VA - Vintage Reggae Cafe, Vol. 01-16 [2013-2025] (16 x CDs)

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VA - Vintage Reggae Cafe, Vol. 01-16 [2013-2025] (16 x CDs)

The Vintage Reggae Café series, released by Music Brokers an Argentine independent label that specializes in themed compilations and lifestyle-oriented series, often built around mood, genre crossover, and broad licensing between 2013 and 2025, offers a relaxed and contemporary way into reggae that sidesteps strict genre boundaries. These are cross-genre reinterpretations rather than by a major-label house style. Spanning Vol. 01 through Vol. 16, the series is less concerned with documenting reggae history than with shaping a consistent listening atmosphere, one built on warmth, melody, and unhurried rhythm.

What defines these sets is their emphasis on reinterpretation. Alongside roots, lovers rock, and reggae-influenced originals, many tracks rework modern, non-reggae songs into reggae form. Familiar pop, soul, and indie titles are slowed, softened, and reframed through offbeat guitar patterns and deep, steady basslines. The transformations are subtle rather than showy, allowing the songs to settle naturally into the reggae idiom and often revealing new emotional contours in the process.

The mood remains steady across the series. Vocals are intimate, arrangements are uncluttered, and production favors clarity and warmth over impact. Each volume feels designed to be lived with, music that can sit comfortably in the background while still rewarding closer attention. There is a sense of flow that carries from track to track, encouraging full listens rather than selective sampling.

Across sixteen volumes, Vintage Reggae Café establishes a clear identity. It presents reggae not as a fixed historical artifact, but as a flexible language capable of absorbing contemporary material without losing its character. For experienced listeners, the appeal lies in hearing familiar songs and styles reframed. For newer listeners, the series offers an inviting entry point, guided by familiarity and mood.

Taken as a whole, these sets invite exploration through ease. Time spent with them reveals how reggae’s rhythmic sensibility can reshape songs from outside its tradition, creating a body of music that feels cohesive, welcoming, and quietly enduring. (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Natty Bong - Blue Jeans 4:17

02 Sublime Reggae Kings - Human 3:50

03 Freedom Dub - Somebody That I Used to Know 4:10

04 Reggister's - Back to Black 3:40

05 Groove Da Praia - Memories 3:05

06 Stereo Dub - Set Fire to the Rain 3:54

07 General Soundbwoy - Hello 2:56

08 Trippynova - Love's a Game 4:21

09 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Sexy Bitch 3:33

10 Dual Sessions - Pumped up Kicks 3:30

11 Beluga's Trio - I Won't Let You Down 3:37

12 Urban Love - Paradise 3:59

CD02

01 Groove Da Praia - The Final Countdown 3:52

02 Natty Bong - Royals 4:13

03 Sublime Reggae Kings - Ho Hey 3:27

04 General Soundbwoy - Locked out of Heaven 4:03

05 Beluga's Trio - Love is Never Over 3:59

06 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Four to the Floor 3:40

07 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Safe and Sound 3:45

08 Stereo Dub - Get Lucky 3:20

09 Trippynova - Hit the Road Jack 2:44

10 Reggister's - Good Feeling 4:28

11 Shamanic Dub - Ayahuasca Trip 3:52

12 Bristol Love - Strawberry Fields Forever 3:34

CD03

01 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Every Breath You Take 4:22

02 Urban Love - Don't Dream It's Over 4:18

03 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Every Time You Go Away 5:03

04 Reggister's - Girls Just Want to Have Fun 2:48

05 Natty Bong - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 2:52

06 Sublime Reggae Kings - Take My Breath Away 3:59

07 Groove Da Praia - Toy Soldiers 4:57

08 General Soundbwoy - Take on Me 4:32

09 Freedom Dub - Woman 3:18

10 Bristol Love - Beds Are Burning 4:36

11 Groovy Waters - Rock the Casbah 3:50

12 Beluga's Trio - Living on Both Sides 3:21

CD04

01 Reggister's - All About That Bass 2:53

02 Natty Bong - Yellow 4:32

03 Sublime Reggae Kings - L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) 3:11

04 Trippynova - Treasure 3:03

05 General Soundbwoy - Chandelier 4:02

06 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Out of Tears 4:40

07 Natty Bong - Shape of My Heart 5:00

08 Shamanic Dub - Machu Picchu 3:46

09 Bristol Love - My Cherie Amour 3:12

10 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Somebody Told Me 3:43

11 Groove Da Praia - Do I Wanna Know? 5:07

12 Beluga's Trio - Sur Mon Orellier 3:40

CD05

01 Sublime Reggae Kings - Thinking Out Loud 4:00

02 General Soundbwoy - The Scientist 3:52

03 Shelly Sony - Man Down 4:30

04 Urban Love & Rolla - Firestone 3:51

05 Reggister's - Rather Be 3:23

06 Trippynova - Empire State of Mind 4:33

07 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - I'm Not the Only One 4:42

08 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Sorry 3:04

09 Stereo Dub - I Follow Rivers 3:24

10 Beluga's Trio - Dance with the Universe 4:04

11 Dual Sessions - Stolen Dance 4:19

12 Natty Bong - Shut up and Dance 3:34

CD06

01 Shelly Sony - One Dance 3:05

02 Sublime Reggae Kings - Shape of You 3:31

03 General Soundbwoy - Closer 3:37

04 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Side to Side 3:47

05 Natty Bong - I Feel it Coming 4:09

06 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Capsize 3:45

07 Beluga's Trio - Time Flies 3:35

08 Freedom Dub - Cheap Thrills 3:36

09 Trippynova - Love Yourself 4:02

10 Reggister's - They Don't Care About Us 4:12

11 United Rhythms of Brazil - Detalhes 5:03

12 Stereo Dub - Habits (Stay High) 3:44

CD07

01 Shelly Sony - Wild Thoughts 3:34

02 Natty Bong - I Will Always Love You 3:36

03 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Pass This On 4:04

04 Dual Sessions - Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Reggae Version 3:10

05 Reggister's, Natty Bong - Careless Whisper 4:09

06 Freedom Dub - Gold 3:48

07 Shamanic Dub - No More Trouble 3:48

08 Beluga's Trio - Come with Me 3:31

09 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Somewhere over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - Reggae Version 5:02

10 Groove Da Praia - Sua Cara - Reggae Version 3:28

11 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - That's What I Like 3:27

12 Urban Love - I Try 3:42

CD08

01 Urban Love - We Belong Forever 3:32

02 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - This Girl 3:25

03 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Dust in the Wind (Reggae Version) 2:56

04 Natty Bong - No Rain 3:55

05 General Soundbwoy - Hotel California (feat Luca Giacco) 4:35

06 Corcovado Frequency - No Money (Reggae Version) 3:39

07 Reggister's - Like a Stone (Roots Reggae Mix) 6:02

08 Shelly Sony - Policy of Truth 3:54

09 Sublime Reggae Kings - Million Reasons 4:09

10 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Thunder (feat Luca Giacco) 3:03

11 Freedom Dub - 19-2000 3:06

12 Dual Sessions - Best of You (Reggae Mix) 4:32

CD09

01 Sublime Reggae Kings - Lost on You 3:38

02 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem, Luca Giacco - Still Got the Blues 3:40

03 Reggister's - The Guns of Brixton 4:00

04 Groove Da Praia - I'll Be There for You 4:41

05 Urban Love - Dreams to Change the World 3:36

06 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Wicked Game 3:33

07 Freedom Dub - Still Loving You 3:28

08 Amazonics - The Sea (Reggae Version) 3:34

09 Bristol Love - Can't Take My Eyes off of You 3:56

10 Shelly Sony, General Soundbwoy - Believer 3:27

11 Trippynova, Luca Giacco - Needles and Pins 2:37

12 United Rhythms of Brazil; Shirley Adamson - Walk of Life 3:29

CD10

01 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - I Put a Spell on You 3:36

02 Sarah Menescal - I Say a Little Prayer 3:15

03 Sarah Menescal; Pinky Dread - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) 2:58

04 Trippynova - Love Hurts 3:20

05 Beluga's Trio - L'appuntamento 3:14

06 General Soundbwoy; Ivette Moraes - Smooth Operator 4:08

07 Freedom Dub; DJ Leao - Dance Monkey 2:56

08 United Rhythms of Brazil; Astrud C - Menina Veneno 4:01

09 Natty Bong - Quicksand 3:27

10 Dual Sessions - Let Her Go 3:43

11 Bristol Love; Lee Avril - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards 2:53

12 Jingo; Lizette - You Make Me Feel Brand New 4:46

CD11

01 Sarah Menescal - Don't Speak (Reggae Version) 4:03

02 Pinky Dread - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word 3:31

03 Sublime Reggae Kings - Stairway to Heaven 3:57

04 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Summertime 3:31

05 Pinky Dread, Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Ironic 3:32

06 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - In Bloom 3:30

07 General Soundbwoy, Luca Giacco - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) 2:50

08 Os Alquimistas - A Little Respect (Reggae Version) 3:18

09 Stereo Dub - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' 3:34

10 Bristol Love, Max Dubster - I've Been Waiting 2:55

11 Reggister's - In My Life 2:43

12 Corcovado Frequency, Max Dubster - Side by Side 3:06

13 Rolla; D G, Astrud C - Hello Afrika 3:06

CD12

01 Pinky Dread - Ain't No Sunshine 3:05

02 Natty Bong - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 3:29

03 Sublime Reggae Kings - Heaven 3:48

04 Groove Da Praia - I'm Free 2:49

05 Pinky Dread - The Great Pretender 2:49

06 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - TV in the Morning 3:10

07 Reggister's - Have You Ever Seen the Rain 2:26

08 General Soundbwoy - Follow You Follow Me 3:24

09 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Carry On 3:06

10 Corcovado Frequency - Foreign Affair 2:33

11 Bristol Love - Forward 3:07

12 Pinky Dread - Killing Me Softly with Her Song 3:29

CD13

01 Trippynova - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me 3:50

02 Sublime Reggae Kings - Knockin on Heaven s Door 2:43

03 Reggister's - How Deep is Your Love 2:50

04 Pinky Dread - Comfortably Numb 4:05

05 Bristol Love; Lee Avril - Kiss 3:43

06 Moleskins - Stay 2:24

07 Luca Giacco - I Belong to You 2:42

08 Max Dubster, Pinky Dread - Somebody to Love 2:58

09 Shelly Sony, Max Dubster - Wake Up 2:40

10 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Feel the Solution 3:06

11 General Soundbwoy, Luca Giacco - Vacation 3:15

12 Jamaican Reggae Cuts; Max Dubster - What is Love 2:56

CD14

01 Sublime Reggae Kings - Why d You Only Call Me When You re High! 2:24

02 Pinky Dread - Stressed Out 3:22

03 Luca Giacco - Save Your Tears 2:51

04 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Leave the Door Open 3:34

05 Freedom Dub - I m Not in Love 3:53

06 Os Alquimistas - Memories 2:47

07 Max Dubster - No More 2:48

08 United Rhythms of Brazil - Look Sharp! 3:00

09 Luca Giacco - Everybody Hurts 3:38

10 General Soundbwoy - Sweater Weather 3:09

11 Bristol Love - Killer Queen 3:01

12 Shamanic Dub - Walk the Road 2:34

CD15

01 Pinky Dread - Wind of Change 2:53

02 Corcovado Frequency, Deise Costa - Anti-Hero 3:18

03 Luca Giacco - Africa 3:28

04 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Corner of the Earth 2:48

05 Bristol Love - Somewhere Only We Know - Reggae Version 3:23

06 Pinky Dread, Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - Give Yourself a Chance 2:26

07 Molsbees - Everything Now - Reggae Mix 3:20

08 Pinky Dread, Sublime Reggae Kings - Boulevard of Broken Dreams 3:06

09 Luca Giacco; Jamaican Reggae Cuts - If You Don't Know Me by Now 3:04

10 Max Dubster - Love Rollercoaster 6:11

11 Rolla - About Damn Time 3:23

12 Max Dubster; Pinky Dread - Lost Souls 3:27

CD16

01 Pinky Dread - What a Wonderful World 2:24

02 Natty Bong - Cherry Coke 2:08

03 Sublime Reggae Kings - Maniac 2:28

04 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Right Between the Eyes 2:52

05 Nenei - I'm Not Here to Make Friends 3:11

06 Pinky Dread - Let it Be 3:03

07 Jamaican Reggae Cuts - Two Princes 2:40

08 Bristol Love - Hold on to Love 2:41

09 Natty Bong - Feel Like Makin' Love 3:12

10 Natty Bong - Now and Forever 1:38

11 Os Alquimistas - I'm Not the One 2:43

12 Vintage Reggae Soundsystem - The Right Thing 2:53

13 Lila Frascara - Koop Island Blues 2:33

14 Groove Da Praia - Wrapped Around Your Finger 4:10

15 Os Alquimistas - Destiny 2:47

16 Sublime Reggae Kings - Enola Gay 2:37

17 Os Alquimistas - Break My Stride 2:24

18 Bristol Love - Good Thing 2:37

19 Reggister's - I Can't Tell You Why 2:24

20 Bossart Ensemble - The Lady in My Life 2:45

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