VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 Karat Gold (Shanachie)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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DJ Yonnie/RuffKut rolls up a fine fattie in the form of a 24-track mega-mix culled from the best of 80's dancehall reggae. Toasters and boasters, lovers and the vitally conscious--everyone gets a piece of the action as long as they can do it inna dancehall stylee. That means non-stop head boppin', rump bumpin' fun, folks.

Any DJ that kept these hits pumping the speakers back in the day was guaranteed to have a top sound system, and with this in your CD changer, you can recreate a Trenchtown sidewalk wherever you may find yourself. Any reggae fan will find some old favorites here, and all but the most fanatical will doubtless make a couple new discoveries. Old or new, though, every track is party-proven and ready to rock the rest of your summer. You gotta get it.

Track List:

Yellow Man - Wreck A Pum Pum/Zunga Zeng * Josie Wales - Leggo Mi Hand * Michigan & Smiley - Diseases * Supercat - Cry Fi Di Youths * Admiral Tibet - Leave People Business Alone * Frankie Paul - Kushung Peng * General Trees - Minibus * Red Dragon - Agony * Sister Charmaine - Leave The Glamity * Dennis Brown - Slow Down * Freddie McGregor - Big Ship * John Holt - Police In Helicopter * Eek A Mouse - A Wha Do Dem * General Echo - Arieen * Courtney Melody - Bad Boy * Foxy Brown - Sorry * Reggie Stepper - Drum Pan Sound * Frankie Paul - Cassandra * Ninja Man - Murder Dem * Buju Banton - Stamina Daddy * Chevelle Franklyn - No One In The World * Tiger - When * Shabba Ranks - Caan Dun (X-Rated)

© 2000 - Shaun Dale