Alpha Blondy's Jah Victory is released exactly 25 years after his debut album Jah Glory. In the meantime, Seydou Koné has grown into an international reggae star. Blondy also remains faithful to the roots reggae of his great hero Bob Marley on most of Jah Victory. Yet there are a number of musical surprises on this new album. Starting with the remarkable Wish You Were Here, a strong reggae cover
… of the Pink Floyd classic of the same name. Demain T'Appartient also stands out, especially due to the successful guest appearance of the French rapper Lester Bilal. In Africa Yako and Cameroun (in which a kora can also be heard) African influences seep through again. There are no less than nineteen songs on Jah Victory. Perhaps a bit too much for the layman, but fans of Alpha Blondy can have another good year ahead with Jah Victory. (PdK)more
