Bread Fruit Riddim – Flyroots Productions

Bread Fruit Riddim comes from Flyroots Productions in 2010, a French-rooted reggae imprint that had already been putting Anthony John into circulation before the juggling landed. The label’s sound here sits squarely in modern roots reggae, with Sherkhan behind the composition and the Flyroots camp of C. Anthony John Mitchell and U. Buck Balfour credited in the production chain. That background matters, because the riddim feels built for singers rather than shock value: warm bass, steady drum pulse, and a clean, forward-moving groove that leaves room for melody and message.

The set pulls in a deep conscious cast: Anthony John on “Health and Strength, ” Chrisinti on “None Like H. I. M. , ” Determine on “Wicked Hafi Fall, ” Emperor Mangasha on “Higher Than Dem, ” Kulcha Knox on “Jah Will Be There, ” Luciano on “Battle Field Warriors, ” Lutan Fyah on “Over Come Dem, ” Mark Tenn on “Who Is That Girl, ” Norris Man on “Differences, ” Ras Brando on “Years To Come, ” Spectacular on “Hungry Society, ” Steve Machettie on “Careless Itiopian, ” Tavanity on “Foot Prints, ” Torch on “Celebrate Your Love, ” and Turbulence on “Just Hold On, ” with an instrumental cut tying it together.

Luciano and Lutan Fyah give the riddim some of its strongest mileage, bringing the kind of seasoned, militant phrasing that sits naturally over the groove. Norris Man’s “Differences” and Determine’s “Wicked Hafi Fall” keep the social commentary front and center, while Torch’s love tune and Anthony John’s health-and-fortitude message widen the frame without breaking the mood. It is one of those roots sets that moves like a proper juggling, with each voice finding its own lane.