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Gyptian’s single Hold You, continues to make noise on the airwaves. The track has spurred remixes from top artists like Vybz Kartel, Nicki Minaj and a host of others. Featured on the trend-setting album Ragga Ragga Ragga 2010 that was released on March 23; the Ragga Ragga Ragga series is known for breaking the latest tracks and featuring the hottest artists in Dancehall music. Along with featuring veterans of the game like Bounty Killer, it introduces hit tracks from rising stars Erup – How We Ride, I-Octane – Lose A Friend and many more. If this album slipped pass you be sure to check it out.

May Releases

On May 4^th VP records Releases Reggae Disco Mix Showcase Volume 4. This album features 11 re-mastered Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson produced 12” singles from the golden age of Reggae (1977-82). Collected and compiled together for the very first time! Featuring some of the greatest singers, deejays and musicians in Jamaica’s rich musical history, including Dennis Brown, George Nooks, Junior Byles, Trinity and more…These original, full length vocal / deejay excursions that rocked dancehalls in Jamaica and around the world available on CD for the first time ever!

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1. Dreadlocks Time / Fist to Fist – Junior Byles w/ Kojak & Liza
2. I Can’t Stand The Rain / Same Complaint – Hortense Ellis W/ Price Weedy
3. Your Man – Dennis Brown
4. Natty Dread She Want / Pain A Back – Delroy Melody & Trinity
5. Sky Juice – Hugh Griffiths w/ Kojak & Liza
6. Shake Your Body Down To The Ground – Ruddy Thomas & Welton Irie
7. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Derrick Lara & Trinity
8. My Love/ Can’t Take Mi Landlord – Wade Brammer & Lui Lepkie
9. Working My Way Back To You – George Nooks & Trinity
10. Why Girl / Did We Have To Part – Earth & Stone w/ Trinity
11. After You / Love Me Forever – Wayne Wade & Trinity

VP Records gives Reggae connoisseurs a double shot on May 4^th with the release of Reggae Disco Mix Showcase Volume 5. This collection of hits features 11 re-mastered Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson produced 12” singles from the golden age of Reggae (1977-82). Featuring some of the greatest singers, deejays and musicians that pioneered Reggae music into the well know Genre we know today; Junior Murvin, Sammy Dread, Ruddy Thomas, Junior Vibes and many more…

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1. Ring Craft /Dreader Mafia – Earth & Stone w/ Snuffy & Wally
2. Su Su Pon Rasta / Stop Su Su Pon The Dread – Naggo Morris & Trinity
3. Burn Babylon / Don’t Trouble Natty Dread – Sylford Walker & Trinity
4. Let The Power Fall / Give I Power – Carl Brown & Prince Mohammed
5. Time Stiff / Time so Rough – Junior Murvin& Trinity
6. Sweet Sensation / Sweet Drum & Bass – Carol Gonzales & Paddy Roots
7. Being With You – Ruddy Thomas w/ Joe Tex & U-Black
8. Playmate aka Bum Ball / Scorcher – Home T. Four & Delroy Jones
9. Dreadlocks Girl / She Never Love Me – Sammy Dread & Tappa Zukie
10. Captain Selassie / Under Me – Icho Candy & Errol Scorcher
11. The Man In Me / Loving Galore – Junior Vibes & U-Mike

On May 25^th Greensleeves Records releases Diwali Gold Edition. Diwali is a festival of lights and shines with dancehall’s brightest stars. Originally released in 2002 as Greensleeves Rhythm album #27: Diwali, produced by Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden, the riddim fueled some of dancehall’s biggest hits. The Diwali riddim is the basis for international hits by Sean Paul, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Lumidee and Wayne Wonder together for the first time in this package. The beat; characterized by syncopated clapping, was named for its Bollywood, dance music influence. The rhythm has been featured in TV commercials via Sean Paul’s “Get Busy”. After a long hiatus, Greensleeves is proud to re-introduce the ‘best of’ the Diwali riddim on Diwali Gold Edition.

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1. Sufferer – Bounty Killer
2. Get Busy – Sean Paul
3. Uh Oh…Never Leave You – Lumidee
4. No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
5. Can’t Touch Me No More – Tanya Stephens
6. Ruffest & Tuffest – Assassin
7. Party Time – Danny English & Egg Nog
8. Elephant Message – Elephant Man
9. Galang Gal – T.O.K.
10. Respect Yuh Wife – Cecile
11. Overcome – Wayne Marshall
12. Gonna Fight – Spragga Benz
13. Inna –Degree
14. Zumjay – Zum Jay
15. Girls Buss – Anthony B
16. Make It Real – Crissy D
17. Bubble & Wine - Hawkeye
18. Alright For You – Bling Dawg
19. It’s OK – Mega Banton
20. Dem Ago Hard – Madd Anju
21. XM24 Version – Lenky
22. Diwali – Lenk

Soca music’s big guns come together for Soca Gold 2010 on May 25^th Known for the hottest collection of Soca Hits in the market! Get ready for action as the storming rhythms and banging beats of Caribbean carnival take you to the front of this party line! Soca Gold 2010 also features an exclusive Soca remix of Gyptian’s monster hit “Hold You” plus “Call Meh” by Bunji Garlin & Fay-Ann Lyons and “Looking To Wine” by Farmer Nappy & General Grant. Soca Gold 2010 is 17 hot tracks that keep the tempo pumping! The CD/DVD package includes exclusive footage from T&T Carnival 2010 plus, 7 music videos and behind the scenes footage from the wildest party of the year. VP Records turns up the heat with Soca Gold 2010 !!

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