A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen

Taj Weekes & Adowa push the boundaries of reggae once again with their third release, A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, whose title pays homage to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Already urging the genre to new heights, the album delivers sturdy roots rhythms laced with acoustic strings, bluesy harmonica accents and a deep sax groove. The fresh, hard-edged lyrics reveal an innate sophistication that yields to the intimacy of poetry, producing songs that don’t just reflect a conscience, but resonate with passion and vigor.

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Rain Rain

Taj Weekes & Adowa’s debut single, "Rain Rain," from their new album A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, ushers in a deluge of fresh reggae songs laced with acoustic strings including guitar, violin and cello with splashes of soulful harmonica. Originally prompted by the circumstances created by Hurricane Katrina, "Rain Rain" laments the delayed and often ineffectual action following the devastation and how quickly we foget. “When the 'Rain Rain' washed away / caring went away / now love’s gone dry beneath a saturated sky.”

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Deidem

Listed by Billboard Magazine as one of "six essential albums heralding roots rock's resurgence," and by the Houston Chronicle as one of "ten great albums by non-Marleys" encompassing the history of reggae, Deidem's topics are insightful and serious but the grooves, melodies and rhythms are the familiar backbeats that reggae fans know and love. Reggae Reviews writes, "It's smart, inspirational, musically vibrant, and just plain gorgeous. No reggae fan can afford not to know Taj Weekes."

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Hope and Doubt

From the errant radio signals wafting over the Caribbean basin came waves of divergent musical styles; from calypso to country western, rock 'n' roll to rhythm and blues - an eclectic confluence that permeated the air of West Indian life and seeped into the reggae stylings of Taj Weekes & Adowa's debut album, Hope and Doubt. Garage Band wrote, "Part lover, part mystic agitator, part aggrieved spokesman, this acute observer of the human carnival has crafted a work that signals a seismic shift in the future of reggae music."

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Janjaweed

Taj Weekes & Adowa pay tribute to the tireless efforts of the people of South Sudan in their search for peace with the release of their topical single "Janjaweed," from their latest album A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen. Released to commemorate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, this song reminds us that widespread violence against civilians by the janjaweed, nomadic gunmen or so called "devils who ride on horseback," continues in several regions in Sudan, threatening to undermine a fragile peace.

 
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