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Jahcoustix - Crossroads (LP)
Release date: 03 September 2010
Label: Kingstone Records
Sales Groove Attack
Tracklist:
- Crossroads Feat. Gentleman
- Hold On
- Children's evolution
- Symphony Of The Elements
- Higher Grounds
- Truly Real Feat. Saven
- Loosing Gravity
- True to Yourself (single)
- Live Today Feat. Sebastian Sturm
- Trick We
- Who's Heart
- Contemporary Fool
- What Is Religion For
- Take Me Away
World Music meets Reggae meets Roots Singer Songwriter Style
The new album from Munich singer Jahcoustix break-known structures and opens in a soulful way different styles.
The Caribbean timbre will always interfere with and enhanced by Jahcoustix striking and distinctive voice
Jahcoustix offers many facets of his new album and it's real proof of its consistent development as an artist. The album boasts traditional craftsmanship and was recorded completely live. The musicians from the area enstammen his backing band "Jard Vibes crew." After his 5-week African tour, the boys have trapped and going produce.
Great song feature is also included. Above all, Europe's No. 1 Reggae Artist "Gentleman", which often toured together last year Jahcoustix and as a result not only in Europe and in North and South America, earned the first fans. "Sebastian Sturm" with "Live Today" and "Saven" also manages to feature first-class contributions.
Jahcoustix traveled for many years a variety of areas corresponding to this planet and this album just musically Globetrotter. Roots Reggae - Jamaican heavily tinged singer songwriter numbers or shallow round out this album.
More Reggae News on Jahcoustix: HERE
Reggae News Special: Gentleman feat. Christopher Martin - To The Top
http://www.gentleman-music.com
For the second single "To The Top" from his # 1 album "diversity" Gentleman collaborated with just about 23 years old Christopher Martin - a shooting star in the reggae scene jamaicans. This bouncing dancehall blast sparkles with optimism and euphoria.
This video was shot in sunny Marakesh and Rotates now on all famous TV music channels.
More Reggae News about Gentleman: HERE
REGGAE NEWS Special: Horace Andy - Serious Times
HORACE ANDY - "SERIOUS TIMES" LP OUT NOW ... - 25/06/2010
Horace Andy, the love and respect and "Sleepy" is called, was on 19 Born February 1951 in Jamaica's capital Kingston. Blessed with a unique voice, he soon became an integral part of the Jamaican music scene. His career started in the late 60s when he started for George "Phil" Pratt Tunes record. Success came quickly, and soon after Coxsone Dodd's legendary he was in Studio One on Brentford Road in the downtown Kingston.
There he worked with some of the most creative and most important artists of the Jamaican music scene. Many of the tunes that come from this period are, these days a real classic.
Tunes like "Skylarking" have since been found on every major Studio One compilation.
Now he returns with his brand-new Roots album "Serious Times" to his musical roots, which are also the roots of reggae.
"Serious Times" is an impressive demonstration of his unique vocal technique that extends more than 14 new roots tunes and only in an intense dub version of "Cool It" ends. While every effort has been made new, the music sounds like from the golden age of roots reggae.
All of the riddims have been established in Grand Canary producer Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen composed and produced.
For "Serious Times" Horace wrote all the lyrics and new idea from Herman's Roots sounds make bread.
All of this together, it allowed Horace to record one of his best albums, the revive the ancient times. At each of his choruses on "Serious Times" can be seen immediately: There is only one Horace Andy!
"Serious Times" published on 06.25.2010 on the label Minor7Flat5 distributed by Groove Attack. Available as a CD in the MP3 digital download.
more news about Reggae Horace Andy HERE
REGGAE NEWS Special: Rojah & Slonesta - Who for?
In the jubilee year 2010, when one looks back on a respectable Rootdown Records history. In the past 10 years were several artists through high quality production, content quality and consistent service live up to established artists werden.Um the existing label as "sustainable talent pool" within the German reggae scene and a cornerstone of the philosophy Rootdown: foresight! to meet, it was decided to offer the expiring decade new talent the opportunity to prove themselves and develop. You find one in "Rojah Phad Full" from Bayreuth and the Baden "Slonesta", which could in the previous winter on the Rootdown Selection 'Tek A Train "draw initial attention.
With "Who to?" Was chosen as the debut of the now solo artist, the unusual format of a "toe-to-toe" long-player, in which "Rojah Slonesta &" 'where the jack in your hand "in the truest sense. Alternately, play the "Rootdown rookies" this skillfully-twos and cover music from the entire spectrum of reggae dancehall to roots.
The musical basis for "Who to?" Supply, among others, in addition to the well as an executive responsible TEKA, reputable manufacturers such as Sound Quake, Soulforce, Respectaz and SWS.
Rojah & Slonesta Live:
08.05.2010 - Aurich, impact alarm against law
23/05/2010 - Ferropolis / Gräfenhainichen, spash! KICK OFF
05.06.2010 - Memmingen, Southern Vibes Festival
17.06.2010 - Dortmund, Suite23
The album of Rojah & Slonesta "Who to?" Will be released tomorrow on 21.05.2010 at Rootdown Records / Soulfood! ! !
Rojah & Slonesta "Who to?" Megamix RELEASE DATE: 21/05/2010
LINKS:
www.rojahphadfull.de
www.myspace.com / rojahphadfull
www.slonesta.de
www.myspace.com / slonesta
www.rootdown-records.com
ZIGGI recado - BADDEST (NEW MUSIC VIDEO)
The latest music video for Ziggi's single Recado Baddest, which labeled controversial from its release. The video contains images of guns that caused controversy and made it not suitable for television. The "Baddest" video projects the message that is sending Ziggi Recado in the song: "If you live by the gun you want to by the gun."
The video was shot in London (UK) and features appearance from Curtis Lynch, Tippa Irie, Robbo Ranx, Kaos and many others.
The single "Baddest" is taken from Ziggi's newest Recado EP, "Same Difference", introducing Ziggi Recado.
More Reggae News about Ziggi Recado HERE
Ziggi at Myspace: HERE
REGGAE NEWS Special: DREAD ZONE - EYE ON THE HORIZON
Dreadzone - Eye on the Horizon
April 30th 2010 sees the release of the much anticipated album DREAD ZONE "EYE ON THE HORIZON". Reflecting the band illustrious past and innovative releases, "Eye on the horizon" FIRMLY picks up where the band popular hit chart top 20 "Little Britain" left off It reinvents the band with tracks that signify th the move into fully formed songwriting against a backdrop of dubwise dancabilty. This style helped them to become one of UK's original dance pioneers, with a style that has since spawned many sub genres. MCing and reggae vocals partner the mix of live guitars, electronic beats and dub bass to perfection. The album features iconic samples (notably, the legendary theme from Long Good Friday on Gangstar, a spoken word piece from Woody Guthrie and Dennis Browns Greensleeves classic Whip Them Jah on Amerivan Dread) all of Which compliment the bass and beat heavy Dreadzone style perfectly.
The Dreadzone Story ...
began with Alan McGee's Creation Records and their first groundbreaking album 360, continuing with major waves their seminal 1995 album SECOND LIGHT picking up support from John Peel (who included the album in his top ten favorite albums of all time) The top 20 hit from that critically acclaimed albums later they are set to silently remind people why the Dread sound is very much a part of the musical landscape of the UK. The core members Greg Dread, original Bassmaster Leo Williams, the unmistakable MC Spee, legendary Studio One vocalist Earl 16 alongside Chris Compton on guitar and Chris Oldfield on technology make up the new line not up The bands influence extends only out into the current, but rewinding to back in the day as the rhythm section of Mick Jones'Big Audio Dynamite in the 80s. Their roots are embedded in the history of West London and soundclash with a drum and bass partnership of 25 years this year Leo and Greg are quietly rolling strong and rocking the nation with their distinctive rhythms.
Dreadzone are set to roll like thunder again with a string of live dates alraedy announced in 2010, bringing the music and ingenuity of this unique British group to the people.
Dreadzone - Gangster
www.dreadzone.com
www.myspace.com / greg dread
www.youtube.com / greg dread
