02. Vision (Mo'Kalamity & The Wizards)
03. Congo Natty (Bingui Jaa Jammy)
04. Jabulani (Zoro)
05. Krebo Cheo (Nina Galissa)
06. Bo Ten Qu'Luta' (One Love Family)
07. Steppin' Into Zion (Kwame Bediako)
08. On Vent Se Marier (Ba Cissoko & Tiken Jah Fakoly)
09. Jah Libile' (Serges Kassy)
10. Man Of Sorrow (Majek Fashek)
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A compilation that calls itself Putumayo Presents: African Reggae but doesn't contain anything by Lucky Dube? Were there no Dube recordings that Putumayo could have licensed for this release? Given that the late Dube
was the best-selling South African reggae singer of the 1980s, '90s and
2000s, it might seem strange that there are none of his recordings on Putumayo Presents: African Reggae.
But then, Putumayo have always made unlikely and unorthodox choices
when it comes to compilations; that's a big part of what makes their
releases so much fun. And despite the absence of anything by Dube,
this disc takes an intriguing look at reggae from the African
continent--or at the very least, African pop with a reggae influence.
Not everyone on African Reggae
is a full-time reggae artist, but all of the selections--from
straight-ahead roots reggae to reggae-influenced African pop--at least
employ some type of reggae beat.
So Putumayo, true to form, follows a
basic theme but takes a lot of liberties with that theme. A hardcore
roots reggae outlook prevails on Kwame Bediako's "Steppin' into Zion," One Love Family's "Bo Ten Qu'Luta," and Bingui Jaa Jammy's "Congo Natty," whereas Nino Galissa's "Krebo Cheo," Ismael Isaac's "Magno Mako," Ba Cissoko's
"On Veut Se Marier," and Zoro's "Jabulani" are essentially African pop
with a reggae influence.
Given how widespread reggae's influence is,
Putumayo could have easily come up with some reggae-influenced
recordings from Arabic North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia or
Egypt). But Putumayo focuses exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa/Black
Africa, spotlighting artists from Nigeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ghana, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), Guinea-Bissau, and the Ivory
Coast--and the fact that there is such an impressive diversity of
artists south of the Sahara allows Putumayo to assemble a compilation
that is unpredictable yet remains true to its basic theme.
One wishes
that this 41-minute CD contained another 30 or 35 minutes worth of
recordings; even so, African Reggae is yet another enjoyable compilation from Putumayo.
