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| Abja |
| Inna
Red I Hour |
| I Grade Records |
| 2003 |
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I Grade Records brings you Inna Red I
Hour, the debut album of Abja whose selection Crucial Confessions was
also included on the Weep Not compilation. The 14 tracks on this album
have a distinctive rootsy-blues feeling that is sure to move you. |
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| Track List |
Liner Notes |
Reviews |
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Red I Tune |
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Chances |
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War |
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Love Potion |
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Crucial Confessions |
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Pass De Kahn (feat. Yahadanai) |
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Rise Up |
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Play On |
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Rebel I Lion |
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Still Have Love |
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Lion Walk |
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Love Jah Dub |
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Love Jah |
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Lion Walk Dub |
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Musicians & Credits
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Red I Tune - Drums: Dion "Bosie" Hopkins; Bass: Kenyatta Itola; Keys: Laurent
"Tippy" Alfred; Guitars & Organ: Tuff Lion |
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War - Drums: Batch; Bass: Kenyatta; Guitars: Tippy |
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Crucial Confessions
- Drums: Matthew Miller; Bass: Kenyatta; Keys: Tuff Lion; Keys: Eric Williams; Guitars: Tippy |
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Rise Up - Drums, Bass & Guitars: Tippy; Bass: Kenyatta |
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Rebel I Lion - Drums, Bass Keys & Guitars: Tippy; Keys: Eric Williams |
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Lion Walk - Drums & Percussion: Abja & Tippy; Bass, Keys: Tippy; Piano: Emi Augustin;
Guitar: Tesfa |
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Love Jah - Drums: Abja & Gregory; Bass: Gregory Jackson; Harmonica & Percussion:
Zaka; Guitar: Tesfa |
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Chances - Drums, Bass, Keys & Acoustic Guitar: Tippy; Acoustic Guitar Lead: Tuff Lion |
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Love Potion - Drums: Jamaki Knight; Bass: Phil Merchant; Keys: Tippy; Guitars: Tuff Lion |
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Pass De Kahn (Featuring Yahadanai) - Drums: Jamaki;
Bass: Kenyatta; Keys & Guitar: Tippy |
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Play On - Drums:
Jamaki; Bass: Phil Merchant; Keys: Ras El; Keys & Guitar: Tippy |
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Still Have Love
- Acoustic Guitar rhythm: Tippy; Acoustic Guitar Lead: Tuff Lion |
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Love Jah Dub - Drums: Abja & Gregory; Bass: Gregory Jackson; Harmonica & Percussion:
Zaka; Guitar: Tesfa |
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Lion Walk Dub - Drums & Percussion: Abja & Tippy; Bass, Keys: Tippy; Piano: Emi Augustin;
Guitar: Tesfa |
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Liner Notes
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All songs produced and arranged by Laurent "Tippy"
Alfred except:
Love Jah produced and arranged by Jaleel "Abja" Saleem, Gregory
"Bassie" Jackson and Greg Lox
Lion Walk co-produced by Abja Tracks
1-5. 8-12 Mixed by Laurent "Tippy" Alfred
Tracks 6-7 Mixed by Jamaki Knight
Tracks 13-14 Mixed by Abja
Additional writing on Chances by Elton Standy
Additional writing on War by Abu
Recorded by Laurent "Tippy" Alfred
Graphic Design by Mark "Feijao" Milligan II
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| Abja's Thank Youz: First and for most, give
thanks for life and the breath of life Most High JAH RASTAFARI 3x. Umi, Abu I love u iva
more. Kha, Stilts, Zay Live up Learn to love and appreciate life. Big Dave - Luf U.
Jah stay up. Luquantum I de ya for you. Bassie give thanks for strength.
Binghi Zaka, tenastelin. Jahmake-i link for iva. Tesfa denga likks (oh yeah oh
yeah). Sekemba lox u know I love u. Sui we in it for life. My yout, James Love
U. Link, love U. Vaughn, give thanks for a sight, brother, Midnite for strength in Babylon.
Z and Issa, love U. Commissioner Tippy - ah u brethren. Trust me I Trust U.
Batch, Ini for sure. Feijao ah-u run things. Auntie, Mike T, Mike J, Big
Cousin, Niya where you de, M. Def, Bengi. St. Croix, East to West Thank u for de roots.
Z and Issa love u. All de musicians, Phil, Bosie, all me peoples and family.
Give thanks for strength. |
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Contact Info:
I Grade Records, LLC
P.O. Box 223281
Christiansted, St. Croix
U.S. V.I. 00822
Tel: (646) 226-1738
(340) 773-6628 |
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Creation Steppin':
OK, I'm moving to St. Croix, obviously THE hotbed of modern roots
music, and I-Grade Records is at the forefront. They strike gold again with Abja's debut
release, "Inna Red I Hour." Abja is a multi-talented songwriter/singer/singjay
that we got a taste of with his song "Crucial Confessions" on the "Weep
Not" compilation CD, and the talents that we got a hint of then are in full force
here. Every single song features heartical lyrics and tight riddims using mostly live
instruments, including the talents of some of the island's finest such as guitarist Tuff
Lion. - More
Reggae
Reviews:
I Grade Records is steadily becoming the modern, scaled-down
version of Studio One in the ‘60s/‘70s or Island Records in the ‘70s and
early ‘80s. That is, it’s establishing itself as a stamp of quality, as a
dependable source for quality reggae in a market increasingly flooded by half-hearted
fly-by-night labels and mega-labels whose next by-the-numbers release sounds just like
their last. You hardly even have to listen to an I Grade production to know that
you’re in good hands. - More
JahWorks.org:
I see the return address on the package from I Grade Records, I think as I open it,
"What a perfect birthday present to myself- a new Midnite CD to listen to!" And
what a cool title, "Inna Red I Hour." I was already excited as I cued it up. Oh
but wait, that's not Midnite's Vaughn Benjamin that I hear. I look at the CD again and
there in dark red letters blending in is the artist's name: Abja ... mmm, nice voice.
Sounds like old roots reggae, but not. - More
Reggae Vibes:
The cd "Inna Red I Hour" is the promising and powerful debut album by
Abja. He's a a multi-talented singer, singjay, songwriter, and producer hailing from St.
Croix in the Virgin Islands. From there Laurent “Tippy” Alfred runs his renown I
Grade Records label, and the latest branch, Abja is destined to make an excellent
impression on the (roots) reggae massive with his debut set. - More
JahSound.net: (french)
Abja est un multi-talentueux : chanteur, compositeur et producteur
venant de St Croix, Virgin Islands. Avant "Inna Red I Hour"
qui est sa première réalisation intégrale, il travailla activement sur ses compétences
en studio et fût quelques concerts à NYC pendant plusieurs années en se formant au
niveau vocal ainsi qu'en tant que producteur avec "The Survival Soundz Crew". - Encore
JahSound.net: (Spanish)
Abja es otro de los grandes ídolos musicales de la isla vecina,
Santa Cruz. Su disco bajo el sello I Grade Records cuenta con la ejecución instrumental
de los legendarios músicos Kenyatta, Tuff Lion y Tippy, entre otros. El estilo de este
artista podemos clasificarlo como reggae rústico con altos elementos de dancehall y hip
hop. Sus letras se basan en crítica social, creencia Rasta y un poco de sentimentalismo.
- Mas
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