Hi all,
Here's a french reggae song. Christian

https://soundcloud.com/christian-devienne/au-rythme-du-reggae

RD ReggaeClassic^2
RT 1636 Electric Bass
RT 2155 Electric Clav
RT 1160 Piano
RT 1055 Alto Sax
RT 1347 Tenor Sax
RT 1382 Tenor Sax
UJAM Sparkle Electric Guitar

Here's the translation of the lyrics :

To soften my pain,
reduce my torments,
I take my oxygen
at the heart of afterbeats.
I think I'm lucky
to travel this way.
Someday I'll go on stage
in a reggae band.

To grow wings
which will make me fly,
this music is the one
my guitar was dreaming of.
Sometimes I'm rebellious
and more often helpless.
I make my life more beautiful
with the rhythm of reggae.

Wow, that's two posts in 5 minutes that have disappeared.
This is a cool song. The only thing I feel is missing is the clavinet playing the little riff the sax does at the end of phrases - that would be a more BM & T Wailers signature piece I suppose but it's no issue as an instrument is doing it.
Lovely steady rhythm guitar.

Thanks rayc,
I think reggae music transmits always good feelings. Christian

Christian, you are courageous in your wide explorations of the styles! I really like that!
Some things I liked about this:
--your 'economy' in melody/lyrics...not too many notes squeezed in, and seemed to fit the words/rhyming just right..that's good song-writing balance!
--I like reading your english translation..just like others on this forum who are not native-English speakers, your translation reveals some very interesting thoughts about how I might use some new lyric words in my work.
--Nice handling of reggae..I think sometimes that this style can lead to more copying than innovation--you have put the style and rhythm nicely in the background to support your work.

Great work, thanks for sharing!

Thanks Tom,
I think, musically, I'm just like you.
I like to discover plenty of different universes. Christian

We like Reggae and it's nice to hear some on the forum!

The sax was a great idea and fit very well.

We enjoyed it!

J&B

Thanks Janice and Bud,
I appreciate your comments.
Reggae is really a very nice style of music. Christian

Chris,

Nice chanson!
Your reggae is very French.
Your melody is always my favorite.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Thanks Shigeki,

You're right.
I guess a french reggae must certainly seem quite original. Christian

Nice work on this one! Definitely an interesting spin on reggae, and a unique flavour for the showcase here. Love the groove on this, and the way you incorporated the saxophone on it was amazing. Definitely makes for an engaging listen.

You should be proud of this one - thanks so much for sharing

Thanks Deryk,
That's true that saxophones fit well with reggae music. Christian

French reggae with a tiny bit of UB40 flavour - what's not to like! I enjoyed it a lot!

Thanks for sharing!
Will

Tusind tak, Will !
Christian