Sometimes I am a bit wishy-washy regarding roots music, not all of it really gels with me, but I clicked play on 'Higha' and BOOM! I was entertained by a kaleidoscopic cyclone of bass, dub and pure joy.
Sonic wizard of the Bay Area underground, Janaka Selekta, teams up once again with the genre-hopping vocal dynamo Jahdan Blakkamoore, and the result is a high-voltage blast of Reggae-Dancehall-Jungle fusion that had me bouncing in my chair.
Jahdan’s vocals drop effortlessly over Janaka’s twisting Drum & Bass architecture, then, just when you think the pattern has settled - the track morphs into a dubby halftime oasis. It’s like sipping coconut water mid-rave. Then the beats return, and the energy is pulsing again.
Janaka’s global roots and rhythmic alchemy shine through, his pioneering experience, all encoded in this track’s DNA. Jahdan, meanwhile, brings Brooklyn fire and Guyanese soul, his voice a beacon of uplift. 'Higha' isn’t just a tune - it’s a sonic trampoline. Go and play!
LINK: higha-ft-jahdan-blakkamoore
LINK: higha-ft-jahdan-blakkamoore