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Riddim sessions vol 1 -
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Unity
Riddim Sessions Vol. 1
isn't your typical riddim album with
one digital dancehall beat supporting
a range of slack material. Rather, it's a collection of
positive "gospel (i.e.,
Christian) reggae" featuring a
more organic roots and lovers rock
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artists on this set are a
multi-national bunch who aren't very
well-known outside of the realm of
gospel reggae, but many of them have
released albums of their own --
including Owen Uriah, Sherwin Gardner,
Audrey Gordon, and the man
behind the music, Jah Servant. Amazingly, this album grew out
of networking through a Yahoo group on
Caribbean gospel music. 'Do you Yahoo?'
The riddim that carries the
first 8 tracks on Unity Riddim
Sessions is a propulsive and
urgent one finely accentuated with Jah
Servant's wonderful electric organ.
Audrey Gordon's superb
"Hide Away" signals a shift
to the second riddim, a more relaxed,
swaying jam with a piercing drum sound
that conjures memories of Henry "Junjo"
Lawes's early '80s work with Don
Carlos and others. The third riddim, an even more
soothing, straight-ahead lovers rock
blast, kicks off with Owen Uriah's
emotional "I've Been to the
Cross" and also includes Gordon's
terrific "I Am Free". Gordon's trio of tracks from
her Still Waiting album stand
out, as do "I've Been to the
Cross" (complete with dub),
"Tell Dem" by Arlene Green
& Preacha, and the commanding
sound of DJ Bredren Markus I's
"Where the Unity". Certainly, the
appeal of an
album with only three different
rhythms is limited and not suited to
everyone's tastes, but the music and
the performances on Unity Riddim
Sessions are strong enough to
sustain this set.
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