ALPHA BLONDY - Positive Energy

NEW STUDIO ALBUM!!! Since his first success in the eighties with the panafrican hit « Opération Coup De Poing (Brigadier Sabari) », Alpha Blondy is used to provide quality reggae music to his fans. And it is the case once again with Positive Energy, a true masterpiece. « Really, it’s the album of the featurings! » says Alpha to describe this collection of twelve new songs. And indeed, some brilliant guests are aboard on this journey: two Jamaicans (Ijahman on « Rainbow In The Sky » and Tarrus Riley on « Freedom »), the zouk master Jacob Desvarieux on « N’Teritche » and a promising young congolese singer, Pierrette Adams, on « Séchez Vos Larmes » (« Dry Your Tears »). Plus an amazing trio on « Allah Tano »: Nawfel from Tunisia, Issam from Marocco and Ismaël Isaac from the Ivory Coast. To defend his ideas, Alpha has chosen the best warriors: his band Solar System, who started the recordings in Abidjan then went on in Paris. On the cover of Positive Energy, he is accompanied by his grandmother in the background of the photo, like a guardian angel. « She taught me to love my fellow men. And my main fellow is God, no need to look any further. She taught me that, and I wanted to pay my respect to her ». « This album isn’t like any other I’ve done », says Alpha as a conclusion. He is wrong at least on one point: it is as passionate, melodic and sincere as his predecessors. With a supplement of positive energy that is the trademark of great records. TRACKLISTING : 01 - Rainbow In The Sky (feat. IJahman Levi) 02 - Freedom (feat. Tarrus Riley) 03 - Allah Tano (feat. Ismael Isaac, Issam & Naoufel) 04 - No Brain, No Headache 05 - Maclacla Macloclo 06 - Madiba M'a Dit 07 - Lumière 08 - Séchez Vos Larmes (feat. Pierrette Adams) 09 - N'téritchê (feat. Jacob Desvarieux) 10 – Ingratitude 11 - Une Petite Larme M'a Trahi 12 - Querelles Inter-Minables Record Label: Wagram Style: Reggae