''Conscious Roots 2'' is a 2005 compilation album of

roots reggae Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of Ethnic groups of Africa, Africans and those in the African Diaspora, including the spiritual side of Rastafari, black liberation, revolution and the ho ...

, compiled by David Allan and Prajna Moodley and published by

Capitol Music Capitol Music Group is an American front-line umbrella label operating as a unit of Interscope Capitol Labels Group, itself a division of Universal Music Group. Inherited from UMG's acquisition of EMI's catalog in 2013, it oversees the handling of ...

. The album is the 2nd edition of the New Zealand series.

Track listing

#''Dreams'' – House of Shem #''One of These Days'' – Illphonics #''This Here Reggae Music'' – Unity Pacific #''So True'' – Black Seeds #''Keep Rising'' – House of Shem #''Forward Movement'' – Cornerstone Roots #''Frisk Me Down'' – Katchafire #''Whistling in the Dark'' – Kingites #''Meaning of Life'' – Toki #''Burning'' – Kora #''Ernie'' –

Fat Freddys Drop Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of Dub music, dub, reggae, Soul music, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in ...

#''All We Be'' –

Trinity Roots TrinityRoots are a band based in Wellington, New Zealand. Although they are commonly associated with New Zealand reggae they also embody a stripped back, jazz and Soul music, soul-influenced rhythmic sound, which often builds up to highly emot ...

#''True Progress'' – The Midnights #''Lost Your Soul'' –

Hollie Smith Hollie Smith (born 17 November 1982) is a New Zealand soul singer-songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her four solo albums '' Long Player, Humour and the Misfortune of Others, Water or Gold,'' and ''Coming In From The Dark'' have all rea ...

References

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