Macka Diamond

[mackadiamond]

Macka Diamond - Money O - Greensleeves - CD

Ever since Sister Nancy - and her ground breaking 'One Two' LP for

Winston Riley - I've always had a soft spot for the lady DJ's. All of

them, made at least one great album, some of them more than one. In

recent times, Lady Saw as kinda kept the flag waving - but the

reality/cultrual side of things as been neglected. Macka Diamond is

very much in the Lady Saw style. Perhaps not as a slack, but still

coming from that direction. Look at the cover. The twenty tracks on

offer here, come from a very wide range of producers. Clive Hunt,

Robert Livingstone, Dave Kelly, Donovan Bennett, Patrick Roberts. The

result is lots of different styles. Some of them are not reggae at

all. Wouldn't even like to say - what they are. It's a good start, but

the best of Macka is still to come. Just sticking with one producer

would probably be the best thing to do .