Airborne Riddim – Various Artists

AIRBORNE RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2004

Airborne Riddim pulls together 13 vocal cuts and an instrumental, with a lineup that leans hard into Trinidad and Tobago names like Blaxx and Kernal Roberts, Diamond, Queen Sharona, and Shadrock. The 2004 set comes through as a soca-leaning reggae rhythm built for Carnival-season energy, with tunes like “On Jouvert Mornin, ” “Soca Time Is Mine, ” and “Soca Fever” pointing straight at the road. KMC is credited on the riddim across the catalog, and the project keeps circling back to bright percussion, a busy tabla touch on “Airborne Tabla Mix, ” and a tight low end that never lets the groove settle for too long. It’s brisk, festive, and more concerned with movement than polish, which is exactly what gives the rhythm its snap.

Airborne Riddim Tracklist:

1. Airborne Riddim – Instrumental
2. Avetha – Don’t Touch
3. Blaxx Feat. Kernal Roberts – Whole Nite
4. Cyborg – Punnany Real Good
5. Diamond – Ole Time Ting
6. Kv Charles – Ah Like That
7. Meggy & Diamond – On Jouvert Mornin
8. Micheal Riddim – Hold On To Yuh Daughter
9. Mr Blue – Airborne Tabla Mix
10. Nicky & Connector – Make Up Or Break Up
11. Nikeisha Tossaint – Sticking
12. Queen Sharona – Soca Time Is Mine
13. Raddford Ettine – Always Love You
14. Shadrock – Soca Fever