SOWETO – You Give Me Fever – LP

Label: Brixton Records
Code: BR-027-LP
Format: LP, vinyl
Release: 2008

There’s no doubt that this great ska and rocksteady band’s debut album has a spectacular and original sound. Just like in the golden age of Jamaican music, *You Give Me Fever* will make you dance, feel and enjoy the authentic ska rhythm. Soweto’s original tracks will transport you back to the Jamaican bands of the 1950s and 1960s, and if you’ve listened to the classics, you won’t believe this album was recorded and released in 2008.

Track after track, you’ll notice different nuances, yet they all stem from the same source: reggae musicians playing what they truly love, delving into the roots of the music they adore and making this album a gift to all collectors of old-school ska and rocksteady, lovers of black music, and anyone hooked on dance music in general – and that of the 1960s in particular. And as if that weren’t enough, on this brilliant album you’ll find the legendary BB Seaton of “The Gaylads” singing two Jamaican classics: the beautiful rocksteady-lovers’ track “Jamaican Girl” and the dancefloor-filler “Whapa do di wha”. “So if you’re ready, get set to catch this fever, because Soweto’s already got it.”