Identify Riddim – Real Music

A warm, mid-tempo roots cut with a slight lovers-rock glow sits at the heart of Real Music’s Identify riddim, and the vocal pairings lean into that feel rather than chasing hard-edged dancehall energy. Capleton and Glen Washington on “Jah Work It Out” is the sharpest moment, with Wayne Wonder’s “Falling Like Rain” and Junior Kelly and Anthony Malvo’s title tune keeping the side supple and melodic. Anthony Malvo was already deep into his own Real Music production lane by 2002, and this set feels like a refinement of that approach: polished, singer-friendly, and still anchored by conscious lyrics. With only six cuts, it’s a compact entry in the Real Music catalogue, but one that sits neatly beside the label’s early-2000s string of radio-ready reggae compilations.

Identify Riddim Tracklist:

1. Capleton & Glen Washington – Jah Work It Out
2. Jah Mason & Sammy Dread – Conquer
3. Junior Kelly & Anthony Malvo – Identify
4. Sluggy Ranks – Reveal It
5. Version – Identify Riddim
6. Wayne Wonder – Falling Like Rain