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

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    January Disease (Zim-Reggae) Release Details

    • Style: Dancehall
    • Total tracks: 22
    • Unique artists on riddim: 23
    • Production credits: Zayaan Empire Records 2015
    • Browse this riddim in year & database lists: ZimDancehall

    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 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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