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The Fourth Book
United Reggae:
Fans of Virgin Islands Roots Reggae
Queen, Dezarie, may be equally surprised and overjoyed
to learn that extremely propular Cruzan born songstress
has once again tuned in and done so to the
materialization of her fourth album, the fittingly
titled 'Fourth Book'. Dezarie doesn't tend to create a
lot of fanfare, ostensibly, but she and her music always
seems to generate so much love and so much attention
from her ultra-devoted followers that one could very
well make the case that this album is one of the more
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Roots:
The fourth installment in Dezarie's
now legendary body of works - The Fourth Book - has been
unleashed to the world from Arikan Roots Lab. The
production is very similar to Midnite's recent release,
What Makes a King, with unbelievably heavy basslines
underneath rich layers of beautiful keyboard work.
Dezarie's angelic voice - at times soaring, at other
times penetrating - is in fine form on this release. -
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Eaze The Pain
Achi's Reggae Blog:
One
of the year’s most anticipated releases was the return
of Dezarie, with Eaze The Pain, her third album and
first in over five years, since the Gracious Mama Africa
album which helped established one of the most curious
legends and reputations in modern Reggae history.
Gracious Mama Africa followed her debut, 2001’s Fya for
I Grade Records which I’ve heard called, by people whose
opinions I respect, simply the finest Roots Reggae
release from ANY female in Reggae history! So what is
the attraction to Dezarie? My thought would be, again,
somewhat in the same way as Vaughn Benjamin: Her style.
Where Benjamin can be this ultra-cryptic rolling
wordsmith, Dezarie simply doesn’t sugarcoat ANYTHING.
She is very much so a ‘what you see is what you get’
type of singer.
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Reggae Reviews:
Eaze the Pain is perhaps Dezarie's
most consistent of her three albums to date, which is
saying a lot from a woman I consider to be the best
female reggae artist in the biz. While her countrymen
Midnite venture into increasingly experimental, quirky
sounds, Dezarie sticks with what made us fall in love
with her in the first place: rich roots reggae sung with
an ethereal, almost otherworldly panache.
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Gracious Mama Africa
Ireggae:
There is refreshingly clean and pure new
sound sweeping across the Caribbean. Emerging from the Virgin Island of St. Croix
comes Dezarie, the roots artist whose hypnotic and tantalizing voice are
featured on the critically acclaimed album FYA. - More
Reggae Reviews:
Gracious Mama Africa is a wondrous achievement from a
tragically underexposed artist. The music, as with Fya, supplied by the
incomparable Midnite, feels a bit harder than on her debut, sticking more
strictly to a roots reggae sound. - More
Fya
Ireggae:
Roots empress Dezarie
has blessed the reggae community with the deliverance of her newest recording "Gracious
Mama Africa". Released on the Afrikan Roots Lab record
label, this album emerges from the seeds planted on her amazing debut album of 2001 "FYA".
music'. - More
Reggae Vibes:
Dezarie’s capitivating
debut album "Fya" is a rather interesting album packed with
conscious and spiritual music, which heralds the arrival of a new female voice to the
roots scene. - More
Reggae Reviews:
Jaw-dropping is the word that first comes to mind when
describing newcomer Dezarie's debut Fya. With
lyrics and melodies penned by her and music constructed by I Grade and
members of Midnite, the songs on this album are nothing short of amazing. -
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Weep Not
Ireggae:
The release of Weep
Not by I Grade Records punctuates a year in which the conscious
roots music of St. Croix emerged as a prominent force in reggae music. No less than 6
"cruz"cial albums were released in 2002 - More
Reggae Reviews:
Weep Not is a righteous, avant-garde mix of
roots, dancehall, and jazzy experimentalism from the I Grade label
featuring their biggest stars Midnite and Dezarie, along
with a host of newcomers from the Virgin Islands. - More
Talkin' Roots Vol. I
Skank Productions:
"Talkin Roots - Volume 1" is one
crucial CD. This is hard-core roots reggae with a message, eminating from the U.S. Virgin
Islands (with most of the artists hailing from St. Croix). - More
Reggae Reviews:
It's rare that I get so excited to review an album, but such
is the case with the compilation Talkin' Roots Volume 1 -- partly because
it is so little-known and partly because it's just that good. A product of the
Maryland-based Bambu Station Studio and the newly formed Mt. Nebo
Records, Talkin' Roots is a compilation for any proponent of
keeping roots reggae alive and fresh. - More
Nemozian
Rasta
Reggae Vibes:
Hailing from the Island of St Croix, Midnite
is one of the most promising roots reggae bands of the millennium. They are vanguards of
conscious reggae who represent the King's and Queen's music to the fullness of Jah. - More
Reggae Reviews:
Described as "a Midnite - I Grade
collaboration" (I Grade encompassing the record label, production company, and
contributing musicians) -- although it contains 3 tunes from Dezarie (two
of which are on her breathtaking debut Fya) -- Nemozian Rasta (Nemozian
referring to the Greek goddess of memory who gave birth to the Muses) could be interpreted
by fans as a straight Midnite album. - More
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