No Worry Riddim – Raggie Productions

With five cuts and seven voices across the board, No Worry Riddim feels like a compact 2013 selector’s set rather than a sprawling compilation, with Raggie Productions keeping the focus on a small cluster of roots-minded performances. Blaqx Polish featuring Njeri and Alake opens the conversation with “Rastafari, ” while Magnetics with Raggie and Dj Blackfoot lean into the title cut, and Milli Chab’s “Puff It” turns up in both clean and raw versions, which gives the release a slightly more complete studio feel. The production sits in a straightforward reggae pocket, favoring a steady one-drop pulse, warm bass, and uncluttered drums over anything flashy. It’s the sort of riddim that leaves space for the voices to do the work, and the instrumental version locks everything together with a plain, unhurried bass line and a tight mid-tempo groove.