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Reggae and dancehall album reviews
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Prince Fatty, “Prince Fatty Versus The Drunken Gambler”
Steeped, among other things, in cinematic references, Prince Fatty had already burst onto the screen with "Survival of the Fattest" (2007), followed by "Supersize" (2010) and…
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Raggasonic, “Raggasonic 3”
For a good part of their audience, listening again to Raggasonic in 2012 is like finding old friends you had lost sight of, or older cousins who had gone abroad. Fifteen years…
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U-Roy, “Pray Fi Di People”
At the height of his 70 springs, the pope of the deejays signs a umpteenth album, "Pray Fi Di People", five years after the release of his previous opus "Old School/New Rules"…
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Winston Reedy & The Donkey Jaw Bone, “Make a Change”
The young Frenchmen of Donkey Jaw Bone have a good nose. Once again. After their "Paris is Burning" project with Derajah, it is across the Channel that they went looking for…
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Skarra Mucci, “Return of the Raggamuffin”
Going back does not mean being backward. With "Return of the Raggamuffin", Skarra Mucci, a Jamaican artist based in Germany, takes us on a journey to the golden age of dancehall…
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I-Octane, “Crying to the Nation”
After several EPs and digital releases, singjay I-Octane finally treats himself to a proper first album, a resolutely modern and unorthodox project, up to the expectations he has…
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Clinton Fearon, “Heart And Soul”
Acoustic suits Clinton Fearon well. Since "Me and mi guitar", we have often heard him in this format, which also regularly punctuated his concerts. With "Heart and Soul", Clinton…
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Groundation, “Building An Ark”
Groundation has always had a unique relationship with Gravity. An ability to make us feel it particularly on a pachydermic riddim, the better to free us from it with blasts of…
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Sly & Robbie, “Blackwood Dub”
They have seen it all, done it all. But having contributed to some of Jamaica's biggest hits was not enough for them. Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare return in the year that…
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Stand High Patrol, “Midnight Walkers”
For some bands, the album can prove a perilous exercise. Especially when, like Stand High Patrol, that band has built its sets on permanent renewal (they are capable of playing…
