| 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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Largely produced by legendary guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tuff Lion (of Bambu Station), Rasta Awake is a masterpiece of all-live instrumentation roots reggae. Live drums, live bass, lush keyboards, and beautiful guitar work permeate throughout the album. I Grade producers Tippy and Kenyatta provide production on 3 songs, lending their cross-genre, heavy roots sound to the project. The 13 tracks on the album capture Army at previously unseen creative heights. His poetic songwriting challenges and connects with the listener in a way that few other songwriters are able. Army's voice - while influenced by such artists as Nat King Cole, Dennis Brown and Freddie McGregor - is unique in all of contemporary reggae with its amazing ability to be both deeply soothing and intensely energizing. |