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Reggaeton Baptism 42 |
| >>> REVIEW: Lion of Zion have long established strong branding with their ‘Baptism’ compilations which has covered Dancehall and Soca genres. Now it’s the turn of Reggaeton, a musical style that has enjoyed unprecedented international exposure of the last 12 months. Things open up with one of the most distinctive tracks to be released “Magnetic (Bien Safao)” by Puerto Rican duo Ivan Y AB. The overall proceedings feature some of the leading heads of this fast-growing Latin genre like Funky “Lo Que Traigo Es Flow” and Rey Pirin “Mi Testimonio” although probably not the best choice of song as the mainstream-turned-Christian artist has stronger material out there. Newer material can be heard courtesy of the Lion of Zion camp. “Do You Know” has a features list including Christafari, Justin Dillavou, Dumbstruck and Redcloud. Mark Morh (Lion of Zion) again is behind the production on “Manos Pa’Arriba” which is a club-shaker through and through. Although to be fair his production does lean more on Dancehall than Reggaeton. Gospel’s answer to Tego Calderon, Lil Pito, gets a look in via “No Más Guerra” and the Hip Hop/Reggaeton fused banger “Shot Callas”. Believe it or not, Reggaeton has gone through its various phases of sound and on “Palmas” (Soldado) we get a throw-back to the styles heard in the mid-90s from Panamá. If you are looking for the more Latino-rhythm Reggaeton then “Pa’ La Party” by Fluxy B will be up you street mixing in infectious Merengue melodies. There have been Gospel Reggaeton compilations available in the past but for the large part only pushed within Latino circles. With this album giving access to a wider listening audience, this should win over some new fans. REVIEW-D J EL NINO - WWW.UNITEDBYONE.CO.UK |
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