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Sizzla In Gambia
Sizzla In Gambia
Sizzla's second album in one month.
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Sizzla is back with his second album in just one month. February saw the release of the Caveman produced set 'The Chant', and now it’s time for 'Sizzla in Gambia', mostly recorded in the African country during a visit in 2008, with post-production in Jamaica by DJ Karim of Stainless Music.
Since 2009 Sizzla has dropped five albums. Three of these – 'Crucial Times', 'The Chant' and 'Ghetto Youth-Ology' – have been produced by people said to have worked the deejay since the beginning, and marketed with a back to the roots type of campaign.
And 'Sizzla in Gambia' differs from these sets – not only by its more contemporary producer – by being more dancehall-driven, even though hip-hop influences are also apparent. There’s only one straight one drop – the previously released Blackman Rise. The other eleven songs are previously unreleased.
'Sizzla in Gambia' is far from solid, but contains a healthy dose of catchy melodies and conscious and spiritual lyrics.
The uplifting, yet frenetic, African chant Welcome to Africa opens the album and is later followed by the acoustic, yet furious, Make a Visit, which hits you like a punk rock song, while Where Is the Love is almost Barry White-like in its tone and mood.
It’s been a while since Sizzla dropped a real gem, but this album is together with last year’s 'The Scriptures' his most cohesive set in years.
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| Posted by Jallowzill on 04.02.2012 | |
| Thanks sizzla for your visit to The Gambia. | |
| Posted by wailerbongo on 04.04.2012 | |
| Love the African outspirations. Waiting to hear about Ghana in your next album. Because he was here too. Love Sizzla music. | |
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