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
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1.Jah Umbrella
2.Warning
3.Crucial Confessions
4.Joy
5.Charge
6.Manage
7.Sustain I
8.Step Inna Right
9.Ancient Of Days
10.Daybreak
11.Love Your Life
12.Baptize Inna De Ghetto
13.Calculate The Levels
14.Utta
15.Behold
16.Hail Jah
17.Chant A Psalm
18.Hosanna Jah

The reggae music coming out of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands has begun to make the world take notice of the island's wide range of talent, skill and creativity. What has emerged is nothing short of a movement of word, sound, and power with a number
of artists leading the way. Some of these leading artists and musicians, along with a number of new talents, are represented on the latest release from I Grade Records, Weep Not. Featuring 18 songs by 11 different artists, this fourth release from I Grade presents the full diversity of the reggae music movement in the Virgin Islands. With riddims ranging from roots to dancehall to hip hop to acoustic, and with chanters and singers, this CD is sure to appeal to a wide audience. While this diversity is the album's strength, the unwavering conscious messages of the artists give this album of many voices a common foundation of Rastafari-grounded
wisdom.

Midnite is represented on five songs by lead singer Vaughn Benjamin. Bassist Phil Merchant, drummer Dion "Bosie" Hopkins and keyboardist/bandleader Ron Benjamin also perform on various songs. Vaughn Benjamin, who produced several tracks on the disc, delivers songs that display his poetic songwriting and unparalleled vocal creativity. Songs such as "Jah Umbrella" and "Chant a Psalm" are wailed with powerful backing tracks of pure live-instrumentation roots, while others such as "Daybreak" and "Charge"
bring strong up-tempo vibes from Midnite's lead singer.

One of St. Croix's most talented new DJ's, Willow, blazes his unique fire message on three powerful songs. Other new artists such as Abadan, Donnie Dread, X-Kaliba, Mash, Master Chang and Shepard all bring conscious rapid-flow chanting to bass-heavy riddim tracks; be they roots, dancehall or hip hop. The album also features two new singers, Abja and Willmore "Junior" Daniel wailing beautifully written and delivered songs over hardcore roots riddims. Finally, Dezarie contributes the acoustic nyhabinghi tune, "Hosanna Jah," whose beautiful lyrics and vocals are sure to touch each listener.