Kabaka Pyramid is maintaining the momentum accrued during his summer
tours of Europe and the United States with the release of his
Lead The Way EP. The global scope of production talent represented on
Lead The Way superbly
complements Kabaka's spectacular lyricism and exact delivery. The
outcome is a hard-hitting selection of tunes characteristic of the
artiste's potent messaging, peppered with metaphysics and spirituality,
and bouyed by roots Reggae rhythms.
Out of the 13 singles on the tracklist for the deluxe edition of
Lead The Way,
almost half are contributed by producers from the United States,
Austria and France. Jamaican producers involved in the project include
Chimney Records, DJ Smurf's 12 to 12 label, Zincfence Records, Equiknoxx
Music, Israel Records and Bebble Rock Music.
Collaboration at this caliber is further verification of Jamaica's
global impact, and the international demand for Jamaican Reggae music.
Commenting on the diversity among producers who contributed tracks to
the EP, Kabaka Pyramid described the project as, "an example of how far
Reggae has spread and how cross-pollination of ideas, across national
borders, can bear fruit and make a positive contribution to Reggae
music."
Lead The Way will be available for purchase on
iTunes on November 5 and is exclusively for digital distribution. As of November 12,
the compilation will be available on Amazon and other major online
distributors. The 10-track standard edition will go for US$10, while the
13-track deluxe edition will cost US$13. Singles like
No Capitalist,
Teach Di Youths and
Liberal Opposer
have already been added to radio playlists internationally, and online
listener statistics reveal that fans around the world are eagerly
anticipating the release.
Commenting on the decision to release a second EP ahead of Kabaka
Pyramid's debut album, manager and co-owner of Bebble Rock Music Abishai
Hoilett stated, "the
Lead The Way EP gives us space to
experiment with promotional strategies and distribution channels ahead
of releasing the album. It allows us to deepen relationships with our
partners, so that when the album is ready for the road, it will get the
attention we believe it deserves."
Tracks:- "Deluxe Version"
1. Lead the Way produced by Irievibrations (Austria)
2. Teach di Youths produced by DJ Smurf mixed by Shane Brown (JA)
3. No Capitalist produced by Chimney Records (JA)
4. This Must be Love produced by Digital Vibez (JA)
5. King Kabaka produced by Equiknoxx Music (JA)
6. Liberal Opposer produced by Green Lion (US)
7. No Cliche produced by Flash Hit Records (France)
8. Herb Defenda produced by Roots and Harmony (US)
9. Warrior produced by Zincfence Records (JA)
10. World Wide Love produced by Flash Hit Records (France)
Bonus - Choppingz produced by Equiknoxx Music (JA)
Bonus - Fly di Gate produced by Israel Records (JA)
Bonus - War,Crime and Violence produced by Union World Music (Austria)
Featured artists - Shanique Marie (3), Protoje (9), Tarrus Riley (Bonus), Masicka (Bonus)
Also in the package is the track "Get You" produced
by Lewis Planter and Kabaka Pyramid. This track is not included in the
EP official digital release but is available free for download to the
public at
soundcloud.com/bebblerock/kabaka-pyramid-get-you and is un-officially another bonus track for this project.
Kabaka Pyramid returns to the US in November for performances on the
East Coast. Booking, artiste and label information are available on his
official Facebook page:
facebook.com/Kabakapyramid.