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Ride Tru
ReleaseProduct
Ride Tru
Artist
Akae Beka
Label
Before Zero Records
Catalogue Number
IGBZRLP003
Release Date
August 5, 2022

  • Vinyl 12”

    $29.00
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    Please note the vinyl has a reduced track list. (please see vinyl track list at bottom of page)

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    IGBZRLP003

Akae Beka's inimitable style of rich, deep, multi-layered songwriting, uncompromising devotion to RasTafari and soulful healing melodies developed over decades of performing with St. Croix based band Midnite and countless recordings. At the point of his untimely passing in 2019, he had released over 70 LPs. He is without a doubt one of the most prolific reggae artists ever known.

The stellar production trinity that is Zion I Kings has been involved collectively and individually in creating some of the most highly regarded contributions to the vast Akae Beka catalogue. Ride Tru, originally released digitally and on CD in 2014, stood every chance of disappearing into the all-eclipsing shadow of the LP released by them earlier that year, Beauty for Ashes, which had been named by iTunes as the reggae album of the year. A monumental achievement for undiluted, uncompromising RasTafari roots reggae music this side of the millennium. So needless to say, the bar was high and Vaughn Benjamin and Zion I Kings must have known that, as they managed to raise it higher again.

Ride Tru continues in the same form, rootsy, soulful, refreshingly polished and authentically raw, the threads of anciency that any devout reggae lover will be looking for and the threads of modernity that keep it alive and appealing in the modern day. A uniquely regal tapestry that has become synonymous with music created from the unity of Zion I Kings and Vaughn Benjamin.

Following 8 years of anxious anticipation, for the countless Akae Beka fans that are also vinyl connoisseurs, this LP is now being released as a 12" vinyl LP courtesy of Before Zero Records. This offers the listener not only the chance to enjoy this LP in an analogue form but also the chance to hold the artwork as a 12" square masterpiece, created by the hands of Ras Marcus, the artist who gave the powerful visual presence that became synonymous to much of the I Grade / Akae Beka works over the years.

Akae Beka on Spotify

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Calm the Day 3:58 Buy

    Calm the Day

  2. 2 To Them 5:19 Buy

    To Them

  3. 3 To Ge Da 4:32 Buy

    To Ge Da

  4. 4 Restore 4:15 Buy

    Restore

  5. 5 Credited 4:52 Buy

    Credited

  6. 6 Conquering Lion 4:52 Buy

    Conquering Lion

  7. 7 Voices of the Remnancy 3:49 Buy

    Voices of the Remnancy

  8. 8 Haile Selassie I the First Time 4:34 Buy

    Haile Selassie I the First Time

  9. 9 Arise Again 4:57 Buy

    Arise Again

  10. 10 I Beseech JAH feat. Pressure 4:35 Buy

    I Beseech JAH feat. Pressure

  11. 11 Worry Free 4:19 Buy

    Worry Free

  12. 12 How I&I Carry On 4:21 Buy

    How I&I Carry On

  13. 13 Ride Tru 7:16 Buy

    Ride Tru

Vinyl Track List


  • A1. Calm the Day
  • A2. To Them
  • A3. To Ge Da
  • A4. Credited
  • A5. Conquering Lion
  • B1. Voices of the Remnancy
  • B2. Arise Again
  • B3. Worry Free
  • B4. How I&I Carry On
  • B5. Ride Tru
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