King'n'Doom featuring Cheikh Lô - King'n'Doom (Rustical Records)
This self-titled album is the culmination of an unexpected friendship and the fulfilment of the musical dream of Martin Piro and Pavel Šmid, two Czech musicians and producers.
Jashwha Moses - The Best of Joshua To Jashwha 1978-2019 (Sugar Shack Records)
With the release of 'The Best of Joshua To Jashwha 1978-2019', Sugar Shack Records comes full circle and not only literally but also symbolically, as Jashwha Moses passed away in July of this year after a short battle with cancer just after he'd finally overcome his long struggle to become a full-fledged citizen of the United Kingdom.
Oumar Konaté - I Love You Inna (Clermont Music)
This 'I Love You Inna' may be our first acquaintance with the oeuvre of the young Malian guitar virtuoso Oumar Konaté, but it's already his fifth album for the American Clermont Music label.
Cornell Campbell - I Man A The Stal-A-Watt (17 North Parade/VP Records)
'Stalowatt' is not only the title of an LP that Cornel Campbell recorded in 1976 for producer Bunny 'Striker' Lee, it's also the Jamaican corruption of the English "stalwart". The perfect description for Campbell who's been part of the Jamaican music industry since he was eleven, when trombonist Rico Rodriguez coaxed him along to Studio One and where he voiced his first single 'My Treasure'.
Gregory Isaacs - Mr. Isaacs + Ossie All Stars - Leggo Dub (17 North Parade/VP Records)
It's been almost 10 years since Jamaica's favorite crooner Gregory Isaacs passed away after a short battle with lung cancer. "High time to dust off another Cool Ruler classic!", the people at 17 North Parade/VP Records must have thought.
The Senior Allstars - Soul From Dubdown: Darker Than Blue (Echo Beach)
The story behind 'Soul From Dubdown: Darker Than Blue' starts as early as 2001 with 'Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown', a compilation on the now defunct Blood and Fire label that zoomed in on the great influence of American soul in Jamaican music, as proven by songs like Ken Boothe's 'Is It Because I'm Black?', Alton Ellis' 'It's A Shame', Delroy Wilson's 'Get Ready' or 'Baltimore' by The Tamlins, all covers of American soul classics.
JahRiffe - Reflection (JAH-N-I Root Movement)
JahRiffe is the musical alter ego of Barriffe MacKenzie, a Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, reiki instructor and lecturer from Boston. After 2005's 'Rastafari Love' and 2013's 'Check Your Timing', 'Reflection' is already JahRiffe's third album and turns out to be a real treat for the ears.
Project 432 - Passenger (Roots Musician Records)
'Passenger' is the second album by Project 432, a five-piece band from Denver, Colorado.
Compendulum meets Capital Letters - Judgement Day RMX (Sugar Shack Records)
Sugar Shack Records has a tradition of also releasing a dub version of the vocal albums they turn out, and for 'Judgement Day', last year's album by Capital Letters featuring JB, the label decided to call on Chris Potter aka Compendulum.
Marcos Valle - Sempre (Far Out Recordings)
'Sempre' may be a brand new album by Brazilian veteran Marcos Valle, this long player sounds as if it was produced in the nineteen seventies or eighties.
Dhoad - Times Of Maharajas (ARC Music)
Dhoad is a colorful gypsy band from the state of Rajasthan in north-western India bordering Pakistan, named after the maharajas who ruled there for centuries.
Max Romeo - Words From The Brave (Baco Records)
It might not have been easy for Max Romeo to produce a successor to 2016s critically acclaimed 'Horror Zone', but with 'Words From The Brave', the Jamaican veteran succeeds with flying colors!
SistaSara - Universal (Advaita Oneness Dub)
SistaSara already gave us a foretaste of 'Universal' album with her 'Space Stepper' EP, released earlier this year and with 'Illusions Space Stepper' already containing a dub version of vocal cut 'Illusions Of Time' featuring on this new album.
Masinga Root - Good Vibes (Self-published)
International Ivorian reggae stars like Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly need no further introduction, but of course Ivorian reggae scene is home to a whole host of talented artists. It's therefore with great pleasure that we introduce Masinga Root, who delivers his solo debut with 'Good Vibes'.
Pablo Raster & Hornsman Coyote - Sound Deliverance EP (ODG)
For the 8 track 'Sound Deliverance' EP, producer Pablo Raster joined forces with Serbian trombone player/vocalist Hornsman Coyote.
The Shakin' Jamaican - Tribute To Jackie Mittoo (Sidedoor Records)
On 'Tribute To Jackie Mittoo', The Shakin' Jamaican, a Canadian trio around Toronto based Jamaican guitarist Shane 'Shaky J' Forrest, does exactly what it says on the tin.
Megumi Mesaku - Saxy Rocksteady (Mafia & Fluxy)
Since London-based Japanese saxophone sensation Megumi Mesaku started busking in the London metro and last year a video of one of those improvised street sessions ended up on social media, in no time she grew into an internet sensation, and with 'Saxy Rocksteady', produced in collaboration with Mafia & Fluxy, she now presents a second instrumental solo album.
Arrels De Gracià - Remena, Nen! (Satélite K)
The songs on 'Remena, Nen!' go back up to three or four generations and have become Catalan evergreens. In their original form, they first appeared in the 1920s, immortalized by artists such as Pilar Alonso and Mercè Serós, and were revived in 1970 on Guillermo Motta's album 'Remena Nena'.
Vysionaer - Soldier EP (Al.Ta.Fa.An Records)
'Life Designs', the as yet unpublished debut of Delroy Brown aka Vysionaer was still produced by Calibud, but for "successor" 'Soldier', the artist from Balaclava in Saint Elizabeth joined forces with Al.Ta.Fa.An Records producer Anthony Senior.
Mister Kali - Step Fast (Rebel Sound Records)
Following the release of 'Hungry', the collaboration between Dub Gideon and Mister Kali, Rebel Sound Records now decided to re-release 'Step Fast', the latter's 2010 debut album.