Teka Riddim – Black Scorpio

Teka Riddim from Black Scorpio’s Recording Studio dates to 1995 and comes as a tight dancehall set with a full instrumental version tucked into the lineup. The release brings together High Plains Drifter, Mega Banton, Ricky General, Scandal, and Screechie Dan X, with Mega Banton’s Gun Ganore and Tek A Man Crew and Ricky General’s I Wonder among the more noticeable cuts. Black Scorpio, the long-running Kingston label and sound behind the project, was already well established in the mid-’90s, and this riddim carries that hard-edged, streetwise energy through a compact selection of vocals.