Thank You Riddim – Cyclone Entertainment

Thank You Riddim lands with a warm, easy sway and a clean roots-reggae feel, the kind of one-riddim set that leans more melodic than heavy-handed. Cyclone Entertainment lines up a nice spread here: Raquel Oliver’s “Baby I Love You” brings the sweeter side, G. Cole’s “Ocho Rios” gives the set a sturdy singalong hook, and Jah Cure’s “Thank You for Life” is the one that naturally pulls the most attention. Jah Nyne, Jah Hem and Julien Believe keep the spiritual thread running through “Omnipotent Works, ” “Thank You Jah” and “Winner, ” while the duo cuts from Willis and Sosa Man, plus D Mac and M Deez, add a little extra movement in the middle. Released in 2012, it sits right in that period when producers were still keeping the riddim tradition alive with compact, vocal-driven projects rather than sprawling compilations.