Rebirth

Best Albums of 2012 (100 items)
list by Stehako

What year is it? The upbeat rhythms croaking from the speakers of the laptop seem to come straight from the sixties / seventies, pure rocksteady and roots reggae of the then came blaring from the sound system walking around the streets of Kingston. E '"Rebirth", the rebirth of name and in fact Jimmy Cliff, old lion (but not too much: 64 years) of Jamaica survived Peter Tosh and Bob Marley,... read more

The legendary Jimmy Cliff is back with his first all new album in over 7 years! REBIRTH pairs the reggae superstar with the award-winning producer and punk legend Tim Armstrong, who produced this 13 track album. Armstrong also produced Cliff's Sacred Fire EP which was released late in 2011, and Rolling Stone magazine hailed the music as Cliff s best music in decades. REBIRTH includes compelling Cliff originals including the single One More and a few pointedly chosen covers such as a version of the Clash s The Guns of Brixton and a version of Rancid's Ruby Soho .