COCO TEA RELEASES EAGERLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM, YES WE CAN, ON NOVEMBER 4TH TO COINCIDE WITH US ELECTIONS

(October 22, Miami, FL) – Zojak World Wide, the leader in digital distribution, in cooperation with Coco Tea’s Roaring Lion Records, is pleased to announce the release of Coco Tea’s eagerly anticipated album, YES WE CAN. The album will be available worldwide on I-Tunes and www.cocoateabarackobama.com the same day as the US elections, November 4, 2008. YES WE CAN burnishes Coco Tea’s credentials as a foundation reggae storyteller, mixing smart social commentary, life experience and musical talent in a way that both soothes and empowers. Featuring renowned music-makers, saxophonist Dean Fraser, the Firehouse band and famed producer Bobby Digital as well as Coco Tea’s own productions, YES WE CAN is meticulously assembled, track for track. Led by his hit single, “Barack Obama”, Coco Tea is joined on the album by an-all star cast of reggae pioneers - Marcia Griffiths, Shabba Ranks, Cutty Ranks, El General and Prezident Brown. Combining modern melodies, live instrumentals and timeless roots bass lines with crucial vocals over 14 tracks, YES WE CAN is essential Coco Tea.

Deeply affected by local and international issues, Coco Tea has sought to craft an album focused on meaningful day-to-day concerns, from politics, to love to personal and community well-being. The lead single, “Barack Obama”, did just that, winning Coco Tea television appearances on CNN and FOX News as well as interviews with the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and New York Post for its participatory message, catchy music and unique Jamaican perspective. The follow up single and title track, “Yes We Can” is a non-partisan call for unity between people of all political affiliations, races and classes. And “Time Is Red”(featuring Shabba Ranks), is a cool and deadly combination with the original Grammy winner in which the singer gracefully weaves his lyrical magic between the edgy speech of the deejay on top of a wicked one-drop riddim from Bobby Digital.

YES WE CAN is not all seriousness and dread however. “I Swear” and “Love Is Not To Play” prove Coco Tea is still a player in the lovers game. The duet with Marcia Griffiths, “Real Men”, is just one of the standout tracks which captures the charisma and passion of these veteran artists. Coco Tea’s musical creativity is also on display with refreshing covers of two timeless reggae classics, “Smiling Faces” by John Holt and Horace Andy’s “I May Never”. Here, Coco Tea brings new word play and saxophonist Dean Frazer’s superb saxophone solos to make them his own on these updated versions.

A one time racehorse jockey, Coco Tea has been riding a wave of success with foundation dancehall tracks for Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes in the 80s (“Rocking Dolly”, “I Lost My Sonia”) and roots anthems in the 90s (“Riker’s Island”, “Holy Mount Zion”). With over twenty years in the business and more than 50 albums to his credit, Cocoa Tea maintains his position as a leading voice for culture and consciousness in dancehall reggae.

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ITATION RECORDS WORLD GO ROUND RIDDIM TO THE WORLD

September 29, 2008, San Francisco, California - Itation Records is proud to present the cultural riddim set, the World Go Round riddim, now available on I-Tunes and e-tailers everywhere. On this, its third riddim release, Itation brings together Pressure, Sizzla, Delly Ranx, Turbulence, rising stars Kali Blaxx and Niyorah, and many more. Featuring the creativity and musicianship of renowned French riddim builders, Tune In Crew, World Go Round is a musically diverse riddim with solid, up to the time roots and kulcha credentials. “It was a worldwide collective effort with French musicians, artists from Jamaica, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, and United States,” says Itation’s Dread Lion. “The riddim definitely reflects the fact reggae music makes our world go round.” If you can, look for the exclusive WGR mix on the Riddim Magazine (Germany) covermount CD in the November/December issue (street date - October 16th) and for a select track on Reggae Vibes (France) covermount CD, also out in November.

Set against Tune In Crew’s driving bass line and wicked cultural grooves, Pressure leads the way with an international praise-song to the healing of the nation, “Ganja Makes The World Go Round”. “Ah toke me tokin’/ ah smoke me smokin’/ Should ah know ganja mi deh promotin’/ no joke me jokin’/ A choke me chokin’/ A confidential me smokin’ until the open”. Jah Mason’s “My Queen” raises the vibes while Niyorah brings an up-tempo mix of classic VI roots reggae vocals, a Jamaican deejay lyrical flow and hard hitting rhymes he spits with a passion reminiscent of a Brooklyn native on “No Pain No Gain”.

Sizzla’s “Goodness”, “The Way You Live” from Chezidek, and Delly Ranx’ “Wish Good” unequivocally confirm roots and kulcha is very much alive and well. And the young star on the rise, Kali Blaxx, energizes the youths with bold messages of hope and resilience on “Free Up Your Mind” while the hypnotic vocal flow of Meru Matu’s “Truth Order And Unity” shows the promise of the next generation. Rocker T, Ras Matthew, Danjres, Gideon and Troy Anthony complete the World Go Round riddim set which provides 13 more reasons to love reggae music, its messages, its vibes and its ability to make the World Go Round.

Itation Records emerged on the scene in 2007 with The Higher Meditation riddim and quickly followed up with the widely acclaimed Show Love riddim in early 2008. Creativity, quality productions and top artists have been the key to success and Itation has no plans to change the formula.

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