David Rodigan: Top Reggae and Dancehall Tracks of 2010
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Read about David Rodigan in Wax Poetics issue 43
Some words from David Rodigan:
Please allow me to pre-empt this list for Wax Poetics with a statement to the reggae industry in Jamaica.
The rest of the world looks to Jamaica as the ‘head of the stream’ for reggae and dancehall music, but compared to some of the glorious recordings that Jamaica has given us over the decades, the output for 2010 left much to be desired.
We love reggae and we love dancehall, but we don’t need imitation hip-hop, R&B, and banging house beats from Kingston featuring Jamaican patois vocals. “Rise up ye mighty race”—when one considers the roots reggae anthems that have inspired people all over the world, we have to ask ourselves: why is it that we are no longer hearing that type of music again, with just a few obvious exceptions?
With that in mind I list some of the songs that I have been featuring in the dancehalls and on the radio during 2010.
Top reggae and dancehall tracks of 2010 (in no particular order):
Ini Kamoze “Outta Jamaica” (9 Soundclik)
Chezidek “Borderline” (Taxi)
Pressure “As a Treasure” (Rymshot)
Christopher Ellis, Stephen Marley, and Jah Cure “End of Time” (Ghetto Youth Int.)
Nas and Damien ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley “Land of Promise” (Def Jam/Universal Republic)
Gappy Ranks “Pumpkin Belly” (Greensleeves)
Peter Hunnigale “Wisdom” (Honeyvibes)
Tarrus Riley “Wildfire” (Don Corleon)
Busy Signal and Bounty Killer “Something a Go Happen” (Juke Boxx)
Marcia Griffiths “A Beer and Girl… (the Sweetest Time)” (Penthouse)
Luciano “Moving On” (VP/Maximum Sound)
Busy Signal and Million Stylz “As Me Forward” (Necessary Mayhem)
Alaine feat. Shaggy “For Your Eyes Only” (K Licious)
Etana “August Town” (Necessary Mayhem)
Queen Ifrica “Hard Times Like These” (Hard Zone)
Romain Virgo “Dark Skin Girl” (VP/Juke Boxx)
Mr. Vegas “Sweet Jamaica” (White label)
TOK and Tarrus Riley “Nyahbingi Rhythm”
Busy Signal “Jamaica Love” (VP)
Beres Hammond “Pull Up” (Blacka Dread Records)
Sade “Baby Father (Bovell Reggae Mix)” (Label unknown)
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