The Geneva based combo Cosmic Shuffling strikes again with two superb Ska instrumentals taken from the "Magic Rocket Ship" studio sessions. The album release has been postponed due to the COVID crisis, but it’s our pleasure to give you a glimpse of what’s coming soon. These two cuts will not be on the upcoming album, 7" single exclusive, with beautiful silver ink labels! Pure fireball to make you dance and twist during the summer.
Kumar, ex-Raging Fyah lead singer, met Fruits Records crew back in 2016, when he invited them to play with I Kong at his Wickie Wackie festival in Bull Bay, Jamaica. From then, the musical friendship never stopped, doing different types of collaboration over the years. His unique voice tone, breathe-taking vocal abilities and songwriting skills make Kumar one of the greatest singers of his generation, as his nomination at the Grammy awards 2016 with Raging Fyah can testify. "Message In Your Radio” brings a different taste to Fruits Record's catalog, noticeably more modern than the previous releases. Kumar's melancholic melodies enhance this powerful riddim played by The 18th Parallel with conscious lyrics: Message in the music is a must, today more than ever. Anthem for radio stations!
a1. Kumar - Message In Your Radio
b1. Gregory Morris & The 18th Parallel - Dub In Your Stereo
We always try to bring something special when it comes to release a single on vinyl. This time, we are pleased to announce the return of one of the most obscure and talented vocal group from the early 80's: Time Unlimited. It's been more than twenty years that Donovan Joseph, Hugo Blackwood and Orville Smith, have been off the musical scene as Time Unlimited. During the recording sessions of the Roots Architects project in 2017, we had the chance to meet Donovan Joseph passing by the studio. Straightaway, we were telling ourselves that we had to see his legendary group name written on black wax again. Here it is, with a deep rub a dub cut backed by the High Times Players remembering the golden years of the group!
A twenty-year-long career, a staggering number of huge collaborations (Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cedric Myton, BB "Gaylads" Seaton, etc.) and countless tours played across Europe: Najavibes know no stopping. Living and breathing roots reggae, and with a memorable 2016 Jamaican tour imprinted on their hearts, the Geneva-based band now bring you Same Sun, their glowing second studio album.
Jamaican reggae transcends between blends of dub and jazz in these fourteen tracks, mixed by Prince Fatty and featuring Kumar, Mark Wonder, Roberto Sánchez and Aston Barrett Jr., son of Family Man from the Wailers.
With the added boost of their new members, Najavibes are still defending the roots tradition while drawing their dynamic from modern influences and the boldness of striking stylistic crossovers: afrobeat, rub-a-dub, new- roots.
Authentic, positive, sunny and open to the sounds of the world: this is the mark of the greats.
1. Najavibes - Sun Light
2. Najavibes - Insecurity
3. Najavibes - Keep On
4. Najavibes - Not Only Lyrics
5. Najavibes - Drivers
6. Najavibes - Parcours feat. Rootwords & Jonas
7. Najavibes - Live With Respect
8. Najavibes - Know Yourself
9. Najavibes - Love Revolution feat. Mark Wonder
10. Najavibes - This Dust feat. Kumar
11. Najavibes - Sip A Glute
12. Najavibes - Catty Walk
13. Najavibes - The Treasure feat. Roberto Sánchez
This 7” single features two songs taken from Najavibes new album SAME SUN: “Catty Walk” is a surprising instrumental led by beautiful horns and keyboards, then “Insecurity” on the B side is a heavy stepper riddim with strong political lyrics. A must have!
A twenty-year-long career, a staggering number of huge collaborations (Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cedric Myton, BB "Gaylads" Seaton, etc.) and countless tours played across Europe: Najavibes know no stopping. Living and breathing roots reggae, and with a memorable 2016 Jamaican tour imprinted on their hearts, the Geneva-based band now bring you Same Sun, their glowing second studio album.
Jamaican reggae transcends between blends of dub and jazz in these fourteen tracks, mixed by Prince Fatty and featuring Kumar, Mark Wonder, Roberto Sánchez and Aston Barrett Jr., son of Family Man from the Wailers.
With the added boost of their new members, Najavibes are still defending the roots tradition while drawing their dynamic from modern influences and the boldness of striking stylistic crossovers: afrobeat, rub-a-dub, new- roots.
Authentic, positive, sunny and open to the sounds of the world: this is the mark of the greats.
a1. Najavibes - Sun Light
a2. Najavibes - Insecurity
a3. Najavibes - Keep On
a4. Najavibes - Not Only Lyrics
b1. Najavibes - Drivers
b2. Najavibes - Parcours feat. Rootwords & Jonas
b3. Najavibes - Live With Respect
c1. Najavibes - Know Yourself
c2. Najavibes - Love Revolution feat. Mark Wonder
c3. Najavibes - This Dust feat. Kumar
c4. Najavibes - Sip A Glute
d1. Najavibes - Catty Walk
d2. Najavibes - The Treasure feat. Roberto Sánchez
Earlier this year, Fruits Records released I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s highly acclaimed new album. We at Fruits Records selected our personal two favorite poems from the album, IF NOT NOW & DUBWORD WARRIOR, for release on 7” - this edition is especially made for sound systems. Be prepared for a double blast of Dub poetry from these word/music missiles.
Lloyd Parks is one of the greatest bass player in Jamaican music history, but he’s also a brilliant singer. He started his singer carrier in 1967 at Studio One with The Termites and then had numerous hits with songs like “Officially”, “Slaving”, “Ordinary Man”, “Mafia” or “We’ll Get Over It”. In 2013, Fruits Records producer Mathias Liengme travelled to Jamaica to record The Inspirators album, an all stars group gathering Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, Lloyd Parks, Earl “Chinna” Smith and Anthony “Sangie” Davis playing and singing together. Taken from these recording sessions, Lloyd Parks’ “No Bother Chuck It Pon Me” is for the first time available on 7” record including a wicked dub version on the B side by Roberto Sánchez.
The Roots Architects is a very special project produced by Fruits Records founding member Mathias Liengme. This is a tribute to the men in the shadow who built Jamaican reggae in studios. It gathers 50 of the greatest Jamaican session musicians from the 60’s to the early 80’s still playing today. Fruits Records brought them together in studio to create an original album of instrumental songs. “1000 Light Years” is the first single taken from the album to be released later this year.
This dark heavy roots song is played by what used to be The High Times Players nucleus in the early 80’s: Barnabas on drums, Chris Meredith on bass, Gibby Morrisson on rhythm guitar and Tony Asher on piano. Then we have Robbie Lyn, Dwight Pinkney, Jah D Fearon, Obeah Denton, Calvin Cameron and Dean Fraser’s horns section who spice up the riddim with beautiful themes and solos.
Brand new single from legendary Rocksteady duet Keith & Tex! Famous for hits and classics that have lasted more than half a century like “Stop That Train”, “Tonight” or “Let Me Be The One”, Keith & Tex proved that they were still on top of the Rocksteady scene with their latest album “Same Old Story” released in 2017. In summer 2017, they met Swiss band Najavibes and teamed up with the crew to record a new original song: “Global Politics”. This single stays true to the Rocksteady essence they are famous for and will delight both sound systems and collectors of the sixties sound! B side features another duet from Geneva: The I-Twins.
“Love Shuttle is a group. But first it's a song. And then a label. Love Shuttle is everything. And nothing. A mysterious mirage”. Here’s how the group introduces itself. Formed from the encounter of legendary Jamaican drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace and three youths from Switzerland, Love Shuttle brings you back to the good old days when UK pop and Jamaican music used to influence each other and become one. Then comes Gee Sugar, one of the greatest keyboard player from Paris, with his terrible organ version “Lovers Boulevard”. The perfect record for a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s new album is slated to be released February 22, 2019 on the Swiss based Fruits Records label. The album was produced by Dr. T and Fruits Records.
Oku Onuora, Dub Poet extraordinaire is known for his hard hitting socio-political commentaries fussed with potent musical accompaniment is at it again. This new album alternates between a cappella poems and poems fussed with powerful riddims performed in the purest Jamaican tradition by the musicians of The 18th Parallel, to which is added Doctor’s T modern electronic touch.
In 2013 after withdrawal for over a decade from the poetry/music scene, Oku signaled that his re-emergency was in full effect with the release of A MOVEMENT; featuring Monthly Alexander, Sly and Robbie, Audrey Hall, Jawara. This was followed up by the vinyl single release YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW in 2015. Then there was a reissue of the seminal REFLECTION IN RED in 2016 and in 2018 came the reissue of the compilation album I A TELL DUBWIZE... & OTHERWISE.
February 22, 2019 is the launch date for the Word/music missile I’VE SEEN. Be prepared for a word, music fallout that has never before been heard. This album will delight both specialists and genre enthusiasts.
I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s new album is slated to be released February 22, 2019 on the Swiss based Fruits Records label. The album was produced by Dr. T and Fruits Records.
Oku Onuora, Dub Poet extraordinaire is known for his hard hitting socio-political commentaries fussed with potent musical accompaniment is at it again. This new album alternates between a cappella poems and poems fussed with powerful riddims performed in the purest Jamaican tradition by the musicians of The 18th Parallel, to which is added Doctor’s T modern electronic touch.
In 2013 after withdrawal for over a decade from the poetry/music scene, Oku signaled that his re-emergency was in full effect with the release of A MOVEMENT; featuring Monthly Alexander, Sly and Robbie, Audrey Hall, Jawara. This was followed up by the vinyl single release YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW in 2015. Then there was a reissue of the seminal REFLECTION IN RED in 2016 and in 2018 came the reissue of the compilation album I A TELL DUBWIZE... & OTHERWISE.
February 22, 2019 is the launch date for the Word/music missile I’VE SEEN. Be prepared for a word, music fallout that has never before been heard. This album will delight both specialists and genre enthusiasts.
Micah Shemaiah teamed up with Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel earlier this year to produce the unanimously acclaimed “Roots I Vision” album on Evidence Music label. The album hit every charts in the reggae world and is seen as one of the best effort of 2018! In collaboration with Evidence Music, Fruits Records is proud to release on 12” maxi vinyl two of the toughest tunes of the album in their eight minutes extended versions : A side features heavyweight stepper “Zion Trod” and B side gives the rub a dub anthem “Soul Rider”. This one is a sound system must have! Killer tunes + ultra heavy pressing in a early 80’s Jamaican Simmons style!
Super Limited Full Artwork Sleeve & Translucent Orange Vinyl Version
The most wanted artist of this time strikes again! While his debut album Black Gold produced by RoryStoneLove hits the charts all around the world and his name is booked in every European festivals, Samory I unveils a new single produced by Swiss label Fruits Records. Recorded with Najavibes’ musicians, “Call On Jah” brings Samory I into a deeper roots sound with a flying cymbal riddim distinctive from the mid 70’s mixed by Roberto Sánchez that reminds us of the golden years of Bunny “Striker” Lee or King Tubby.
Available on limited 7” vinyl edition. Special edition of 100 picture sleeves with translucent orange record! Don’t miss it!
The most wanted artist of this time strikes again! While his debut album Black Gold produced by RoryStoneLove hits the charts all around the world and his name is booked in every European festivals, Samory I unveils a new single produced by Swiss label Fruits Records. Recorded with Najavibes’ musicians, “Call On Jah” brings Samory I into a deeper roots sound with a flying cymbal riddim distinctive from the mid 70’s mixed by Roberto Sánchez that reminds us of the golden years of Bunny “Striker” Lee or King Tubby.
The Magnetic Buzz Riddim brings us back to the Jamaican early dancehall days where heavy rub a dub riddims used to rule the dance. Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel travelled to Jamaica and teamed up with reggae greatest bass player Robbie Shakespeare – from famous duet Sly & Robbie – to build the explosive and powerful Magnetic Buzz Riddim. Sylvan White, famous for hit songs like Africans Unite or Mountain Top recorded in the early 80’s, comes back in the business after years off the scene with his beautiful song Mother Nature. Then follows an Experimental Dub mixed by Spanish wizard Roberto Sánchez featuring Robbie’s crazy lead bass line. B side shows for the first time on vinyl record young promising artist from Rockfort Earth Warrior followed by the sweet voice of veteran singer Delroy Melody who’s famous for hit songs from 1980 like Ease up the Pressure and Natty Dread She Want. Heavy maxi 12” record paying tribute to the early 80’s Jamaican reggae!
a1. Sylvan White - Mother Nature
a2. Robbie Shakespeare & The 18th Parallel - Epileptic Landscape
The new rocksteady sensation from Geneva ! Cosmic Shuffling brings back the Jamaican 60’s golden sound with his vintage ska and rocksteady. Recorded with just a few ribbon microphones and mixed in the purest tradition by Spanish wizard Roberto Sánchez on analogue tapes, Cosmic Goes Wild is simply irresistible. Between sweet romance and serious life reasoning, between heavy bass and sweet horns, sharp guitars and rough drums, Cosmic Shuffling gives a modern approach of an old time music, with a stunning vintage sound ! Pressed on 12" maxi vinyl, this record was built especially for Sound System purpose. Only 300 copies!
Jamaican veteran singer I Kong strikes again with Najavibes and special guest vocalist Judy Mowatt, nothing less than Bob Marley backing singer within The I-Threes, on this dark one drop reminding I Kong’s immense hit “The Way It Is” from 1972.
Following “The Way For We” released in 2014, The I-Twins are back with their second autoproduced album “The Master Plan”, available on the 2nd of June 2017. For the recording, the twins worked with musicians from Najavibes, as well as other talented artists from the Geneva reggae scene. The album goes from roots reggae to rockers and rub-a-dub, bearing few touches of jazz and soul, and deals with topics that matter particularly to the I-Twins: our relation to death, suffering, injustice, love, as well as to beauty, and gives a critical view of our political system and its dysfunctions.
Recorded at Bridge Studio, Geneva, “The Master Plan” was mixed by the vintage reggae specialist, Roberto Sánchez and mastered by Sam John. The result is therefore in the perfect continuity of the work initiated by Fruits Records. However, this release marks a turning point in the catalogue of the label, which puts forward for the first time young Europeans artists; till now, it was indeed dedicated to veterans of the Jamaican music golden era.
The album will be available on CD and on gatefold double LP (300 copies) with five dubs by Roberto Sánchez.
Jamaican veteran singer I Kong teaming up with Jamaican rising stars Raging Fyah to uplift consciences on a heavy stepper riddim played by Swiss musicians Najavibes and mixed by the unmissable Roberto Sanchez.
Following “The Way For We” released in 2014, The I-Twins are back with their second autoproduced album “The Master Plan”, available on the 2nd of June 2017. For the recording, the twins worked with musicians from Najavibes, as well as other talented artists from the Geneva reggae scene. The album goes from roots reggae to rockers and rub-a-dub, bearing few touches of jazz and soul, and deals with topics that matter particularly to the I-Twins: our relation to death, suffering, injustice, love, as well as to beauty, and gives a critical view of our political system and its dysfunctions.
Recorded at Bridge Studio, Geneva, “The Master Plan” was mixed by the vintage reggae specialist, Roberto Sánchez and mastered by Sam John. The result is therefore in the perfect continuity of the work initiated by Fruits Records. However, this release marks a turning point in the catalogue of the label, which puts forward for the first time young Europeans artists; till now, it was indeed dedicated to veterans of the Jamaican music golden era.
The album will be available on CD and on gatefold double LP (300 copies) with five dubs by Roberto Sánchez.
Taken from I Kong’s second album with Fruits Records Pass It On, this GOLD 12” vinyl brings us back to the time when Jamaican reggae and American disco used to mixed.
A side is an eight minutes discomix of “Keep Grooving”, a song made for dance floor and serious party time. B side starts with a beautiful instrumental reggae-disco featuring Rico Gaultier’s flute and alto saxophone. Then comes Swiss ultra wanted young remixer ANDROO with a KILLER downtempo dub inspired remix of I Kong’s “Keep Grooving”.
Fruits of the astounding encounter between a forgotten ‘70s Jamaican legend and a young Swiss band, Pass It On marks the return of I Kong at the forefront of the stage. This twelve-tracks album was recorded in Geneva, Switzerland, in the purest roots tradition by Najavibes’ musicians, accompanied for this special occasion by ranking vocal guests such as Judy Mowatt, Ken Boothe and Raging Fyah. The powerful rhythm section and the melodic richness, mingling perfectly with I Kong’s lamenting voice, come together to form a whole, subtly mixed by the unoverlookable Roberto Sánchez.
Through Pass It On, I Kong revisits various topics that matter to him. This accomplished and eclectic album is both a tribute and a continuity of his 1978 splendid album The Way It Is.
Fruits of the astounding encounter between a forgotten ‘70s Jamaican legend and a young Swiss band, Pass It On marks the return of I Kong at the forefront of the stage. This twelve-tracks album was recorded in Geneva, Switzerland, in the purest roots tradition by Najavibes’ musicians, accompanied for this special occasion by ranking vocal guests such as Judy Mowatt, Ken Boothe and Raging Fyah. The powerful rhythm section and the melodic richness, mingling perfectly with I Kong’s lamenting voice, come together to form a whole, subtly mixed by the unoverlookable Roberto Sánchez.
Through Pass It On, I Kong revisits various topics that matter to him. This accomplished and eclectic album is both a tribute and a continuity of his 1978 splendid album The Way It Is.
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