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.
a1. Oku Onuora - If Not Now
b1. Oku Onuora - Dubword Warrior
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Release Date - 7th June 2019
*CD VERSION*
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
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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.
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