Wyman Low & The Ravers - Trippin' (Khanti Records/Harmonia Mundi)
'Trippin'' is the debut effort by Laurent Mercier aka Wyman Low, a singer/guitarist from Bordeaux who earned his stripes as a guitarist and backing vocalist for Max Romeo and a band member of Brazilian band Cristal Reggae and Guinean reggae band Seyni & Yeliba.
Hornsman Coyote & Soulcraft - Safe Planet (Ammonite Records)
Trombone lovers take heed because Serbian Hornsman Coyote and his band Soulcraft are back! Their 2014 self-titled debut was absolutely to our liking, so we were already looking forward to this sequel.
Nakany Kante - Naka (Slow Walk Music)
With 'Naka', Barcelona based Guinean singer-songwriter Nakany Kante, presents a successor to her 2014 debut 'Saramaya'.
Perfect Giddimani - Reggae Farm Work (Irie Ites Records)
From the generation of Boboshanti artists (think Sizzla, Capleton, Anthony B.
Rootz Revealerz - Skylark EP (Self-published)
Somewhere around 2009, the year their long player debut 'Sweet Jamaica' was released, Rootz Revealerz was still Roots Revealers and a project around Texan brothers Chris and Josh Mundahl.
Babelsouk - Charlykingston (Self-published)
With Charleroi based Babelsouk, Belgium counts yet another solid reggae band.
Train To Roots - Home (INRI)
Yours truly, got to know the Sardinians of Train To Roots common thanks to their 2014 'Growing' album.
Chicos Y Mendez - ¡Siempre De Pie! EP (Self-published)
'¡Siempre De Pie!' ("still standing") is the debut effort of Chicos Y Mendez, a project around Belgian-Peruvian singer-songwriter David Mendez Yepez.
Mighty Mystic - The Art Of Balance + Inna Vision - Lifted (Roots Musician Records)
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Horace Andy - In The Light (17 North Parade/VP Records)
Back in 1995 the Blood and Fire label gave this 1977 masterpiece by Horace Andy a second life.
Shikor Bangladesh Allstars - Soul Of Bengal (Funkiwala Records)
Because Rishon Kahn, the man behind Lokkhi Terra, also wanted to put Bengali traditional music in the spotlight, he called on his good friend, dhol player Nazrul Islam, who in turn started looking for the right musicians (Jalal Ahmed - bansuri flute, Mokaddes Ali - dotara, Bappi - dupki/tablas, Biju - ektara, Baul Rob Fakir, Labik Kamal Gaurob and Dewan Baby Akhtar - vocals) which would eventually make up Shikor Bangladesh Allstars.
Black Flower - Ghost Radio (Zephyrus Records)
For their second long player (the band rather considers this to be an "inbetweener"), the gentlemen of Black Flower took to the studio intended on recording an impressionistic, abstract and psychedelic session.
Augustus Pablo - Original Rockers (Greensleeves)
The reissue program of Augustus Pablo's back catalog continues without delay and barely a few months after Jacob Miller's 'Who Say Jah No Dread' and 'Augustus Pablo presents Rockers International', we're now treated to this deluxe reissue of 'Original Rockers'.
Skin, Flesh & Bones - Dub In Blood (Pressure Sounds)
With 'Dub In Blood' the Pressure Sounds label signs for the reissue of one of the rarest and most sought after dub albums of all time.
Atili Bandalero featuring Prendy - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams (Brigante Records/Echo Productions)
Gabriel Piotrowski aka Biga Ranx needs little introduction, but under the pseudonym Atili Bandalero his brother Yannush has also already released several solo albums.
Nicola Conte presents Stefania Dipierro - Natural (Far Out Recordings)
For 'Natural' producer Nicola Conte and singer Stefania Dipierro collaborated for the first time since Conte's 2000 album 'Jet Sounds'.
Various Artists - The Bristol Roots Explosion (Bristol Archive Records)
Following last year's compilation 'The Midlands Roots Explosion' and as a successor to the popular two part 'The Bristol Reggae Explosion', Bristol Archive Records now presents 'The Bristol Roots Explosion'.
Sizzla - 876 (Judgement Yard/868 Music/J-Vibe Productions/Zojak World Wide)
Rest assured, the 876th Sizzla album this is not - even though we must admit we've lost count along the way - but as with Richie Campbell's 2015 'In The 876' album, the album title refers to the international access code for Jamaica.
Aziza Brahim - Abbar el Hamada (Glitterbeat Records)
When asked to describe her music, singer Aziza Brahim Sahrawi replied: "I'm not able to separate politics, cultural and personal concerns.
Black Slate - Peaceful Demonstration (TCD Records)
Two years after the excellent 'World Citizen', Black Slate returns with 'Peaceful Demonstration'.