Chummy Riddim – Boucan Sound System

Boucan Sound System’s Chummy Riddim leans into a sharp, no-frills dancehall cut with a proper medley feel, and the standout pull is the mix of French-language voices and veteran firepower across the nine-track set. Daddy Freddy’s “Rude Boy” gives the project extra weight, while cuts from Lyrical Falone, Funkyflip Morzion and Jalo Lomzoo keep the pace lively and local in character. Boucan frame it with an instrumental of their own, which makes the whole thing feel less like a random juggling and more like a producer statement from a Montreal outfit working its own corner of the scene. Compared with other Boucan releases from that period, this one sits neatly in the more playful, cross-border side of their catalogue, with enough grit in the drums and bounce in the hooky titles to hold its place among the better 2013 French-Caribbean riddims.