| I Grade Music: | ||||||
| Nemozian Rasta | Fya | Assini | Weep Not | Geoman | Vijan | |
| Midnite-I Grade | Dezarie | Midnite-I Grade | Various Artists | Midnite Branch I | Midnite-I Grade | |
| Inna Red I Hour | One Atonement | Let Live | Conquering Sound | A Different Age | Rasta Awake | |
| Abja | Yahadanai | Midnite-I Grade | Ancient King | NiyoRah | Army | |
| Jah Grid | Mahogany Road | Purification Session | Rule the Time | Stolen Scrolls | Unchangeable | |
| Midnite-I Grade | Abja | NiyoRah | Midnite-I Grade | NiyoRah | Danny I | |
| Ten Strings | ||||||
| Tuff Lion |
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Inna Red I Hour is the powerful debut album by Abja a multi-talented singer, singjay, songwriter, and producer hailing from St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. While Inna Red I Hour is Abjas first full-length release, he has been polishing his studio skills and sharing his gifts with audiences in NYC for several years, as a former vocalist and producer with the Survival Soundz crew out of Brooklyn. Abja also appeared on I Grade Records first compilation album, Weep Not, released in November, 2002. His tune Crucial Confessions received widespread acclaim and radio play throughout the US, Caribbean and Europe. Inna Red I Hour presents Abjas insightful and poetic songwriting through his mystical, wailing vocal delivery somewhat reminiscent of Steel Pulses David Hines, yet retaining his own cadence and style. Vocally and lyrically, the album is a diverse collection with songs ranging from the blazing rockers anthem, War, to the heavyweight roots/hip hop blend Lion Walk to the acoustic ballad, Still Have Love. The albums many moods will appeal to a range of listeners, but fans of true roots rebel music will be more than satisfied with every cut on the 14 track album. The album was produced and mixed by Laurent Tippy Alfred of I Grade Records. The riddims consist of mostly all-live instrumentation; the players of instruments include some of the best from St. Croixs rich roots reggae movement I Grade bassist Kenyatta Itola, drummer Jamaki Knight, drummer Batch of Sound V.I.zion Records, Midnite drummer Dion Bosie Hopkins and Midnite bassist Phil Merchant. Legendary guitarist Tuff Lion plays on several songs, bringing his trademark roots skanks and searing blues leads to the project. |