Fly Rasta

Fly Rasta

by Ziggy Marley
Fly Rasta

Fly Rasta

by Ziggy Marley
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Overview

Coming up on his third decade of making music, Bob Marley's eldest son Ziggy had already climbed the charts with a series of reggae-pop hits before doing some of that mid-career wandering that artists often do, going off on pleasing larks such as children's albums (2009's Family Time) or a return to rootsy reggae (2011's Wild & Free). All the while, he watched his younger brothers Damian and Stephen launch the 21st century electro-roots revolution, but rather than join their fray, his superior 2014 effort Fly Rasta finds him acting as the Marley kids' proud elder statesmen. Here, he's able to bundle his past into an album that's a welcome combination of comfortable and vital, kicking off with the very jam band "I Don't Wanna Live on Mars," a playful number that punches and high-kicks before sliding into a funky groove that recalls Ziggy's old crew, the Melody Makers. Speaking of, the background vocals of Erica Newell plus Sharon and Cedella Marley mean this album features a Melody Makers reunion to warm the heart of longtime fans, while a guest shot from the legendary dancehall DJ U-Roy on "Fly Rasta" gives the album both a swinging highlight and an anchor dropped way into the deep end of reggae. "I Get Up" is a horn-driven blast of pop and positive that sounds like "Tomorrow People" with more wisdom in the words, and while "You're My Yoko" sits on the track list like something to talk about, it's really just frivolous fun, tossed off with lyrics like "You're my beauty queen/You're my fashion scene" as if bed peace and breaking up the Beatles never happened. Right-sized, organized in a sensible manner, and an alluring balance of cool and calm, Fly Rasta lives up to its title as it sits on Ziggy's top shelf. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date: 04/15/2014
Label: Tuff Gong
UPC: 0804879284826
Rank: 215900

Tracks

  1. I Don't Wanna Live on Mars
  2. Fly Rasta
  3. Lighthouse
  4. Sunshine
  5. Moving Forward
  6. You
  7. So Many Rising
  8. I Get Up
  9. You're My Yoko
  10. Give It Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ziggy Marley   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tim Fowlles   Vocals (Background)
Steve Ferrone   Drums
Zac Rae   Keyboards
Rock Deadrick   Drums,Percussion
James Gadson   Drums
Erica Newell   Vocals (Background)
U-Roy   Featured Artist
Vincent Brantley   Vocals (Background)
Randy Gloss   Percussion
Guy Erez   Bass
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass
Ian Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Cedella Marley   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Tracy Wannomae   Horn
Brian LeBarton   Keyboards
David Palmer   Keyboards
Brian Macleod   Drums
Sean Dancy   Vocals (Background)
Ronobir Lahiri   Sitar
Fabio Santana   Horn
Taku Hirano   Taiko Drums
Dave Wilder   Bass
Todd Simon   Horn
Beezy Coleman   Featured Artist
Geoff Gallegoi   Horn
George Hughes   Keyboards
Mike Hyde   Keyboards
Paul Stennett   Bass
Sharon Marley   Vocals (Background)
Tracy Hazzard   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Andrew Scheps   Mixing
Sam Martin   Composer
Dave Cooley   Mastering,Additional Production
Ziggy Marley   Composer,Producer
Cedella Marley   Vocal Arrangement
Michelle Rodriguez   Production Assistant
Isha Erskine   Engineer
Liam McCormick   Horn Arrangements
Orly Marley   Executive Producer
Neville Garrick   Art Direction
Jacob Luttrell   Composer
Souther Salazar   Artwork,Cover Art
Jared Hirshland   Engineer
Matt Solodky   Production Manager
Owen Sutter   Horn Arrangements
Geoffrey Earley   Composer
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