Ancien Spirit Riddim – Sound Box Music

Produced by Sound Box, with Mafia and Fluxy credited on the 1999 dancehall release, Ancien Spirit Riddim is a tight three-track set that pairs Earl Sixteen’s Freedom Train with Levi Roots’ Rasta Jubilee before closing on the instrumental version. The lineup keeps it compact and very roots-minded for a late-90s dancehall riddim, with Earl Sixteen and Levi Roots bringing the strongest named performances. It was cut as a simple vocal-and-version package, which gives the release its identity as a short, producer-driven selector piece rather than a big multi-artist compilation.