Addresses the sometime negative misconceptions of Rasta and calls for repatriation of anybody who identifies himself or herself as African to Africa.
"The full band punch is evident right from the [album's] opening 'Rastaman', an atypical tune that turns on a dub reggae axis." Songlines, UK (2017)
lyrics
Paraphrased from Mandinka: Rasta isn’t about negativity. It doesn’t make anyone a criminal or a lunatic. It doesn’t make someone to be less trustworthy. It’s about unity. And repatriation of anybody who identifies themselves as African to Africa.
credits
from Banjul-London,
released February 24, 2017
Jally Kebba Susso - kora/vocals
Kyazi Lugangira - acoustic guitar/backing vocals
Sambou Suso - backing vocals
Jon Speedy - lead guitar
Yuval Juba Metzler - drums
Matteo Grassi - electric bass
Wayne Francis - saxophone
Aaron Thompson - trombone
Nahawa Doumbia has a beautiful voice that fits perfectly with the arrangements accompanying her on these songs. What is there not to love in this album? It's all beauty. Thibaut Devigne
A lost classic of Greek jazz, this collection of songs threads snakelike melodies through a bubbling cauldron of drums. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2019