Various Artists
RELEASE 21.08.2020
FORMAT Riddim Album
LABEL Staudenmann
PRODUCER Res Staudenmann
EAN/UPC 195448177220
EXPLICIT LYRICS No
GENRE Reggae
Female Reggae Voices
Female Reggae Voices – Background
The first “Female Reggae Voices” project was a short tour in 2018 in Switzerland, where
four upcoming artists from the Netherlands and Switzerland were performing alongside
Swiss Reggae band «Open Season». Samora, Naïma, Irina and Caroline Mossi played a
couple of unforgettable shows and the feedback was amazing. That’s why Res
Staudenmann, guitar player for «Open Season», decided to continue with the idea of
“Female Reggae Voices”.
The second project is a juggle album, a riddim selection with more than a dozen female
Reggae singers performing on the same instrumental. The riddim is produced by Res
Staudenmann, the first version of the beat however was written by Thomas Ola for Swiss
singer Irina Mossi. Because this original song has never been released, Res
Staudenmann decided to develop the instrumental, change it from a pre-production state
into an up-to-date production, record and mix it, and to release a compilation called
«Female Reggae Voices». The songs are mixed by Ludovic Hoarau from La Réunion and
mastered by Swiss sound engineer Oli Bösch.
As for the tour in 2018, this compilation gives several female Reggae artists a possibility to
come together on one album, to be heard and seen, to gain more recognition and to reach
a wider audience. «Female Reggae Voices» is featuring female Reggae artists from
several countries all over the world: Jamaica, the USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, the UK,
France, Brazil, Switzerland and the Netherlands… It’s one of the first and one of the very
few international all-female riddim selections and it is released on the 21st of August 2020.
Quotes from the artists (selection)
«Queen» is a song reminding women of their strength and worth, and to keep their heads
up despite the things that may set them back. It’s about knowing your value and purpose
then walking in them. – Joby Jay
«Let the fire burn» is a song about the soul fire we have to keep burning to make a change
in our society. Feeling the pain and grief of generations of women, daughters, sisters and
mothers, my heart is burning for a cause: Same rights for all no matter where you’re
coming from, diversity and empowerment of all human beings. This song is calling my
warrior sisters to step up, its a calling to everyone to stand against racism and injustice, to
heal the wounds of the past to pave the way for a better future and make our dreams for
equality come true. – Zoe Mazah
«Free Up» is a song that should remind you to let go of patterns that keep you down, that
you should let go of bad habits, that you should see the positive aspects in life and not
focus too much on the negative things. A lot of people are not even aware that they are
stuck in these patterns. I want to show you that you have to free your mind, open up, stop
complaining. Because I think that by freeing up yourself you can definitely reach more in
life… – Samora
Females coming together is powerful. Therefore I am so happy that I was able to be a part
of something so inspirational and impactful. This album gave me the opportunity to sing
about things I was not able to talk about as a black woman. I hope my Single «Black»
reminds my people that they are not alone. – SumeRR
«Testimony» tells the story of a very low time during COVID 19 and how the Most High
was able to pull me through even when I couldn’t see how. It’s a reminder to everyone to
hold firm in the toughest of times because the Most High has your back, always. – Rosh
Rebel
It’s finally «Our Time» to get recognized for our hard work and talent. More doors of
opportunity have opened up for us! More females getting booked for shows, winning
grammys like Koffee. As a female in the industry I am just truly happy to get love, support
and appreciation for my art and what I love doing. – K’reema
Mary Jane
Aysha Loren
Trixstar
Jo Elle
Awa Fall
Delphine_1
Naiima
Laylah Arruda
Regiane Cordeiro
Zoe Mazah
Chiney Kiki
Samora
Irina Mossi
SumeRR
Kreema
Rosh Rebel
Joby Jay
