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NEW Mexico Reggae Dancehall Charts Apr 2005

1
(new)
TOK
Footprints
Don Corleon
2
(new)
Damian Marley
Welcome To Jamrock
Ghetto Youth/ Greensleeves
3
(new)
I-Wayne
Living In Love
Gibbo
4
(new)
Jah Cure
Longing For
Don Corleon
5
(re- entry)
Capleton
That Day Will Come
Gibbo
6
(new)
Evette
Baby Mama
Eight 76
7
(new)
Fantan Mojah
Don't Bow Out
Vertex
8
(new)
Sean Paul
Eye Deh A Knee
Don Corleon/ Greensleeves
9
(new)
Bescenta
You Can't Handle It
Vertex
10
(new)
Beenie Man
Ah Nuh Me
Don Corleon
11
(new)
Bascom X
Lonely Girl
Gibbo
12
(new)
Fantan Mojah
Hungry
Down Sound
13
(new)
Bushman
How Can They Say
Gibbo
14
(new)
TOK
Hey Ladies
Don Corleon
15
(new)
Macka Diamond
Mr. Teki Back
Birch/Echo/ Greensleeves
16
6
Cobra
Dem Fool Deh
357 Records/ Greensleeves
17
(new)
Bogle
Scare A Mi
Champagne
18
1
Baby Cham & Nina Sky
Turning Me On
Black Chiney
19
(new)
Buja Banton
Magic City
Gargamel
20
(new)
Bounty Killer
Free Up The Atmosphere
Black Chiney
updated May 2, 2005

Yow! Two roots riddims from the latter part of 2004, the DROP LEAF and the HARD TIMES have taken control of New Mexico for the month of April. While both have had tunes in these charts before, none of the BOOM tracks really made it yet; so they are long-overdue. Time to make way for TOK's conscious anthem "Footprints", Jah Cure's sincere "Longing For" ("What am I longing for? Babylon release the Cure!") and the killer tracks on ET Thompson's last project (before he passed on in November 2004) the HARD TIMES, by the likes of I-Wayne, Capleton, Bushman & Bascom X. Further roots tracks abound in these charts, as new cultural sensation Fantan Mojah is finally let loose in NM. He has two entries, one being his big hit "Hungry" on the ONE DANCE WONT DO riddim, yet his "Don't Bow Out" is even stronger, with lyrics like: "Ghetto youths don't bow out! Watch what you put inna yuh mouths, watch what yuh snort inna yuh nose...." Heavy stuff. On the same riddim, newcomer Bescenta coins another excellent track, which hit the #9 spot this time around. Further roots-monsters include Damian "Junior Gong" Marley's "Welcome To Jamrock"; a tune that simply rips the dancehall apart from the first second the needle touches it (at #2), as well as Buju's new single "Magic City". More roots tunes, as Richie Spice's selection on the TRUTHS&RIGHTS riddim are just bubbling under. I also need to mention newcomer Evette's earworm-track entitled "Baby Mama". Nice lyrics, a positive vibes and a catchy beat make this one of the tunes of the month. Once it's stuck in YOUR head, it wont be likely to leave so easily again. Big ups to Evette! Nice one!!!

On the dancehall tip, Cham & Nina Sky lost their #1 spot, although the KOPA riddim is still going strong, due to the new tunes out (like Bounty's track at #20). Don Corleon's hype new riddim, the JONKANOO is mashing up things these days, represented by Sean Paul, Beenie Man and TOK and I look for further tunes to chart in the future. The APPLAUSE riddim hasn't reached this neck of the woods yet but we're working on it; how bout Greensleeves pickin this one up for a next riddim album, eh?! Paul Bogle's (RIP) "Scare A Mi" (the flipside of his "Wacky World" single with Delly Ranks) has hit the big-time in NM, while Cobra's "Dem Fool Deh" on the extravangant BOMB-A-DROP beat slid down to #16. Other tunes on that one by Kartel & Matterhorn are just bubbling under. Last but not least, Birch's heavyweight MILITARY riddim finally jumps on board in the form of Macka Diamond's wicked "Mr.Tekki Back".

Hope to have given you enough new stuff to consider, check out, etc, as Jamaican music production appears to be kicking into over-drive again at this time, with TONS of new material out every week.
Bless

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