Yours truly is not a big fan of Youssou N'Dour. N'Dour may be the most well-known African star and commands respect with his commitment to charity, but the music he delivered in recent years is often a poppy decoction of the West-African music we've come to love. As the title suggests, N'Dour travelled to Jamaica for this album to give a number of his songs in a reggae makeover. Even though he collaborated with ex-Wailer and old warhorse Tyrone Downie and a whole host of guests (Mutabaruka, Morgan Heritage, Patrice, Ayo), the result can not immediately be called a revelation. Colleagues who prefer to call the glass half-full rather than half-empty, will claim that these types of projects will only benefit the popularity of the reggae genre, but that's something yours truly has little ear for. Besides, Africa counts more than enough decent reggae artists these days (Tiken Jah Fakoly, Alpha Blondy, Takana Zion, Manjul...) all doing their part to lift the genre to new heights. N'Dour hasn't produced a total miss though, the songs in Wolof ('Medina', 'Baba', 'Diarr Diarr') sounding most appealing.