'Mek A Raise' is a collaborative effort by Brummie Ras Tweed, born Kevin Tweed, a founding member of Overproof Sound System (founded in 1999) and author of the UK stepper smash 'Watch What You Put In A Rizla', and Roots Arna, the man behind Salomon Heritage sound system from Montpellier in France. The result is a classic 10 track showcase style album (each vocal cut followed by its dub version) that should strike the right chords with the dub-a-holics among you. Yours truly was most taken with 'Lion Paw', for which Ras Tweed got the help of Nish Wadada, a gorgeous singer with Dutch-Cape Verdian roots, title track 'Mek A Raise', a solid UK stepper and a duet with Mulu (the Bristolian vocalist, bass player and cellist with Ethiopian roots, who's also part of Jamie 'JT' Thomas' Kibir La Amlak sound crew), and the understated closing track 'I Am That I Am'.