Natty

It's quite rare to get some decent home-grown reggae these days. Sure Drum and Bass, Grime, Ragga, Dub step and other reggae offspring is represented, but Natty delivers a Reggae soul sound reminiscent of Jamaica’s early years. It’s not ground breaking stuff, but it’s good old fashioned reggae, with lyrics that apply to our place and times, like “Come on and give a hoodie a hug... don’ be shy ... they don’t bite”.

‘Cold Town’ and other tracks I had heard from his Myspace were especially well received, other ones felt a little bit like fillers. Fans of Finley Quaye or LSK should check him out. Having caught him play the great escape, I felt the urge to catch him again this time, a breath of fresh roots!

Komedia, 10 June
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