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Reggae and dancehall album reviews
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Baron Black, “Tradisyon Mwen ”
The first solo album from the former toaster of Big Famili blows a breath of fresh air through a Martinican scene won over to dancehall. "Tradisyon Mwen" sets the clock back to…
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Derajah & The Donkey Jaw Bone, “Paris is Burning”
A project that originally bore the seal of the late Makafresh, "Paris is Burning" is a rough diamond that had to wait on the consoles until the label was reborn as Chapter Two…
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The Green, “Ways & Means”
If you thought you knew everything about Hawaiian music by reducing it to the ukulele, you are in for a surprise. J-Boog is not the only one carrying the flag of island reggae…
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Broussai, “Rêve d'évolution (Live)”
In the direct furrow of big brothers Sinsemilia, Dub Inc and Danakil, the young shoot has taken root in the French reggae landscape. First because nearly 400 gigs under their…
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Tom Fire, “The Revenge”
Chapter Two is the new chapter of the founders of Makasound, Romain Germa and Nicolas Maslowski. A new start, with a broader horizon. While waiting for Derajah's "Paris is…
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Kanka, “Dub Communication”
From the first notes of "Dub Communication", his fourth album on Hammerbass, you understand straight away that Kanka has taken another direction. And let's be clear from the…
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Sebastian Sturm, “Get up & get going”
As any musician will tell you, it is never easy to bounce back when your backing band drops you. Especially if that same band largely helped build a solid reputation on European…
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Bronco Knowledge, “More knowledge for the people”
"I was born and raised in the ghetto": these are the words that open Bronco Knowledge's new album. Behind this pseudonym hides one of the founding members of Knowledge, a…
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Various Artists, “Musical Raid”
A look back at a roots release (and a French one, what's more) that deserves full attention: "Musical Raid", available since this summer, is a compilation bringing together the…
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Superheavy, “Superheavy”
It was billed as the project of the autumn: Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman (the composer of the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack) came…
