The Bahamas - Ricardo
Clarke, known for hit songs such as “Not Settling”, “Road to Zion” and
“No Minutes” has teamed up with the band NMB (No More Babylon) from
France for a compilation entitled “Uprising Special Edition”. All 6
tracks on the album are written by Ricardo Clarke and produced by NMB
Band. The release date is October 20th 2009. The singles “Rocky Road” as well as “Why Did You Go” are already enjoying international airplay.
“Uprising
Special Edition” will be distributed by Uprising Soundz and will be
available worldwide on ITunes, Amazon, Irribean Tunes, Rhapsody as well
as Gospelreggae.com and in stores throughout the USA in conjunction
with Avan Entertainment.
The
album is strictly roots reggae and features the skilful 8 piece band No
More Babylon(NMB). NMB are a premier reggae band from France whose 14
year history has seen them collaborating and backing reggae's elite.
They also had produced "Street Life" on Ricardo Clarke's debut album
"Not Settling" and due to the chemistry between the singer and the band
they decided to team up again for this project.
Ricardo
Clarke says that they “initially met through myspace. It was quite
random, as I was just surfing as I normally do. We linked up and worked
on "Street Life", a track from the debut album. Instantly I was drawn
to their sound, .the horns, the depth of the roots band flow. Their
passion came through the music and I absolutely loved it. It sounded
like rebel music to me, which matches perfectly the Uprising brand that
I am pushing.”
About
the new project "Uprising Special Edition", Ricardo Clarke says “What
makes this special for me is that the project is all live band! It's
special because it's a first for me, possibly the first for a Bahamian
artist in my genre. The project is a compilation of all the songs we
worked on...it was only supposed to be one collaboration however it
turned into multiple songs. It was only natural to put the project out.”
Track listing
1. Uprising
2. The Race
3. Why Did You Go
4. Rocky Rd
5. No Time
6. Jehovah
7. Last Days (bonus track)
“Rocky
Rd” , “Uprising” and “Why Did You Go” are available for media and djs
for promotional use.
Ricardo Clarke on Myspace
