Sir Samuel, who's probably the most low profile member of the Saïan Supa Crew (SSC), returns to his Antillian roots and drops a Reggae-orientated album titled "Vize Pli O". As some might think the albums won't mean the end of Saïan Supa as a crew, in contrary, the album is a result of the growth of individual group members, just like the albums of OFX and Explicit Samuraï, both of which were releases earlier.
"Vize Pli O" shows a lot of parallels with the group work we heard before on KLR and X-Raisons, although Samuel succeeds to give the album an original and unique twist, partly due to the productions by Gyver!Pushup! and Samuel himself. The great chanting by Samuel did carry quite a few tracks on earlier SSC works, and this time around the Rastafarian vocalist succeeds proving he can hold his own on a full length solo outing.
Both exploring his France as well as his Creole roots, Antillean vibes are blended with true Jamaican reggae and French hip hop vibes. The mixture is surprisingly cohesive and forms a original marriage between the various roots, which, not quite coincidentally, provide the languages on the album too. "Aye Di Yo its" and "Vize Pli O" are alternated with the R&B-ish "Calm and Storm" and the pure roots vibes of "Blasphemy".
Other true highlights include the positive "Blackadee" and "vampires" for which Sir Samuel invites Dadoo, Djon du DZA, Straïka D and his SSC colleague Leeroy. The conscious message which has always been the personal vibe of Sir Samuel is once again the message which ties the whole album together.
Jocelyne Beroard, a veteran in the music business is invited for the title track and delivers one of the best vocal appearances on the album. Whether Samuel chooses to blend roots with hip hop, reggae with dancehall or French subject matter with Antillean vibes, here's an artists who succeeds in a journey through musical sound scapes without sounding forced at any time.
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