Rasta Riddim Vol 2 (2021) – Yutman Records

Yutman Records keeps the “Rasta Riddim” idea rolling with a lean six-track set that sits in a rootsy, meditative pocket: warm bass, crisp live drums, and a guitar-and-keys arrangement that leaves plenty of space for the voices. Uwe Banton opens with the reflective “What Kind of World, ” while Vido Jelashe’s “Judgement Day” and TriXstar’s “Own Way” push the same framework in more urgent directions, each singer leaning into the riddim’s steady pulse without crowding it. Jon Moon steps in twice, including the title cut as an instrumental, and his touch gives the whole thing a stripped, Berlin-built clarity. Coming a few months after the first volume, this second chapter feels like part of that early-2020s return to conscious one-riddim reggae, where message tunes and clean musicianship do the heavy lifting.