Audio Mixers: Solgie Hamilton; Stephen Stanley; Steven Stanley .
Unknown Contributor Roles: Ryan Webb; Dean Fraser; Donald Dennis; Althea; Connie ; Luciano Bopee; Luciano; Michael Fletcher; Paul Kastick; Robert Lyn; Robbie Shakespeare; Sly Dunbar.
The temptation to compare every new reggae artist to Bob Marley may be grossly overindulged, but in Sizzla's case comparison is justified in at least one sense; in an era when Marley's albums have found a comfortable niche next to Frank Sinatra and indie-rock in dorm rooms and frat houses across the U.S., a new generation of performers is re-injecting reggae with the fire, controversy and revolutionary fervor which propelled Marley onto the international scene in the first place. Though preceded by veterans (Tony Rebel) and born-again slackness deejays (Buju, Capleton), Sizzla is the unquestioned champion of this new breed of cultural deejay.
A member of the Prince Edward Emmanuel group, one of the oldest and most "fundamentalist" sects of rastas on the island, Sizzla has developed a chanting vocal style perfectly fitted to the afro-centric and apocalyptic themes of Rasta, and has consequently been rewarded with a devoted following at home and abroad like no slackness deejay can boast--and although standing in the Jamaican dancehall is measured in 45's, not albums, FREEDOM CRY contains plenty of cuts ("Real", "Love Amongst My Brethren", "Till It Some More") which demonstrate the vocal prowess and vision responsible for that devotion.
