CD Review: Various, Reggae for Kids – Movie Classics

By Joshua Green

Various Artists, Reggae for Kids: Movie Classics
[RAS Records]

Several years ago, RAS Records, the most venerable U.S. reggae label, released Reggae for Kids, an album of reggae covers of traditional children’s songs. Since most cover albums are gimmicks or tributes, RAS didn’t hold great expectations for its initial foray into kids’ music and was stunned when it quickly outsold every artist on their roster. To put this in perspective, an album featuring a reggae rendition of “Puff the Magic Dragon” proved more popular than the collected works of genre legends like Israel Vibration, Black Uhuru, and Gregory Isaacs.  Read more... (217 words + 2 images)