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The independent record label Rising Star Records out of Minnesota is founded by Belize born Glenn Middleton, an environmentally conscious person, but also a producer, artist and songwriter. He's devoted to create music that is motivating and inspirational, much like music by the great Bob Marley. The label has released its debut album entitled "A Blessing Of Love Vol. !", a thirteen track set, concentrating on the cultural side of reggae, trying to provide the people with hope and strong belief in change. Musically speaking its an old skool 'one drop' reggae album, with the instrumental arrangements that are well engineered and catchy, with live instruments including the horns of the Inity Hornz.
The album brings us various veteran reggae artists, including Lloyd "Bread" Macdonald of The Wailing Souls who sings the title track, a message song of peace and love. He's also responsible for the tune It's All About You. Carl Smith is responsible for six songs, not all of them being highlights. We especially like From Jah With Love, an uptempo and funky praising tune. And there's You're Gift From Jah, also a tune we're definitely going to spin more than once.
Reggae veteran Tony Chin gives us Cool Down Jah Children. His latest album 'Universal Love' got rave reiews all over the world. Santa Davis, one of reggae's top drummers teams up with Talita Long for the conscious tune Tellng My Story. This tune was written to help raise the the awareness of the HIV virus. The two songs from Denfield Jones are fantastic roots tunes. Living In Uncertain Times is a chopping roots reggae song, while saving Jah World deals with the social injustice in this time.
reggae-vibes.com, The Netherlands
link to review - www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_var/bleslove.htm
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"Good music verses, good music in choruses, cohesive, rhymes well, and communicates emotions to listener..."
"The tracks feature excellent performances all around. The vocals are quite soulful and virtuosic and the messages of the songs are suitably uplifting..."
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#37 A Blessing Of Love Vol. 1 / Rising Star Records
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