Takana Zion

• Genre

  Reggae
• From

  Guinea
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The rebirth of African Reggae

 

 

In Jamaica his name is synonymic of excellent. Only musicians and professionals of the capital know Steven Stewart, deserving heir of Harry J., who passed on to him his knowledge and the management of its mythical studio before retiring. Stewart still records between the walls full of Wailer’s golden records for their albums « Exodus « there, « Wrestling A Fire «, «Burning», etc. If Takana Zion was able to seize the opportunity to record with Steven Stewart in the studio Harry J., it is thanks to an another size of the Jamaican music: «Junior» Sam Clayton from the Mystic Revelation Of Rastafarï. Musical adviser of Takana for three years and co-producer of the record, Clayton assures : « no other studio rings as at Harry J. To recordb in «live», there is not better.»

After having signed a first album in Africa in the Manjul’ studio and a second in Paris in 2009 («Rappel A l’Ordre»), the following step of Takana Zion should definitively be Jamaica. To accompany him, Steven Stewart and Sam Clayton convened the elite of the musicians of Kingston: Sly Dunbar on the drum, Sticky Thompson on the percussions, Robbie Linn on keyboards, etc. We find on this record ten tracks with at once an organic and modern sound, as this bright guitar on «Give Thanks To Jah», or the magnificent flown away of brass instruments on «Rastafarian Government». Between two roots pearls, Takana also dares the crossover funk («My Music»). The session of studio with Capleton will stay it best memories of his Jamaican adventure («The Glory»). On a lot of other tracks, Takana combines dynamics tunes and committed texts. He insists on the importance of his messages: «Rise Up» incites his people to straight up the head and to keep hope in this period of international crisis, while «Rastafarian government» plead for a nation which would rehabilitate brotherhood and freedom of expression between the citizens, so many essential values which seem to become blurred in countries called «developed». To the attention of his ancestors, he never forgets to sing in his native dialect, malinké («M’ Bife»).

He knows that, for many young people of shanty towns, his words are education. In western Africa, and particularly in his native Guinea. His concerts fill whole stadiums. Let us guarantee that this jamaîquain album, indisputably the most accomplished of its discography, will allow him to finally restore a little bit this generally fame imbalance between Africa and the West.

 

Label : Soulbeats Records

France Distribution : Socadisc

Europe Distribution : Soulbeats Records with our European distribution's partners (cf our "Partnairs" page)

Digital Distribution : Believe DIgital

Promotion : iWelcom

Marketing : Soulbeats Records

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Concerts

Takana Zion on tour:

10.05.2011 – Paris - New Morning
13.05.2011 - Fontenay sous Bois (94) - CC Gérard Philippe
20.05.2011 - Brétigny sur Orge (91) - Le Rack’am
28.05.2011 - Bozel (73) - Primavera Festival
04.06.2011 - Parigny Les Vaux (58) Festival
18.06.2011 - Porrentruy (CH) - Festival Monde de Couleurs
24.06.2011 – Neuville sur Saône (69) Festival Démon d’Or
16.07.2011 - Dieulouard (54) – East Summer Festival
06.08.2011 – Cissac Médoc (33) – Reggae Sun Ska Festival
20.08.2011 – Sigean (66) – AK Festival