REVIEW: BUTTERFLIES, THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM ZAIA

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged 21st century, album, Amy MacKown, Back to My Get Out, Barrington Levy, bass, brass, Butterflies, Challenge 145, choral, Chronixx, dancehall, Dark Days, David Rodigan, David Tomlinson, drum and bass, drums, dub, Fire in My Heart, folk, genre, Gentleman's Dub Club, gospal, Gregory Isaacs, guitar, James Bolton, Josh Hughes, keyboards, Letter from an Old Friend, live music, Marcia Richards, mastering, music, My House Grows in the Sun, new testament, Nubiyan Twist, Oxford, pop, reggae, review, rhythm, rock, roots, Simple Tune, Sister Nancy, spiritual, summer, The Ethiopians, The Skints, trance, Under the Tree, vocals, ZAIA.

By Rowan Gavin and Liam Hawkes

“We break the rules”

So says lead singer Amy MacKown on Simple Tune, the penultimate track of the debut album from Oxford’s current premiere Reggae outfit, ZAIA. We wouldn’t say they break the rules so much as blend and bend them, juggling genres and playing with preconceptions throughout this fascinating and infectious summertime record.

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REVIEW: BUTTERFLIES, THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM ZAIA

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