“Drips To Sip… Refills”

6 May 2010 No Comment

By Dj Pelau (Swagger Lifestyle DJ)

djpelau@swaggerlifestyle.com

ROCKY DAWUNI, Hymns For The Rebel Soul (Aquarian)

Menu: roots-reggae, afro-beat, acoustic soul, world beat…

Tastes like: a worldly, unifying message – through mostly reggae music – to spread love

Ingredients: Rocky Dawuni truly represents one of those musical artists that try to stand for something bigger than where he’s from or what people’s limited perception of him might tend to be. From Ghana, Rocky’s reggae is automatically global – not because he tends to have a similar style influenced by Bob Marley – but because of his messages on songs like “Download The Revolution”. It isn’t limited to Ghana or Africa for that matter, but instead, is far-reaching as the ‘world wide web’ as his call to uploading and downloading something universal, seems finally to have arrived. Speaking of universal themes, love isn’t at all complicated for Rocky, or filled with confusion, pain or deceit. On “Extraordinary Woman,” he breaks down love’s simplicity, and on “Take it Slow (Love Love Love),” an acoustic, guitar-accompanied track with a delightful touch of Finnish folk flutes throughout, his vocals clarify any doubt towards whoever his song is directed to. With other songs like “Jerusalem” recorded in Tel Aviv, and the afro-beat infectiousness of “Master Plan,” this is one of those LPs that’ll grow on you after a couple listens, making you surrender and give-in to just ‘love love love’ it!

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