''Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1'' is a compilation of

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

and

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

songs released by Black Lion Music and Tropic Electric on February 24, 2015. Eight of the ten songs featured on the compilation were produced / co-produced by Black Lion. One song was produced by The Wizard (Quati Wut) and one song was produced by Torsten Scroth (Come For Free).

Nyanda Nyanda Janelle Thorbourne, better known by her stage name/mononym Nyanda, is a Jamaican-American recording artist and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. Nyanda is a member of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, ''Love Is Wicked' ...

is one of the main artists on the compilation. Her single, " Slippery When Wet", spent five weeks on UK’s Music Week Top 30 Urban Club Chart. Epic recording Artist,

Kat Dahlia Katriana Sandra Huguet (born July 29, 1990), better known by her stage name Kat Dahlia (formerly Kat Hue), is a Cuban-American recording artist. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Dahlia is a singer, songwriter and rapper, known for her "razor ...

, is featured on Mash It Up. Co-produced by Black Lion & The Wizard, "this song's piano-heavy production forms a pitch-perfect platform for dancehall's over-the-top braggadocio." The music video for "MASH IT UP" was filmed in "the gritty dancehall of

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

" and premiered on

The Fader ''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes. It is o ...

November 12, 2014. Other artists featured on the compilation include

Mr. Vegas Clifford Smith (born December 29th, 1974), better known as Mr. Vegas, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Biography Clifford Smith was born in Kingston in 1974.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Gu ...

, Assassin,

The Kemist The Kemist, is a Jamaican-American Disc jockey, deejay, Record producer, producer, Deejay (Jamaican), recording artist and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group. His sound is a fusion of reggae and dancehall with electronic dance music. ...

, Esco and Dionne Renée.

Executive producers

*Chez Gayle

Track listing

Music videos

References

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