Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records presents Hustle! Reggae Disco

This ground-breaking album features non-stop killer reggae versions of original funk and soul classics in a disco style. Reggae disco updates of seminal classics by Anita Ward (‘Ring My Bell’), Chaka Khan (‘I’m Every Woman’), Michael Jackson ‘Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough,’ Sugarhill Gang (‘Rappers Delight’ here performed by Derrick Laro & Trinity for producer Joe Gibbs) and more, all showing the hidden but inseparable link between the dance floors of New York, Kingston and London.

‘Hustle! Reggae Disco’ has been one of Soul Jazz Records’ best-selling releases since its first release 15 years ago (and subsequently featured heavily in the early Grand Theft Auto games!). This new edition comes complete fully re-mastered and with all original titles plus new tracks. 

‘The effect of American R&B and soul music on Jamaican reggae is well documented, but the story doesn't stop there, for disco (and more so now for rap and hip-hop) have also been subsumed into the reggae mix, and while one might suspect that the resulting hybrid would die of its own implausibility, the feral mix of disco with reggae rhythms is so darn infectious that it hardly matters. Once you take your brain out of the frame and just let your feet go, this collection is a dancer's delight all done up in full-blown disco style, but with huge dub-style rhythm tracks … if you're looking for an impossibly infectious dance collection, this is it.’ All Music

Tracklist

1. Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell
2. Derrick Laro and Trinity – Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
3. Chariot Riders – Do It Nice & Easy
4. Black Harmony – Don't Let It Go To Your Head
5. Latisha – I'm Every Woman
6. Ernest Ranglin – In The Rain
7. Family Choice – Reggae Beat Goes On
8. Risco Connection – Ain't No Stopping Us Now
9. Xanadu and Sweet Lady – Rappers Delight
10. Sharon Forrester – Love Don't Live Here Any More
11. Carol Cool – Upside Down
12. One Blood – Be Thankful For What You've Got
13. Charmaine Burnett – Am I The Same Girl