Ghetto Knowledge

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:05:12
The Meditations: Ansel Cridland, Winston Watson (vocals, percussion); Danny Clarke (vocals). Additional personnel: Andy Bassford, Joseph Sansaverino, Lincoln Thompson, Junior Jazz, Ronnie Butler, Donovan McKitty, Reggie, Michael G (guitar); Asax Howard Messam, Kevin Batchelor, Gerry Johnson, Michael Gayp, Trammy (horns); Noel Alphonso (keyboards, drums); Sidney Mills, Danny Browne, Franklin Waul, Jeff Karger, George Kouakou, Maurice Gregory, Antoinette Hall, Theopholus Beckford, Victor Axelrod, Danny Clarke (keyboards); Val Douglas, Derrick Barnett, Trevor McKenzie, Mafie, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Anastus Hackett, Sly Dunbar, Style Scott, Errol Campbell, Carlton Barrett (drums); Milton Henry, Sky Juice, Errol Campbell, Ras Barnibas, Frantz Hilaire (percussion); Milton Henry (background vocals). Producers: Ansel Cridland, Joseph "Ranking Joe" Jackson, Jah Life, Michael G. Engineers include: Ras Barnibas, Donovan Phillips, Sir Tommy. Includes liner notes by Michael Goldwasser. Personnel: Danny Clarke (vocals, keyboards); Ansel Cridland, Winston Watson (vocals, percussion); Donovan McKitty, Prince Lincoln Thompson, Reggie, Andy Bassford, Junior Jazz, Ron Butler (guitar); Jerry Johnson , Kevin Batchelor (horns); Noel Alphonso (keyboards, drums); Danny Browne, Antoinette Hall, Franklyn Waul, Theophilus Beckford, Victor Axelrod (keyboards); Anastas Hackett, Style Scott, Sly Dunbar, Carlton "Carly" Barrett (drums). Audio Mixers: Dennis Thompson; Gary Sutherland; Donovan Phillips; Phillip Smart. Recording information: Funky Slice Studios, Brooklyn, NY; Midnight Music, Brooklyn, NY; Mixing; Ruff Stuff Studios, Brooklyn, NY. Director: Eric Smith. Arranger: Ansel Cridland. GHETTO KNOWLEDGE transports traditional reggae into the new millennium. As has been the case for the many years that they've been recording, Danny Clarke, Ansel Cridland and Winston Watson continue to wrap their gorgeous harmonies around songs that praise Jah and speak of overcoming everyday injustices. The Meditations draw on their legacy by reprising Bob Marley's "Blackman Redemption," a song on which they originally sang back-up vocals. They also update their sound with songs such as "African Connection," which suggests the Internet as a means of unifying black culture. Elsewhere, the dub-like "Living On The Edge" and the more harmonically rich "Ghetto Is A College" address some of the hardships of street life. Despite the serious subject matter in some of these songs, all is not totally somber in the world of the Meditations. The pure joy reflected in the trio's melodic sensibilities constantly comes to the fore of songs like "Rudeboy Corner." This exhilaration is reflected whether it's Ansel Cridland making like a Jamaican Eddie Kendricks on "Excited" or the rock spin given to Curtis Mayfield's "Do Be Down."
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)