Help Educate The Youth: Palas Riddim Vol.1 – Palas Inc

Palas Riddim rolls out with a warm, rootsy pulse and a soft acoustic feel underneath the one-drop swing, leaving plenty of room for the voices and the message. Help Educate The Youth: Palas Riddim Vol. 1 was built as a charity-minded set for the PALAS scholarship cause, and that purpose hangs over the whole thing without making it feel stiff. Denroy Morgan joining Rbners on “Help Them And Love Them” gives the project some extra weight, while Pinky Famous’ “We Need Justice” and Sandra Cross with Abewell Fou on “Save The Children” keep the focus on child safety and education. Marcia J. Ball’s “The Face Of A Child” and Patrick Billings’ “Children Of The World” lean into the same theme, so the riddim lands like a snapshot of reggae’s long habit of pairing uplift with community action.