Jungle Cry Riddim – Royal Warriors Muzik

Jungle Cry Riddim is a compact eight-track 2011 reggae set from Royal Warriors Muzik, with each cut leaning on the same rooty vocal-riddim framework while leaving room for a couple of standout names to carry the tune. Bhy2R opens with “Mama Cry, ” Daddy Twan turns in “Sweet Girl, ” and Stikki Tantafari’s “Da Love Deh” fits especially well alongside the rest of the lineup, while Jah Van I and Jacobs keep the energy grounded in straightforward lovers-and-struggle territory. The title track also comes in dub form from Delroy Fatta Pottinger, and that version is the closest thing here to a mission statement: stripped back, echoing, and carrying the kind of pressure that makes the whole riddim feel darker than its title suggests.