Various Artists - Putumayo Presents: Reggae Around the World [7/22]

Artist:

Various Artists

Description:

Since its rise to global popularity in the 1970s, reggae has remained a defining influence on international music. This Putumayo sampler, entitled REGGAE AROUND THE WORLD, charts the effect of that influence, and the way it appears, either undiluted or in hybridized form, in music from Africa, Australia, South America, and the U.S. The inclusion of pureblood reggae artists like Burning Spear keeps the original torch burning, but the real treat is in hearing how reggae is incorporated into songs from Nigeria, Ghana, Brazil, and elsewhere. Like most Putumayo releases, REGGAE AROUND THE WORLD is bright, groove-centric, and eminently listenable.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Salao De Beleza (Brazil) - Zeca Balwiro
2. Drangkinbala (Australia) - Blekbala
3. We Love It (South Africa) - Lucky Dube
4. Promised Land (Nigeria) - Majek Fashek
5. Wadjou (Mali) - Askia Modibo
6. Salib Faudi (Sudan) - Rasha
7. In Ghana (Ghana) - Rocky Dawuni
8. Jordan River (Jamaica) - Burning Spear
9. Stop That Train (Jamaica) - Ernest Ranglin
10. No Woman, No Cry (USA) - Peter Rowan (live)

Album Information

Release Date:

07/22/2008

Type:

Collection

Genre:

International

Subgenre:

World

Label:

Putumayo World Music

Catalog Number:

PUT280-2

Original Release Year:

2008

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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