Germaica Digital presents a label compilation with thematical recordings from it’s 20 years of label history. 15 songs about all aspects of whatever you call it, weed, marihuana, herb, ganja.

The line up boasts everything that made the label the European frontrunner when it comes to Dancehall and Reggae music, top class Jamaican Artistes like Vybz Kartel, Ward 21, Bugle ft. Shaggy or Mr. Vegas meet some of Europe’s finest like Ras Luta from Poland or Andalusian crooner Shabu.

To round it up the already released advance single „Tu mi dai“ sees the label’s studio band The Germaicans team up with Italian Godfathers of Dancehall Reggae Sud Sound System. Enjoy this truly green compilation!

Stream & dl Germaica Weed Anthems

Sequenzing:
01 Love Marihuana Gone To Bed – Vybz Kartel (2013)
02 OG Kush – Ward 21 (2016)
03 Tu Mi Dai – Sud Sound System x The Germaicans (2020)
04 Blaze The Chalice – Mr. Vegas (2001)
05 Herbs Man – Ward 21 (2015)
06 Prosty rym – Ras Luta (2020)
07 Roll It – Hawkeye (2012)
08 Ganja (The Germaicans Remix) – Bugle ft. Shaggy (2017)
09 High Grade – Mr. G & Vershon ft. Bobi Wine (2013)
10 Sensimillionaire – Shabu (2011)
11 Guilty – Onton ft. Konshens (2012)
12 Sensi Fi Legal – Tom Hype (2011)
13 Wanna Get High – Delly Ranks (2012)
14 Highsgeliebtes Gras – D-Flame & Tolga (2000)
15 Sensimilla – Bob One & Da Bass (2006)

Title: Germaica Weed Anthems
Artiste: Various
Format: Album
Label: Germaica Digital
Distr.: The Orchard
Release: Jul17 2020

This one is the first official Riddim release on our newest European sub division GERMAICA POLSKA, which is a co-operation with the most active and successful Polish Dancehall Kru DANCEHALL MASAK-RAH from Warsaw. 27PABLO, DRIVAH, JUNIOR STRESS & MOTHASHIPP run the baddes‘ weekly regular Dance in Eastern Europe and as well host a radio show on national radio „Czwórka“ every Saturday at 02:00pm. It was also there where the YU GO! RIDDIM was premiered for Poland… And from this very moment Poland loved it and gave it an overwhelming feedback. This being said it was more than logic to issue a local leg of the riddim…

And here YU go! Besides the teaser song NADSZIEDŁ JUŻ CZAS from BAS TAJPAN & BOB ONE – anchor single for their „Protest 2012“ EP and tour – and the first official single NIC NA SIŁE from SZTOSS five more tunes were voiced on the YU GO! POLSKA. First up is long time GERMAICA affiliate MARIKA – Polands no.1 female Reggae & Dancehall Artiste – with TURISTYZNA PIOSENKA („Touristic Song“) Quote: „When you travel, you discover how different and beautiful people are… You feel a closer connection with the world“.

The „Dancehall Masak-Rah“ Kru delivers the next two tunes: JUNIOR STRESS introduces his new „evil“ alter ego YUREK DRES and the kraziest tune of the selection NIE MAM CZASU by 27PABLO & MOTHASHIPP shows what happens when PIONIR from „Zachodnia Polska“ pressures his partners in Warsaw to step pon di riddim and everybody say: „But I’m to exhausted and don’t even have the time to write lyrics…“ – the translation of NIE MAM CZASU is „I don’t have time“.

Six years ago PIONEAR started to work in Poland and in a joint venture with SILVER DREAD from veteran sound LOVE SENSI MUSIC from Lublin the critically acclaimed album POLSKI OGIEN was produced. Some even say it was the real starting point for Polish Dancehall, but for sure it was the first album of the genre on a major label – Warner Music Poland – and introduced a lot of the Artistes to a wider audience that „run PL“ today…

Besides the mentioned BOB ONE, MARIKA and JUNIOR STRESS  the protagonists of the two remaining songs on the YU GO! POLSKA have also been part of this milestone: CHEEBA of supergroup EASTWEST ROCKERS from Wrocław delivers a hommage to his Gypsy roots with CYGAŃSKI STYL („Gypsy Style“) and MUZYKA by CHVAŚCIU of vocal trio SILESIAN SOUND is closing this release with lyrics about why all of us are inna dis „Music“ ting…

YU GO! POLSKA we seh!

Buy the „Yu Go! Polska Riddim“ on iTunes

Bas Tajpan & Bob One – Nadszedł już czas Video

Sztoss – Nic na siłę Video

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Title: Yu Go! Polska Riddim
Artiste: Various
Format: Album (Digital)
Label: Germaica Digital
Producer: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic for Germaica Digital
Musician: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Master: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Executive Producer: Leander „Pionear“ Topp
Release: Apr. 20th 2012
Distributor: mp3.soundquake.com

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Link Up:

Dancehall Masak-Rah on facebook
Marika on facebook
Sztoss on facebook
Junior Stress on facebook
Mothashipp on facebook
Cheeba on facebook
Bob One on facebook
Bas Tajpan on facebook
Chvaściu on facebook
Germaica Polska website

With the EMIR „YOUTHMAN“ KOBILIC Riddim YU GO! turning into a world wide affair we’d like to introduce to you a country that over the last years developed a strong Dancehall movement regarding Sounds and also Artistes performing in their native language.

This being said we’re proud to announce the first official YU GO! single from Poland. It is featuring a young SingJay by the name of SZTOSS, who undoubtly has great songwriting talent and  a superb delivery. SZTOSS was born into a musical family in Lublin/Poland in 1991. In 2009 he started working seriously as a vocalist and song writer on his solo project. Since 2010 he’s supporting his brother TALLIB as a hypeman at concerts. His first solo project – an EP called „Rozgrzewka“ – was released in 2011 and this EP was given to GERMAICA boss PIONEAR at the annual „Ostróda Reggae Festiwal“ and he immediately saw the great potential of this young Artiste…

Now just half a year later SZTOSS‘ debut on GERMAICA is finished… The single „Nic na siłe“ is also the first shot on the forthcoming YU GO POLSKA! Riddim featuring the likes of MARIKA, JUNIOR STRESS, 27PABLO & MOTHASHIPP, CHEEBA (EASTWEST ROCKERS), BAS TAJPAN & BOB ONE and CHVAŚCIU (SILESIAN SOUND).

Sztoss – Nic na siłę – iTunes

Sztoss – Nic na siłę – Video

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Title: Nic na siłe
Artiste: Sztoss
Format: Single (Digital)
Label: Germaica Digital
Producer: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic for Germaica Polska
Musician: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Master: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Release: Apr. 13th 2012
Distributor: mp3.soundquake.com

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Link Up:

Sztoss on facebook

Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic on facebook

English version below…

RAS LUTA to wokalista, aranżer i autor tekstów związany ze sceną Reggae. Zaczynał w 2004 roku od współpracy z lokalnymi zespołami Reggae i soundsystemami w Toruniu. Jego pierwsze profesjonalne nagrania ukazały się na albumie producenckim Marka „MMF” Bogdańskiego, lidera łódzkiego DREADSQUADu. Później dołączył do grupy EASTWEST ROCKERS, z którą nagrał dwa studyjne albumy oraz wiele nieoficjalnych materiałów dostępnych głównie w sieci.

RAS LUTA współpracował z wieloma znanymi artystami Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop i nie tylko: Bob1, Junior Stress, Mista Pita, Grubson, Miodu (Jamal), DJ Feel-X, DJ Bart, Hemp Gru, Fu, Fatum Crew, Sidney Polak, Marika, Maleo Reggae Rockers, Ruff Radics i inni. Wsytępował na niemal wszystkich największych cyklicznych imprezach i festiwalach organizowanych w Polsce (Heineken Open Air, Coke Live, Ostróda Reggae, Bielawa Reggae).

Ras Luta jako jeden z wokalistów EastWest Rockers śpiewa na ich ostatniej, świetnie przyjętej płycie „Jedyna broń”. Po premierze zespół zagrał kilkadziesiąt koncertów w całym kraju. Solowy album zawiera 14 utworów. Tekstowo nawiązuje do kultury rasta. Za produkcję nagrań i miks tej płyty odpowiada Pionear – Niemiec znany u nas z produkcji składanki „Polski ogień”. Gościnnie na płycie pojawiają się Rahim i Fokus, Hemp Gru, Blasku z Fatum Crew oraz Mrozu (zarówno jako producent, jak też wokalista). Riddimy pochodzą od House of Riddim, EMZK, Dubby Conquerors, Lockdown Productions, Mista Pita & Radical Irie oraz Justin “JusBus” Nation.

Ras Luta wydał swój pierwszy solo album „Jeśli słyszysz“ w Prosto, jednej z największych hiphopowych wytórni w Polsce. Drugim singlem promującym album będzie kawałek „Chodź“ z gościnnym udziałem rapera Blasku z wrocławskiego Fatum Crew. Riddim wyprodukował Pionear, który jest też głównym producentem albumu.

Gdy płyta „Jeśli słyszysz“ znalazła się w zestawieniu najlepiej sprzedających się płyt w Polsce, dla Pioneara był to drugi wyprodukowany przez niego album, który znalazł się na w rankingu Olisu (Top 30). Dowodzi to niezwykle mocnej pozycji tego producenta na polskiej scenie reggae.

English version:

RAS LUTA – one of three vocalists of the notorious EASTWEST ROCKERS from Wroclaw – released his first solo album “Jesli słyszysz” which means “If you can hear”. Executive producer of the album is PIONEAR for GERMAICA DIGITAL. PIONEAR is known in Poland for releasing the first ever Reggae compilation on a major label called „Polski ogień” on Warner Music Poland…

RAS LUTA is a vocalist, arranger and author of lyrics. He started in 2004 cooperating with local Reggae groups and soundsystems in Toruń. His first professional recordings appeared on the producer album of Marek „MMF” Bogdański, leader of Dreadsquad from Łódź. Later on he has joined the EASTWEST ROCKERS group, with whom he recorded two studio albums and many unofficial material available through the internet.

RAS LUTA has cooperated with many well-known Polish Reggae, Dancehall and Hip Hop artistes like: Bob1, Junior Stress, Mista Pita, Grubson, Miodu (Jamal), DJ Feel-X, DJ Bart, Hemp Gru, Fu, Fatum Crew, Sidney Polak, Marika, Maleo Reggae Rockers, Ruff Radics and others. He performed on every big festival in Poland (Heineken Open’er, Coke Live, Ostróda Reggae, Bielawa Reggae).

Now RAS LUTA has released his first solo album „Jesli Slyszysz“ through reknowned Polish Hip Hop label PROSTO. 2nd single from the album is „Chodz“ a song who features Rapper BLASKU of the Silesian FATUM CREW. The instrumental is provided by album executive producer PIONEAR – You can check the video for „Chodz“ in the GERMAICA Tube section… With „Jesli Slyszysz“ entering the Polish mainstream charts Pionear scores his second Top 30 album in a row in Poland – proving once more his outstanding status in Polish Reggae…“

Link Up:

myspace.com/ras_luta

myspace.com/prostolabel

myspace.com/germaicadigital

English version below…

Moi ludzie!

Jak pewne niektórzy zauważyli, pojawił się muzyczny profil LUTA EUROPE (myspace.com/lutaeurope). Ta strona powstała, byście mogli wreszcie posłuchać starych, nowych, a także nigdzie nie publikowanych jeszcze nagrań. Jest też początkiem moich i Pioniera prób przebicia się z Polskim Reggae poza nasz kraj. W przyszłości planujemy wydanie płyty całkowicie po Angielsku (oczywiście to nie oznacza, że zrezygnuję z nagrywania po Polsku!), ciekaw jestem waszych opinii na ten temat!

A poza tym – prace nad solówką dla Prosto trwają! zmienił się nieco skład gości na płycie, prócz Rahima, Fokusa, Mroza i EWR, swój udział przybili Wilku i Bilon z Hemp Gru (pozdrawiam całą ekipę, wielki szacunek!) pojawi się też Blasku, reprezentant Fatum Crew z Wrocławia i Bob One.

Dziękuję za wsparcie od Was i za wszystkie dobre słowa! Miłość!

Luta, Styczeń 2009

P.S.: Od teraz wszystkie sprawy związane z muzyką, bookingi, prośby o dubplate’y itd. proszę kierować na profil LUTA EUROPE. Profil na którym wisi ten blog jest moim prywatnym i służy do kontaktowania się ze mną osobiście. Dzięki!

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English version:

My People!

As some of u might have already noticed, I&I have set up a new music profile: LUTA EUROPE (myspace.com/lutaeurope). The site has been officially launched now, so all of u can finally listen to I known, new and yet unreleased tunes. It also marks the beginning of I&I efforts to promote Polish Reggae and Dancehall music outside of I country. In the future Pionear and I plan to release English material – which of course doesn’t mean that I will ever stop recording in Polish!!! We would apprecilove ur opinions about this venture as it gets bigger and gains momentum!

I would also like to share with u, that the works on I Polish solo album (for the Prosto Label) are in full swing! A release date is yet to be announced, but for sure I will let u know about it, as soon as it’s set!

Thank You for all the love and support that I&I get from u! Selassie I is God Almighty!

Luta, January 2009

P.S.: From now on all business regarding music, bookings, dub requests, etc. should be directed to the LUTA EUROPE profile, please…

Link up:

• myspace.com/lutaeurope

PIONEAR presents: OPIUM EUROPE RIDDIM – V.A.

7 Countries Representing for GERMAICA

featuring: MAD KILLAH (France), JODDSKI (Norge) & YT (UK), BOB ONE & DA BASS (Polska), LU MARRA & MIKELINO (Italia), LIQUID (Deutschland), SODOM & GOMORRAH (Österreich)

After the release of the original OPIUM riddim with BOUNTY KILLER, NATASJA and COBRA amongst others earlier this year, the European leg of the riddim is here! Some of the finest Artistes from Europe deliver their interpretation of the hypnotic hardcore Hip Hop flavoured PIONEAR instrumental:

link up:

• free download of the Opium Europe MegaMix

It’s edited by UPLIFTMENT INT’L (Leipzig-Südost/Germaica) and hosted by SHABU (Málaga/España)

Here some info about all featured European Artistes:

MAD KILLAH – Delivers after „Playstation“ on the „Rodeo Riddim“ his 1.9th tune for GERMAICA. Productions for French and European producers alike, shows all over the continent but also in Senegal, Cameroon and even Brasil proved time and again his No.1 status amongst the French DeeJays… „Put Down The Gun“ is a classic anti-gun Anthem delivered with the renowned MAD KILLAH style that makes him one of the frontrunner Dancehall Artistes in Europe…

link up:

• mypspace.com/killahmad

JODDSKI – Norway’s Hip Hop pioneer and long time GERMAICA bredrin – was also featured on the „Rodeo Riddim“ in 2005. Furthermore he’s responsible for the bookings of the GERMAICA label sound UPLIFTMENT INT’L in „Nordland“. As leader of Norway’s Hip Hop group TUNGTVANN his lyrics and style set the trend for Norwegian Rap in the native Viking tongue. Active as Artiste but also alongside JAN STEEZY protagonist of „Norge’s Største Soundsystem“ RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS, he currently is recording his solo debut to be released in 2009. Not too long ago guest of Leipzig’s new Dance „FLY HIGH!“ he also was seen in PIONEARs „FAR EAST STUDIO“ to record on upcoming GERMAICA riddims. So be prepared for Europe’s maddest Styler coming harrrddd in 2009…

link up:

• myspace.com/joddski

YT – UKs finest – doesn’t need to be introduced too tuff since his live appearances everywhere in Europe speak for themselves, the GERMAICA crew saw his wicked performance at the Polish BIELAWA REGGAE & DUB FESTIVAL last August and was amazed, since this bredrin represents it both the ‚riginal Jamaican flavour as well as his British roots and we rate that! Currently YT is recording his second album working with leading UK Reggae producer CURTIS LYNCH Jr. and J.D. aka DREADIE among others. This promises to be an album which will continue where „Straight Outta Britain“ – his 2006 debut – left off. Reggae-based but with a little eclectic UK flavour… This time he comes with his GERMAICA debut providing a soundkiller hook for his combination with JODDSKI..

link up:

• myspace.com/ytreggae
  

BOB ONE & DA BASS – Representing the lively Polish Dancehall scene with the notorious Ganja tune „Sensimilla“. We tell u this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the incredible strong Polish Dancehall scene which PIONEAR says might see the brightest future only ahead… Bob One currently residing in the Silesian city of Kattowice just released his solo debut album „Jeden“ and counts for the GERMAICA label boss amongst the top 5 Polish Dancehall Artistes . DA BASS is featured on the tune and represents the flavour of RUB PULSE SOUND. For long years he and BOB ONE where resident Artistes on one of the best Polish Sounds

link up:

• myspace.com/mightybobone

LU MARRA & MIKELINO – From Italy’s notorious South representing the other „Big Country“ when it comes to the current status of Reggae in Europe. A lively Sound scene, krazy Dances and nice festivals, that’s Italy’s „Mezzogiorno“. LU MARRA is one of the hottest newcomers on the scene and being a favourite amongst the Italian Sounds everybody awaits his Mix-CD which at the moment is in the initial stages of the production process. The sweet voice of MIKELINO adds furthermore spice to yet another combination on the OPIUM EUROPE called „Microphone Check“.

link up:

• myspace.com/lumarra1

LIQUID – Germany’s tuffest voice. U can’t kill LIQUID! Native son of Germany’s „Steel City“ Salzgitter he was one half of the underground Hardcore duo BACKYARD CREW and this way responsible for tunes way ahead of the time and of course due to their explicit content cause for a lot of controversy right at the turn of the millenium in their home country. A year ago he re-started voicing for PIONEAR and launched his solo career. Now contrary to the Patois he used before to perform LIQUID is rapping in his native German tongue. Style and versatility plus uncompromising lyrics are the trademark of this German Classic Dancehall artiste… No link up available since him way too underground Fari…

SODOM & GOMORRAH – the mad man duo hailing from another „Steel City“ but of course this time Austria’s own Linz… Chatting in their native dialect called „Linza Slang“ makes them sound so authentic. Describing their style as a crossover of Dancehall and Hardcore Rap they don’t know no political correctness. JACK UNTAWEGA and BUM BUM KUNST just do their thing and don’t care about nuttn. Austrian street style at it’s best! If u like their tune „Mi Ba Dem“ on the OPIUM u have to check out their album „In Gods Naum“ to be released in January…

Link up:

• myspace.com/sodomundgomorrah

Riddim ID

Title: Opium Europe Riddim

Artiste: Various

Producer: Pionear for Topp Entertainment/GERMAICA

Release: December 19th 2008

Label: GERMAICA DIGITAL

Format: mp3/WAV

Available at: iTunes, mp3.soundquake.com, Beat Source, Juno Download…

Track List:

• 01. Put Down The Gun – Mad Killah
• 02. Dead Een Yah – Joddski & YT
• 03. Sensimilla – Bob One & Da Bass
• 04. Microphone Check – LuMarra & Mikelino
• 05. Der Auftragskiller – Liquid
• 06. Mi Ba Dem – Sodom & Gomorrah