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Canadian-based Jamaican, Jahranimo, will find it difficult to create a buzz to catapult him amongst artists like always-on-the-radar Capelton or Sizzla, and newcomers such as Richie Spice, Chuck Fenda and I Wayne. Not that he’s automatically comparable to them based on his debut, Real Life, but being based outside of Jamaica almost guarantees he’ll not ‘make it’ big like these mentioned. Very discouraging, but that’s reality. Music is also a reality too, and listening to the CD doesn’t at all determine these harsh factors, as Jahranimo gets the tonic digesting on “Opposite,” a rich groovy ‘One Drop’ riddim with a message exposing Babylon’s opposition to ‘anything that’s right’. With a start-off as such, he quotes Jah and the Lion of Judah as his genuine Rasta guide, which is ironic and confusing since many of his later cuts on the CD such as “Move,” “Dance Nice” and even more bizarre tunes as “Keep it Rollin” and “Krazy Feel” featuring a host of Canadian rappers, patterned after rump-shaking videos found on BET and MTV. These do not work well for Jahranimo, nor do they make sense of his stance on finding Rasta, and seem just like a commercial ploy to capitalize on hip-hop’s trendy and current success. What does seem like a natural
fit for him occurs on traditional reggae-dancehall vibes, where his clarity
of singjaying in a heartfelt way is supreme on “Love de Women Dem,”
“Stop” and “Jah Jah Love” featuring Kirk Davis,
while on the laid-back, R&B mellow title track featuring singer Zade,
his biographical lyrics flow with ease. And on “I Wanna” again
featuring Zade, he’s even masterful in commanding his very own big
truck through the streets of Toronto’s Caribbana Festival with a
soca track set in a similar vein of Kevin Lyttle’s soulful, sexy
hits that selectors shouldn’t sleep on. |
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