Although now based in Jamaica, Alberto D'Ascola, aka Alborosie, was born on an entirely different island, Sicily, which may help explain his eclectic approach to the native music of his adopted home.
Alborosie displays a mastery of several styles of reggae, starting with the toasting he tosses off in "Rolling Like a Rock" and including some straightforward Bob Marley-style performing in "I Wanna Go Home" and "Grow Your Dreads." He tries lovers rock, accompanied by female vocalists, on "You Make Me Feel Good" (featuring Etana) and "Rude Bwoy Love" (with Perfect Harmony).
And he seems to invent some reggae styles of his own on "Respect" (which features a sample of Burning Spear's "Marcus Garvey"), joining Junior Reid's message of self-esteem, "If you don't love yourself, no one will love you." Although "La Revolucion" name-checks Marley and Che Guevara, it ventures into a new brand of Spanish reggae.
Some may find Alborosie less than pure as a reggae artist, but he brings new ideas to the style on 2 Times Revolution.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolling Like a Rock | Alborosie | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Respect | Alborosie | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Who You Think You Are | Alborosie | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | La Revolucion | Alborosie | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | I Wanna Go Home | Alborosie | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | You Make Me Feel Good | Alborosie | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | International Drama | Alborosie | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | CamillaAsbjørn Letrud | Alborosie | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Tax War | Alborosie | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Jesus Is Coming | Alborosie | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Ragamuffin | Alborosie | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Soul Train | Alborosie | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Grow Your Dreads | Alborosie | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 14 | Rude Bwoy Love | Alborosie | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | What if Jamaica | Alborosie | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 360 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alborosie | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Etana | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Asbjørn Letrud | Composer |
| 4 | Perfect Harmony | Featured Artist |
| 5 | Jr. Reid | Featured Artist |
| 6 | Giuseppe Tarantino | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |