensleeves engaged in a competition over the big names of the current new roots reggae scene. After Sizzla, Anthony B. and, more recently, Jah Mason…
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Elijah Prophet, “King of Kings”
Originaire de Westmoreland, Elijah Prophet fait ses classes auprès de Garnett Silk et de Uton Green et déboule aujourd’hui avec ‘King of kings’, un album presque entièrement…
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Nasio Fontaine, “Universal Cry”
Greensleeves had a sharp nose in signing Nasio Fontaine for the release of his fifth album, "Universal Cry". These twelve tracks could well become those of consecration for the…
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Solo Jah Gunt, “En toute conscience”
When you think of Ivorian reggae, two names spring instantly to mind. There is of course the "God Father" Alpha Blondy, who simply opened the seam with his golden voice. Then…
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Various Artists, “Rare Groove Reggae vol. 4”
It is well known that there is nothing better than a good old classic. After three quality compilations, the producers at Nova Records have not departed from the rule with the…
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Football Club Apatride United, “On the frontline menu”
"We are rockers, from a belgrade city. We are FC, reggae football family. We are apatrides, never had no country". With these words opens "On The Frontline Menu", the first opus…
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Junior Cony, “Peace Monger”
Junior Cony comes from the Parisian alternative scene of the 80s and more precisely from a group that counted many schoolboy fans short of rebellion, Ludwig Von 88. In early…
