D’ SOCA ZONE 5TH SPIN
Various Artists

Get into the ‘Zone’ with the latest installment of the popular Soca music compilation series “D’Soca Zone 5th Spin”. This popular compilation series was the launching pad for the recent mainstream Soca radio hits ‘Turn Me On’ by Kevin Lyttle and ‘Tempted To Touch’ by Rupee. D’Soca Zone is a who’s who of the current Soca music scene, and a first look at the songs that are bubbling up from the Caribbean. The album is a mix of new Carnival tunes for the upcoming season (‘100 Years’ Rikki Jai), current radio hits (“Nookie Tonight” Jamesy P) and PopSo favorites that blend Soca sounds with Pop and R&B styles (“Darlin” Dawg E Slaughter, “Heaven” Ghetto Flex & Kess and “Shut Up” by Meshach). Soca is coming on strong, with the 100th anniversary of Trinidad carnival this year and the addition of a Soca category to the Grammy Awards in 2006, the sounds of Soca are hitting a wider audience than ever. Get into the Zone and be a part of this exciting genre as it zooms to new heights!

BERES HAMMOND
Love Has No Boundaries

Beres Hammond is back! With a brand new, 20-track studio album featuring his latest hit single ‘Thanks Fi Me Pride & Joy’ in combination with Buju Banton. This highly anticipated new album comes on the heels of the triumphant ‘For The Love Of It Concert Tour’. Beres has proven himself time and again breaking new ground with inspired performances and hit tunes. The new album ‘Love Has No Boundaries’ takes the listener down a familiar path with romantic ballads and mid-tempo dancehall reggae grooves. Feature tracks include the hit ‘Good Old Dancehall Vibes’ featuring reggae legend Big Youth. Plus new Beres compositions ‘Quicksand’, ‘Let It Flow’ and ‘Love Has No Boundary’.

SIZZLA
Life

“Life” is a brand new studio album with exclusive tracks, which is mostly produced by Sizzla himself for his own label Kalonji Records. Only four tracks weren’t produced by himself: the album opener “Things Will Be Better”, which is done for Donald “Tixie” Dixon’s True Love Records, “Haven’t I Told You” aka “For You” across the Fifth Element produced “I Swear” riddim, “Ain’t That Nice” for High Fence Records and the Grass Roots production “Jah Love”. Recorded exclusively at Sizzla’s newly built studio in Judgement Yard, Kingston JA, the “Life” album sees him more or less return to form. Musically it brings a fine mix of modern roots reggae, dancehall and crossover beats. Amongst the musicians involved there are people like Donald Dennis, Kevin Blake, Daniel “Blaxxx” Lewis, Shawn McDonald, Omar Johnson, Desca and Danny “Axeman” Thompson. Lyrically spoken Sizzla treats the listener to the usual topics i.e. Rastafari, reality and girls. Particular worth of hearing are tracks such as “Things Will Be Better”, “Marijuana”, “Haven’t I Told You”, “We Got The Love”, “Jah Love”, “Life” and “Stay In Tune”.

‘Life’ is Sizzla’s labour of love this is an album full of emotions from soulful roots and love songs to signature blood and fire tracks that capture the spirit and magic of Kalonji and what he believes in his heart to be right and true.