Aloha all,
Time for a bit o' island reggae courtesy of Oshen, the crazy freak hailing from Papa New Guinea and the Hawaiian islands. The key to Oshen is to ignore all his chic songs and concentrate on the real shit. Tracks like "Carry on Rootsman" (my all time favorite reggae/Jawaiian track) and "Put Down the Gun" are reggae classics. Each has that awesome bounce and excellent groove that every good reggae track needs to have for it to make the cut into the Pranayuga CD crate. The rest of the CD is not nearly as good as it tends to lean to the "oh girl" style which has been done to death. Overall, Oshen is a good pick, just don't expect every track to be...well Rootsy. (Click on the link for a sample)
Carry on!
Faith