The first album by living reggae legend Max Romeo for Mad Professor's Ariwa label sadly turns out to be somewhat of a disappointment. The album was announced with much fanfare as a tribute to the religious pocomania tradition in Jamaica (a mixture of traditional Christian tradition and tribal rituals imported by African slaves), but sadly lacks in inspiration. The UK stepper 'Rasta Pickney' and the roots tracks 'Evil Evil' and 'Take It Slow' rise slightly above the rest, but with only 10 new songs (supplemented with 5 dub versions) 'Pocomania Songs' also fails in the quantity department.
Tracklisting
- Woman Friend
- Juks
- Babylon Don't Like Me
- Rasta Pickney
- Evil Evil
- Wicked Babylon
- Gypsy Woman
- Think Again
- Ganja Free Feat. Bushead
- Take It Slow
- Rasta Dub
- African Excursion
- Hip Hip Dub
- Hard Dub
- Tortoise Crawl Dub
RIYL Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh
Please note that Pocomania Songs is currently not in store but is an imported title from an overseas supplier.
Most of the time it takes around 2-3 weeks for the item to arrive here and be sent out but it can take longer if there are any delays.