Batai Munhu Riddim – Rockers And Dr Zed

Batai Munhu Riddim comes out of the Zimbabwean dancehall lane with a tougher, more local feel than the glossy bashment side of the genre, and Rockers and Dr Zed keep it rooted in that street-level energy. Azon 13’s “One In A Million” and Benny B’s title cut are the tracks that immediately lock in the mood, while Sound Ranger turns up twice and helps give the riddim some backbone with “Tings Nuh Good Again” and “Mwari Ariko. ” There’s a nice bit of range across the voices too: “Prayer Warrior” leans devotional, while “Ganja” and “Murikunwei” push the more everyday, in-the-hood side of the set. With 13 tracks and 14 artists in the mix, it plays like a proper snapshot of where Zimdancehall was sitting in 2013, before the sound got even more polished and widespread.