August 10, 2016

Perfect Giddimani Reggae Farm Work Review by Dan Subtifuge for Pauzeradio.com. Perfect Giddimani aka Greg Rose is an artist that needs no real introduction. Born in 1980’s Jamaica and immersed in Roots culture from early on in life, he started off named as Little Ninja on the Trend Setter Sound system until later changing his stage name to Perfect Giddimani. Things really kicked off for him after the change of name, with his first major hit being back in 2000 with a steady stream of hits ever since, including the likes of “Hand Cart Bwoy” , “I Smoked A Spliff”

General Rating out of 10 – 9/10 This release to me is the epitome of good “Nu Skool/Digital Roots”, Combining the best of veteran Vocal Artists and a wicked 80/90s inspired Riddim. The Riddim itself is a nice easy rocking Digital Roots One Drop beat, with a perfect balance of Keys, melodica and deep warm subby bass, with a cheeky guitar lick that blends in to the mix subtlety just carrying the track along as the bass and other elements make you bob your head to the beat without even noticing. The vocals themselves deal with a variety of styles

Reggae is truly universal and it’s always exciting when new artists arise. Which leads me to introducing you to this great, uprising artist from Brazil. ‘Dada Yute’ is an artist that started music aged 17 in one of Brazils top groups ‘Lions Of Israel’ They toured most of Brazil and even Jamaica, appearing on ‘Rebel Salute’. Now he has embarked on a solo career, and to kick it of he brings you this new EP. ‘Zion Bird’ is a 5 track EP of high quality music, vocal and production. Kicking off is the track ‘Ganja Lips Woman’ in which he’s

Million Stylez is a great artist from Sweden with Japanese and French roots. Although doing music for many years, he first made a name for himself with the hit tune “Miss Fatty” in 2006. Since then he hasn’t stopped giving the people great music. With lots of singles and up till now two albums and one EP, “From A Far” 2007 “Everyday” 2010 “Songs About You” 2013. And now 2015 he brings you the brilliant album “Revelation Time”. This is another great works from Million Stylez, 12 tracks of pure energy from various productions. A top choice for a opening

Zion Train is a UK Roots Dub group that have been established for over 25 years. The group also lend their skills to sound system and writing and producing and have many albums in their vaults. And now in 2015 along with Universal Egg and Deep Root they bring you the greatly uplifting ‘Fire Riddim’ On this riddim we are treated to four tracks of great quality, firstly we have the wonderful ‘Jah 9’ with the herb tune ‘Fire’ defending the importance of marijuana and its medical and spiritual abilities. Then we have ‘Micah Shemaiah‘ and ‘Rasta Live’ a tune

Miriam Simone hails from out of Holland. She started to sing at a young age, honing her voice in choirs and as a backing singer and in various groups and bands. In 2010 Miriam kicked off her solo career and co-founded the Dredda Records label. 2012 she brought you the great Ep “Follow My Dreams” with tracks produced by Bobby Digital who she has worked closely with for some years. Now in 2015 Miriam Simone and Dredda Records bring you the greatly uplifting Debut Album, “Mount Zion” The album kicks off with the title track itself ‘Mount Zion’, up next

When it comes to unique sounding veteran artists Mikey General stands out from the pick, his individual sound and spiritual messages make him one to listen to. With a long spanning career and many songs and albums under his belt, British born Michael Taylor had relocated back to Jamaica when he was only two years old in 1965. Signs that Michael was a natural with a microphone and performing had started not long after this move, imitating songs on the radio and TV. The first recognition started when singing in school and the church choir. At 16 years old he

The Lambsbread have been producing quality reggae music from out of Hawaii since 2003. Working with producers in Hawaii, Jamaica, Miami and Europe constantly expanding their reach to all Reggae lovers worldwide. This latest release, oozes great Reggae music. The album features Fourteen tough Reggae hits. Beginning with the title track of the album “Bring Them Together” creates a solid start to this new album, the strong main vocals coupled up with sweet harmonies spreads the message of coming together, a very important song for the times we live in now. The positive lyrics are hard hitting with the powerful,