Juno Recommends Dancehall / Ragga September 2022

Review: Riddim General is a much requested vocal tune from the Mungo's HI Fi album. It is one of the two singles that feature the irresistible sounds of Kiko Bun and finds him flexing his vocal cords as a microphone chanter. His toasting rides over a hypnotic minor-key rhythm that is dubby and fleshy and delightful. The propulsive groove when married with the autobiographical lyrics make for a sure fire party starting and sound system blasting gem. Flip it over for a fresh version, too.

Review: After his silky-smooth vocal feature on Eva Lazarus' Light As Feather, it was inevitable that Mungo's Hi Fi would pursue a project with London-based pure sing-jay Kiko Bun. Ms. Burnett is an ode to a lady friend of distinction, atop a dreamy major key rhythm whose bass-heavy clarity could have come out of Jamaica's Channel One studio in its glory days.