Ragga Sampler Riddim – Various Artists

RAGGA SAMPLER RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2007

By 2007, riddim culture was still leaning hard into crisp modern programming, and Ragga Sampler lands right in that pocket with a 13-cut set that keeps the focus on voice and pulse rather than studio trickery. The roster is broad but tidy, pulling in veterans and roots-leaning singers like Michael Rose, Audrey Hall, Tarrus Riley and Yabby You alongside names such as Bush Doctor and Tuggawar. The tracklist reads like a snapshot of the era’s straight-ahead reggae circulation, with titles moving between social commentary, faith, and dubwise street talk. Production is dry and functional, with a firm bassline, clipped drum pattern and enough room around the vocals for each singer to cut through cleanly. That locked-in, mid-tempo step is what ties the whole thing together.

Ragga Sampler Riddim Tracklist:

1. 38 Dub Band – Mars
2. Audrey Hall – One Dance Won’t Do
3. Baliku Roots – Children
4. Bush Doctor – Jah Way
5. Irie Kane – Folie Meurtri?re
6. Lebancular & Sugar Black – Oh Jah
7. Michael Rose – Youth Nowadays
8. Mr Toma – Jusqu’ici
9. Reckless Breed – Under World
10. Reggae Remedy – Dubplates
11. Tarrus Riley – System Set (Willie Lynch Syndrome)
12. Tuggawar – The Surf
13. Yabby You – Deliver Me From My Enemies