LUCKY DUBE - TRINITY

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TRINITY


TRACKLIST




1. Feel Irie
2. Trinity
3. Serious Reggae Business
4. My Brother, My Enemy
5. Rasta Man's Prayer
6. Puppet Master
7. Affirmative Action
8. Big Boy's Don't Cry
9. Life in the Movies
10. God Bless the Woman
11. You Got No Right


Audio CD (March 27, 1995)
Original Release Date: 1995
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Polygram UK






As a reggae classic, Trinity harks back to the early days of roots reggae. Even though this album was recorded in the '90s, its lovely harmonies, overtly political lyrics, and spiritual vibe recall a time in the early 70s when reggae was a definite part of a spiritual/political movement. Dube's fabulously aching vocals float through the CD, artfully carrying his message of redemption and healing. All of the tracks deliver good, solid reggae rhythms, but the standouts are the title song, which boasts gospel overtones and a message of racial unity and "Big Boys Don't Cry," a melancholy love song that showcases his emotional range as well as his South African mbaqanga roots. ~ Rosalind Cummings-Yeates


One of Lucky Dube's finest albums, originally released in 1995. Although it had been two decades since the rise of Roots Reggae, Trinity harkens back to a time when Reggae was part of both a political and spiritual movement, yet still filled with hope and optimism. 11 tracks. Universal.Q (7/95, p.120) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Lucky Dube moves into the brave new world with an album that scorns the easy certainties of colour and race....The music mixes old-style reggae with a few surprises..."