Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha - Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha (Helmy Levit)

This album debut by Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha reached us From the Far North (read: Finnish Lapland).

Los Callejeros - Présente! (Self-published)

Los Callejeros may claim they're above all a live band, the fact is yours truly also enjoys their album releases.

Ephraim Juda - Coming Home (Urban Tree Music)

Teutonic reggae is doing well as proven by Ephraim Juda, who, only a few months after Cornadoor, is also releasing his debut effort.

Hi Kee - Self Reliance (Truesounds)

Yours truly had honestly never heard of Hi Kee, nor of the English Truesounds label, on which his debut album now appears, for that matter.

Campina Reggae - Armoei Troef (Hoekaf-records/Self-published)

With 'Armoei Troef' ("poverty allover") Campina Reggae introduces the successor for its 2008 debut 'Vet En Verstaanbaar'.

Jah Love - Strength For Life (Self-published)

'Creation', the 2007 debut album by Jah Love, a five-member band from Pavia in Italy, didn't make it this far north, but we're happy to offer you its successor 'Strength For Life'.

Bushman - Bushman Sings The Bush Doctor (VP Records)

Yours truly has never been a big fan of tribute albums, but for 'Bushman Sings The Bush Doctor' we'd gladly make an exception.

Diplo - Riddimentary (Greensleeves)

For 'Riddimentary' Diplo (born Thomas Wesley Pentz and one of the faces behind Major Lazer) got carte blanche in the archives of the Greensleeves label and using his favorite tracks he composed one continuous mix for this album.

Ginjah - Never Lost My Way (No Doubt Records)

'Never Lost My Way', Ginjah's album debut (recorded with the help of producer Kemar 'Flava' McGregor) immediately confirms his vocal talent, but for those who aren't big on no ballads this is not immediately recommended listening.

Dennis Brown - Dennis Brown At Joe Gibbs + Culture - Culture At Joe Gibbs (17 North Parade/VP Records)

'Reggae Anthology: The Crown Prince Of Reggae' was barely in the racks and 17 North Parade/VP Records is already serving up 'Dennis Brown At Joe Gibbs'; undoubtedly a questionable move in terms of commercial planning, but yours truly is always up for some Dennis Brown.

Adele Harley - Come Into My Life (Mafia & Fluxy)

"Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes.

Luciano - Write My Name (Footprintz Music Group)

Until further notice Luciano doesn't seem to care about declining CD sales, as just a few months after the release of 'United States Of Africa' there's already this 'Write My Name' released by the small American Footprintz Music Group label.

Lyricson - Messages (PJK Entertainment/Discograph)

Where yours truly is concerned Lyricson is the artist from the French scene with the most international appeal and the fact he uses a kind of patois making it difficult to distinguish him from his Jamaican colleagues, certainly has something to do with that.

Lily Dahab - Nómade (Peregrina Music)

Lily Dahab started her career in the music world as a singer in musical theatre; in her native Argentina she played the lead role in 'Cats' and in Barcelona she was offered the role of Esmeralda in the musical version of Victor Hugo's 'The Hunchback Of Notre-Dame'.

Diaspora - A Jamaican In Cairo (Green Queen Music)

Diaspora (a reference to the fact slavery resulted in a worldwide spread of African culture) is a collaborative project by Londoner with Italian roots Luca Gatti aka Dr.

Gregor Huebner - El Violin Latino (Peregrina Music)

As the title suggests for 'El Violin Latino' violinist Gregor Huebner went in search of the violin's role in Latin-American music culture.

Alex Wilson, Madou Sidiki Diabaté & Ahmed Fofana - Mali Latino (Alex Wilson Records)

Just a few weeks after the release of 'Afrocubism' we're again presented with a project in which the musical worlds of Cuba and Mali meet.

Mark Wonder - True Stories Of Mark Wonder And Friends (Irievibrations Records)

It's kind of last-minute, but with 'True Stories Of Mark Wonder And Friends' the Irievibrations label still delivers one of the best reggae albums of 2010.

Rod Anton - Angel EP (Gwo Pwod/Self-published)

Orléans (France) based Rod Anton presents his debut EP 'Angel'.

Dennis Brown - Reggae Anthology: The Crown Prince Of Reggae, Singles 1972 - 1985 (17 North Parade/VP Records)

Yet another Dennis Brown compilation? Not quite, because with 'Reggae Anthology: The Crown Prince Of Reggae, Singles 1972 - 1985', VP Records tries to give a comprehensive overview of the career of the Crown Prince of reggae.