Montreal reggae duo Riddim Wise is proud to present their new production “The Downtown Riddim”, in association with Transamazoniennes Records.
This new album features some of the biggest names in Jamaican reggae such as Sizzla Kalonji, Lutan Fyah, Turbulence, I Shenko, Perfect and Mikey General.
Add to that line up also some of the best fresh reggae artists from Canada likeMikey Dangerous, Dan Fiyah Beats, Marky Lyrical, Face T and King Shadrock.
Africa is represented as well, with the presence of Senegalese rapper Awadi featuring Congolese singer Tibass Kazemtik, and finally from the French Amazon Surinamese singer Prince Koloni.
The two partners from Riddim Wise have been making their name by hosting a radio show for the past twelve years, as well as performing live « Sound Systems » and working as a recording and production label. Their mission was to unify artists from all over the world on one common « Riddim ».
Diversity and quality are definitely present, as veterans and big starsshare the spotlight with young and upcoming artists.
Lyrically the songs range from talking about love to fighting for freedom, from passion to resilience, bringing a very rich and conscious aspect to this album.
Jamaican Patois, English, French, Sranang Tong (Guyana) and Lingala (Congo) make this a unique and eclectic project.
The name of the « Riddim » pays tribute to the mythical neighborhood of downtown Kingston, pictured on the album cover. This is a wonderful production created in the purest reggae tradition.
“Downtown Riddim” is now available on Apple Music for download or preview listening.
LISTEN TO “DOWNTOWN RIDDIM” FULL MIX – RIDDIM WISE -2012
“THE DOWNTOWN RIDDIM” TRACK LISTING
01 – LUTAN FYAH – BOSSMAN 02 – MIKEY DANGEROUS – HIGHER THAN HIGH 03 – TURBULENCE FT. I SHENKO – OBEAH MAN 04 – DAN FIYAH BEATS – PAPA USE TO TELL ME 05 – SIZZLA KALONJI – TAKE ME 06 – MARKY LYRICAL – VALLEY OF DARKNESS 07 – PERFECT GIDDIMANI – COUNTRY COUSIN 08 – FACE T – TALK OF THE TOWN 09 – MIKEY GENERAL – PROMISE 10 – AWADI FT. TIBASS KAZEMATIK – S.O.S. CONGO 11 – KING SHADROCK – NUH MEK WE GO FA 12 – PRINCE KOLONI – JAH LIVES 13 – DAN FIYAH BEATS – CYAAN HIDE IT
