Cheri Riddim – Reyel Riddim Vol 16

Cheri Riddim keeps a breezy, French-Creole reggae feel, with Walla Prod and Idéal Songs lining up a fairly deep cast for Reyel Riddim Vol. 16 in 2017. Djo Black’s “Mwen ka viv li, ” MC Janik’s “Sa mwen pe baw, ” and Little Di Lion with Icess Majoumba on “Matinik mwen” are the cuts that catch first, but the whole thing has that local-voices-on-one-pulse energy that makes these Reyel compilations easy to slot into a session. Compared with some of the earlier Reyel volumes, this one leans a little more melodic and reflective than rowdy, with the instrumental version sitting right where you’d expect it in the sequence. It’s a solid late-2010s entry in the label’s run of regional reggae riddims, built for Francophone Caribbean singers who know how to work a sweet, rolling backdrop.

Cheri Riddim Tracklist:

1. Bethan’e Vybz – Me Love You
2. Caporal Nigga – Pli mwen ka gade
3. Daddy Gal – Diamant et or
4. Djo Black – Mwen ka viv li
5. Guy Al MC – Chante bay
6. Instrumental – Cheri Riddim (Version)
7. Little Di Lion, Icess Majoumba – Matinik mwen
8. Mano – Sa ki taw
9. MC Janik – Sa mwen pe baw
10. Mista Wally – Vivre en harmonie
11. Natwal, Pretty Lise – Sa te kay bel
12. Positive Young Lion – Chaque jour
13. Radical D – Ladje Riddim
14. Ras Kouly, Speel – Paris
15. Stickidiboum – Give Thanks
16. Straika D – Ouve zyew
17. Xav b – Baw Love