After more than 15 years the time has come to finally release a new album of one of the last legendary reggae bands of all time, Black Uhuru. The nineteenth studio album is supposed to be released on September 7, with the live and dub albums added, it would be album number 34. And the reggae veterans have not forgotten their love of music or their ganja, and so is directly the first video release of the album of the Healing of the Nation, dedicated to hemp.

A SONG FOR THE WHISTLE
The tune itself is not new, Black Uhuru already released it in 2013. His name is Chalice, and of course there is plenty to see. The film was filmed mainly in a nice little hemp field, and the old gentlemen did not miss the chance to enjoy the fruits of the field with their traditional chalice pipes. The only negative thing about the coherent song that goes straight to your ear is the slightly exaggerated use of vocal effects like autotune. Whether "Chalice" has the potential to gain cult status among the Ganja tunes as the Bkack Uhuru "Sensimilla", is questionable despite the still existing motivation of the band. So electrically edited, the sound loses some of its natural charm. Nevertheless, "Chalice" is a song that Ganja lovers should get into the playlist.

DUCKIE SETS THE TONE
On all 15 tracks on the album, Duckie Simpson delivers the lead vocals, but also a few high profile features will be heard. The track "Jah Guide" was already released last year, and it's also part of the "As The World Turns" album. Add to that the song "Stronger", in which Agent Sasco aka Assassin has a part that is already marked by the voice of Sasco, and the completion of the album, the tune "Live & Learn" accompanies Roots Reggae singer Prezident Brown.

THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS ABOUT
In terms of content, of course, we can expect from As the World Turns all topics that are in the tradition of cultivated Roots Reggae. Lots of criticism of system and society, religious and philosophical train of thought and love for Yah, music and of course Ganya, or in the case of smoking the Chalice. Who expects that the band, whose name translates into German as something like "The Black Liberty" would mean so many years after its founding in 1974 nothing more to say, is definitely wrong. The topics may not be new for the most part, but in terms of actuality Black Uhuru have lost nothing in terms of content. With songs called "Chalice" and "Ganja Baby", you can not go wrong with the global cannabis boom.