Makka Tree Riddim – Pure Music Productions

Makka Tree came out of Jamaica’s 2003 juggling season with a warm, mid-tempo groove that leaves plenty of room for the voices to do the heavy lifting. Pure Music Productions pulls a sharp mix of roots singers and dancehall names across the board, and the sweet spot is the run from Determine’s “Sunshine In Your Eye” into Anthony B’s bruised “Broken Hearted Memories” and Luciano with Jah Mason on “Up And In. ” Admiral Bailey, Lady Saw and Lukie D, and Ghost keep the set moving without breaking the mood, which is part of the charm here: it feels like a producer looking to bridge party-ready singles and singer-cut soul. In the Pure Music catalogue, Makka Tree sits neatly alongside the label’s other early-2000s riddims, a snapshot of that period when clarity of melody mattered just as much as the bounce underneath.

Makka Tree Riddim Tracklist:

1. Determine – Sunshine In Your Eye
2. Admiral Bailey – The Wine
3. Anthony B – Broken Hearted Memories
4. Anthony Cruz – Missing You
5. Chrisinti – Inspire
6. Chuck Fenda – You Can Do It
7. Danny English And Mr Phang – Not Mine Anymore
8. Ghost – Lost In Love
9. Kananga – Herbalist
10. Lady Saw And Lukie D – Let It Stay
11. Little Hero – Come Home Early
12. Luciano And Jah Mason – Up And In
13. Mega Banton – Highest Grade
14. Natural Black – Why Youre Leaving
15. Norris Man – My Princess
16. Power Man – Time Too Hard
17. Singer J And Beekie Bailey – Beat The Kets
18. Singer Jay – Im In Love
19. Sizzla – Thanks For Life
20. Tony Curtis – Another Mans Girl