January Disease Riddim (Zim-Reggae) – Zayaan Empire Records

January Disease Riddim comes in as a proper Zimdancehall cipher, with 22 cuts and a mix of voices that keeps the whole thing moving rather than just stacking names for the sake of it. Big C’s “Ma 1 Atanga” and Lady Banks’ “I Don’t Care” frame it well: one digs into the everyday pressure of the season, while the other carries a cool, unbothered attitude that cuts through the urgency of the title. There’s also a sharper, more pointed edge in tracks like Chartzman’s “Imi Rasta” and Da Schocca’s “Black People, ” which push the riddim’s social commentary side. Zayaan Empire put this out in 2015, right when the January cash-strapped mood was a familiar talking point, so the title lands with local bite instead of feeling generic.

January Disease Riddim Tracklist:

1. Big C – Ma 1 Atanga
2. Budfaya – Zvandinoshuwira
3. Chartzman – Imi Rasta
4. Crystal – Handicheme Cheme
5. Da Schocca – Black People
6. Dr. Abuja – Handirase Mission
7. H.T.F – Mukoma
8. Khulroy – Ah Ah Ah Hii II
9. Kinja Boy – Vakangwarira Duri Sehuku
10. Lady Banks – I Don’t Care
11. Lil Vado – Zita Rangu
12. Power Rasta – You The One
13. Ras Caleb – Kumapratty
14. Shake T – Paita Vavengi
15. Simple D – Ndichakusvika Ikoko
16. T Makwikwi – Chiiko Chachinja
17. Tazz & Crossfayah – Vakufinhurwa Nezayaan
18. Tecnic – Naah Fear
19. Trinnie – January Disease
20. Viper & Tazz – Kumangoma
21. Young Siller – Munamoto
22. Zayaan Kid – Christmas Tune

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