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Reggae and dancehall album reviews
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Niyo Rah, “A Different Age”
Yet another new talent from St Croix. Niyo Rah, accompanied here by Midnite (the island's best band), delivers a quality first album. Midnite had already directed the first…
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Kss, “Caribbean Sessions”
Founded by Brother Jimmy and the selectas Puppa Alain and Teddy in 1994, the Karukera Sound System was born from the desire to create a real structure to give new impetus to the…
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Ancient King, “Conquering Sound”
For anyone who loves the sounds of St Croix, the I Grade Records label often appears as a supplier of quality tracks. Tippy's very active label is releasing a host of albums by…
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Easy Star All Stars, “Dub Side Of The Moon”
Since its birth, reggae has regularly reclaimed the standards of a musical genre. While soul, blues and jazz are the most obvious relatives, rock is less represented in the broad…
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Michael Rose, “African Roots”
If his previous opus "Never Give Up" sounded somewhat hip-hop and sometimes even dancehall, Michael Rose here wrong-foots us and returns to the very roots-dub sounds of the late…
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Ken Boothe, “Live in Paris”
It is hard to be fussy about this "Live in Paris", drawn from Mr Rocksteady's two memorable dates in Paris last September. Ken Boothe gave a generous performance, which we look…
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Various Artists, “We Sing Gregory”
A tribute to one of the finest voices of the 1970s, "We Sing Gregory" collects multiple covers of the Cool Ruler's standards by a host of artists. Luciano, Horace Andy, Georges…
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Lutan Fyah, “Time and place”
If Lutan Fyah whetted our appetite on "World Crisis" (in a duo with Anthony B) and satisfied us on Minor 7 Flat 5's "Dem No Know Demself", we wondered how he would handle the…
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Pablo Moses, “Pave The Way + Dub The Way”
Produced by Geoffrey Chung in 1981, Pablo Moses's album "Pave the way" had never been released on CD. Yet, together with the album "Revolutionary dream", it is a masterpiece for…
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Turbulence, “Songs of solomon”
It is hard to get excited about a new Turbulence album, as the singjay, churning out albums at a frenzied pace, no longer surprises. After "Rising" and "Hail To The King"…
