Serengeti Riddim – Pure Music Productions

Serengeti Riddim has that warm, rootsy pulse that sits comfortably in the mid-2000s reggae lane, with enough room for singers and deejays to move from devotional to streetwise without breaking the flow. Pure Music Productions lined up 12 cuts on the project, and the mix of voices tells you they were thinking beyond a single mood: Lutan Fyah’s “Thanks and Praises, ” Da’Ville’s “Africa Is Calling, ” Delly Ranx and Chrisinti’s “You’re So Young, ” and Wayne Marshall’s “Beauty In The Eyes” each pull a different shade out of the same rhythm. The cut also turns up attached to a later digital reissue dated May 13, 2014, which helps explain why the riddim still travels well. The sequencing keeps the energy moving from the opening praise tune through the lovers and consciousness songs before landing on the version, like the producer wanted the whole set to feel like one long, disciplined session.