by Howard Campbell
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – A Goal, the brand new album by Jahman from St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, set to be launched on October 6 by VPAL Music.
The set is Jahman’s sixth album, and first in 5 years. His earlier album, Altitude, was produced by South Florida-based JonFX. The album made the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart, peaking at quantity seven.
Two of the songs on A Goal are West Indies (Far From The Norm) on which he groups with Junior Reid and Sizzla, and One Time. The latter is a collaboration with Stress, his compatriot from St. Thomas.
“My hopes and plans for these songs is rather like my earlier songs. To get into the thoughts, soul and coronary heart of individuals all around the world that actually get pleasure from and love music that stand the take a look at of time…mi waan the tune dem attain the 4 corners of the globe,” mentioned Jahman.
The veteran singer is accompanied by a few of Jamaica’s main session musicians on a Goal. They embrace legendary drum and bass staff, Sly and Robbie, drummer Kirk Bennett, saxophonist Dean Fraser and guitarist Mitchum Chin.
JonFX, Massi Harris, Eric Tavin, Delroy Pottinger, Christopher Meredith and Dean Pond produced songs for the album.
Jahman is one in every of many artists who’ve contributed to the expansion of the USVI reggae scene prior to now 15 years. Others being Stress, finest identified for the 2007 hit tune, Love And Affection; Midnite, Massiah and Dezarie.
Impressed by Bob Marley, Metal Pulse, Aswad and Third World, Jahman kicked off his profession in the course of the Nineties. His first album, Poverty Wrestle, was launched in 2000.