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George Nooks, “Giving Thanks”
For this new George Nooks, VP had announced a gospel-oriented album, explaining that the singer wanted to indulge in another style. From the first listen, one is somewhat…
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Various Artists, “DOWN SANTIC WAY”
This is not the first reissue that the English label Pressure Sounds has devoted to the producer Leonard Chin and his Santic label. In 1995, Pete Holdsworth launched his…
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Natty King, “No guns to town”
After two big singles hits (Mr Greedy and No Guns To Town), here is Natty King's first album, "No Guns To Town". Bushman's heir delivers a first effort without a false note, and…
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Livin' Soul, “As A Spring”
In 2003, a group from the Marais Poitevin caused a considerable surprise with its first album "Sweet Lane" which, far from Sinsémilia, Tryo, Kana and the like…, strove to…
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Luciano, “Hail the Comforter”
Prolific in 2004, Luciano keeps up a frenzied pace in his album releases. The first album of 2005, 'Hail the comforter' will certainly not be the only one this year. The tracks…
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Freddie Mcgregor, “Push Comes to Shove”
Two years after Freddie Mc Gregor's last album, this compilation gathers some of his tracks from 1978 to 2005. An initiative that lets us (re)discover the vast repertoire of this…
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Gregory Isaacs, “Gregory Isaacs sings Dennis Brown”
In 2003, the Ras label released "Dennis Brown sings Gregory Isaacs". The tribute to these two artists could not be complete without the answer from the Cool Ruler, who here sings…
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Marcia Griffiths, “Shining time”
The new Marcia Griffiths is finally here: it is called "Shining Time" and is released on VP. An album celebrating the 40th anniversary of her career, and one we hoped would be up…
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Elodie Maillot, “Dictionnaire des chansons de Bob”
A "dictionary" on the songs of Bob Marley: such was the project of Elodie Maillot, a journalist. A serious piece of archive research that decodes Marley's themes Elodie Maillot…
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Kiddus I, “Inna de Yard”
Kiddus I, whom no fan of the film "Rockers" will have forgotten, takes up the series opened by Earl Chinna Smith. The concept gains in coherence and comes into its own. Thirty…
