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Dancehall Jam Jam 2009

10/25/2009 : 12:21:00

make your plans now, the biggest show of the year is back

"With a long list of classic hits to his credit, reggae veteran Cocoa Tea returns with a new album produced by Xterminator Productions Crew. Save Us Oh Jah is a joyful mixture of one drop riddims and praise filled lyrics. Thoughtful subjects for easy listening reggae vibes from the master vocalist whose music is as ageless as his countenance. Fueled by recent live performances in Jamaica, the buzz is strong for new music from Cocoa Tea. Feature tracks: ‘Spin The Song Ya’, ‘Can’t Tek The Fire Bun’ and ‘Save Us Oh Jah’. An all star cast of musicians including Sly Dunbar, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Dean Fraser and the Firehouse Crew are featured on the album. Strong social commentary and Rasta message- Cocoa Tea returns to the ‘foundation’ style of reggae that made him a legend."

Reviewed by Walboomers Music - 5/16/06

SAVE US OH JAH

1.   Babylon Feel It
2.   Save Us Oh Jah
3.   Biological Clock
4.   Can't Tek The Fire Bun
5.   It Was Charm
6.   How You So Hypa
7.   Spin The Song Ya
8.   Sex Drugs & Crime
9.   Don't Give Your Love Away
10.   Got To Now
11.   Let The Music Play
12.   Wave Yuh Hand
13.   Stop Him
14.   Stay Far
15.   Indian Woman

Biological Warfare

10/21/2009 : 00:32:00

Cocoa Tea's 2007 album release available at your local retailer, or as a download on iTunes. Check soon for online ordering and downloads!

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

1. Poverty
2. Blood And Fyah
3. Biological Warfare
4. Let The Dancehall
5. Man From Spain
6. Too Far From Home
7. Africa
8. War Dust
9. Give Dem
10. Extorionist
11. New World Order
12. They Never Stop
13. Stop Tell Lie
14. Rise Up
15. Sons Of Jah

Read some reviews below!

One876entertainment.com reviews Biological Warfare

Biological Warfare - intellectual manifesto

31 May 2007 | Phlex, Staff Writer

TITLE: Biological Warfare
ARTISTE: Cocoa Tea
RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2007 in Europe

This is arguably the best Coco Tea album that has been produced in quite some time. ‘Biological Warfare’ is an intellectual manifesto that sets out the Rastafarian beliefs of the singer in bold language that shouts ‘I am rasta and I will never bow’.

On the track Blood And Fyah, Coco Tea is in a confrontational mood, challenging the world domination plans of the United States. The lyrics are sharp and biting, delivering a scathing attack on the state of world affairs today.

“I-man say who dem the new world order?
I-man say wah? how the #@$ dem come on ya
Since 9-11, dem ah lock off the border
Dem scan yu face and x-ray yu finger…”

On the title track, ‘Biological Warfare’, he comments on the policies of the world leaders that lead to strife and warfare between nations and actually erode the quality of lives of all nations. When Coco Tea coons: ‘we nah accept dem philosophy…’, goosebumps ill marble your skin as he vows to resist the false dctrines of the oppressors until the end.

Standout tracks include the romantic love ballad, Too Far From Home and the anthemicAfrica, which ays homage to the motherland and the challenges that the people face on the continent.

However, arguably the best song on the album is War Dust which chronicles the persecution of populations on the basis of religion or economics, using strong metaphorical language such as “dem a dog to dem vomit” to underline his opposition to the hyprocritical stance of world leaders that has condemned a generation of poor people to death at the hands of ‘extermination squads’ to prop up dictators or advance the economic empires of First World countries. In the local parlance, the album ‘sell off’. All Coco Tea fans are urged to go out and get a copy of this album. You will not be disappointed.

XLR8R Magazine December 2007

These are some serious times and this reggae vet has plenty to say. Arguably, his most political record since his “Blood for Oil” and “Oil ‘Ting” singles were banned from Jamaica and the U.K. during the first Gulf War, Biological Warfare attacks with a vengeance on “New World Order.” Whether speaking out on World Bank policies on the record’s best track, “Blood and Fyah,” or environmental genocide on “Stop Tell Lie,” Cocoa Tea’s melodic vocals–produced by Brotherman and backed by musicians from the stellar Firehouse Crew–illustrate his bitter disdain for world leaders. For three decades, Tea’s brew of conscious roots and culture music has entertained audiences, and with Biological Warfare, he shows no signs of complacency."

Reviewed By James Mayo
http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/cocoa-tea/biological-warfare

Yes We Can

10/21/2009 : 00:34:00

in stores now!!

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Buy YES WE CAN On ITunes

(October 24, 2008 - Miami, Florida) Zojak Worldwide, the leader in digital reggae distribution, in cooperation with Cocoa Tea's Roaring Lion Records, is pleased to announce the release of Cocoa Tea's eagerly anticipated album, YES WE CAN. The album will be available worldwide on I-Tunes and www.Cocoateabarackobama.com on election day, November 4, 2008. YES WE CAN burnishes Cocoa Tea's credentials as a foundation reggae storyteller, mixing social commentary and musical genius in a way that both soothes and empowers the soul. Cocoa Tea is joined on the album by an-all star cast including Marcia Griffiths, Shabba Ranks, Cutty Ranks, El General, Dean Frasier and Prezident Brown. Combining modern melodies and timeless roots bass lines with crucial vocals over 14 tracks, YES WE CAN is essential Cocoa Tea.

Deeply affected by international issues, Cocoa Tea has sought to craft an album focused on meaningful concerns, from politics to love. The lead single, Barack Obama, garnered Cocoa Tea television appearances on CNN and FOX News as well as interviews with the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the New York Post for its participatory message and unique Jamaican perspective. The follow up single and title track, Yes We Can is a non-partisan call for unity between people of all political affiliations, races and classes.

Time Is Red (featuring Shabba Ranks), is a cool and deadly combination in which the singer gracefully weaves his lyrical magic between the edgy speech of the deejay on top of a wicked one-drop riddim from Bobby Digital. I Swear, Love is Not to Play and I'm Waiting prove Cocoa Tea is still a smooth yet heartfelt player in the game of love. The duet with Marcia Griffiths, Real Men, is just one of the standout tracks which captures the charisma and passion of these veteran artists. Cocoa Tea's musical creativity is also on display with refreshing adaptations of two timeless reggae classics, Your Smiling Face by John Holt and Horace Andy's I May Never, as well as the reggaeton flavored Jamming that starts where Stevie Wonder's Master Blaster leaves off.

With over 20 years in the business and more than 50 albums to his credit, Cocoa Tea maintains his position as a leading voice for culture and consciousness in dancehall reggae.

COCO TEA (YES WE CAN) TRACKLISTING

1 Cocoa T - Yes We Can

2 Cocoa T - Jamming feat. Cutty Ranks & El General

3 Cocoa T - War War

4 Cocoa T - Real Men feat. Marcia Griffiths

5 Cocoa T - I'm Waiting

6 Cocoa T - Smiling Faces

7 Cocoa T - I May Never

8 Cocoa T - Barack Obama

9 Cocoa T - Market Place

10 Cocoa T - 911 119 feat Prezident Brown

11 Cocoa T - I'm Not Guilty