Thunderbird Release Details
- Riddim year: 2003
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 12
- Unique artists on riddim: 13
- Production credits: KEN MARLON CHARLES
- Key artists on this riddim: Machel Montano
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2003 Riddims List · 2003 Dancehall Riddims
THUNDERBIRD RIDDIM produced by KEN MARLON CHARLES 2003
Ten cuts plus a version and a megamix make Thunderbird Riddim feel more like a proper Trini dancehall package than a loose one-off, with Ken Marlon Charles lining up voices that move between party pressure and anti-war talk. Denise Belfon’s “Buss Dem Up” and KMC’s “Come Here To Live” keep the energy sharp, while Machel Montano and Fresh turn “We Doh Wah No War” into the kind of hooky call for peace that stuck hard in 2003. The riddim itself leans bright and driving, with enough bounce for wine tunes but enough muscle to hold the heavier cuts from Maximus Dan and Out Patient. It closes out neatly with the instrumental version and the “Thunderbird Megamix, ” which folds the whole project back on itself like a DJ-ready snapshot of that era.
Thunderbird Tracklist:
- Denise Belfon – Buss Dem Up
- Hi Grade – In And Out Of Love
- Kmc – Come Here To Live
- Machel Montano And Fresh – We Doh Wah No War
- Maximus Dan – Dem High
- Out Patient (Ward One) – Doh Wine So Close
- Pilot – Tobago Dumplin Long So
- Silent Star – My Gyul
- Terry Blue – Soak Me Down
- Thunderbird Riddim – Version
- Tony Prescott – Round And Round
- Various Artistes – Thunderbird Megamix
