Tag Archives: I Grade
Jah Golden Throne is a cohesive and soulful journey
U.S. production trio Zion I Kings – David Goldfine from Zion High Productions, Alfred Laurent from I Grade and Andrew Bain from Lustre Kings – have over the past two years delivered several accomplished sets from Jahdan Blakkamoore, Perfect and … Continue reading
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A perfect time travel
Perfect, aka Perfect Giddimani, has managed to deliver yet another accomplished set of songs. His latest album – Back for the First Time – is produced by Zion I Kings, and that usually means reggae of the highest quality. And this … Continue reading
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Danny I’s smooth To Your Majesty
Virgin Islands’ roots singer Danny I is back with his third album to date. To Your Majesty follows his sophomore album Unchangeable released in 2007. Both albums have been released on the VI-based I Grade label. The production duties on To Your … Continue reading
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NiyoRah is loaded with important messages
Virgin Island based singer and chanter NiyoRah dropped his third album Feel Your Presence in June and went on a U.S. tour with Toussaint in August. Reggaemani has had the opportunity to hear his thoughts on reggae music and what … Continue reading
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Impressive reggae debut from Toussaint
Soul music has had a tremendous influence on reggae, especially on the melodic rocksteady. Several reggae singers have been inspired by American soul singers. Alton Ellis, Slim Smith and Bob Marley were mainly influenced by names such as Marvin Gaye, … Continue reading
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Chezidek prefers European producers
Chezidek is one of the top reggae artists and has recently released the acclaimed album Judgement Time. After his concert at Swedish reggae festival Öland Roots, Reggaemani had a chat with him about his new album and the reggae scene … Continue reading
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NiyoRah’s best yet
Reggae from the Virgin Islands is often equated with highly productive Midnite. But if you scrape the surface, there are several golden nuggets. NiyoRah from the tiny island of St Thomas is such a hidden gem. On the new album … Continue reading
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Chezidek lyckas igen
I höstas släppte Chezidek I Grade. En skiva som tog sig in på min topp tio lista över årets bästa plattor. Sju månader senare slår han till igen. Nu ännu starkare. Nya Judgement Time – den åttonde i ordningen – har … Continue reading
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Sly & Robbie lyfter Chezidek
Chezidek är kanske reggaens mest ojämna sångare. Få kan sjunga så falskt, men ändå lyckas knipa åt sig feta riddims och duktiga producenter. På debuten Harvest Time och andra plattan Rising Sun rattade Phillip ”Fattis” Burrell spakarna. Och på Inna … Continue reading
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Smakprov från Chezideks kommande platta
Chezidek – sångaren som kanske har mer själ och hjärta än sångröst – släppte hyllade albumet Inna di Road för två år sedan. I höst följer han upp succén med plattan I Grade som producerats tillsammans med bland annat Sly … Continue reading
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