African Holocaust (album)

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African Holocaust
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2004 (2004-07-14)
RecordedThe Dub Factory, Birmingham, England
Genre Reggae
Length56:37
Label RAS
Producer Michael Henry, Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse chronology
Rage and Fury
(1997)
African Holocaust
(2004)
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African Holocaust is a reggae album released by Steel Pulse in July 2004. It is Steel Pulse's eleventh album, their most recent being Mass Manipulation, released in 2019. The album features an ample guest list headlined by fellow reggae acts Damian "Junior Gong" Marley and Capleton. In this album Steel Pulse, with David Hinds’ signature voice leading the way, ventures further away from the dancehall persuasions apparent in their late-1980s and early-'90s work.

Contents

The album peaked at #9 on the 2004 Billboard Top Reggae Album charts.

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Track listing

All songs written by David Hinds, except "George Jackson" (Bob Dylan)

  1. "Global Warning" – 4:52
  2. "Blazing Fire" (feat. Capleton) – 3:36
  3. "There Must Be a Way" – 4:14
  4. "Make Us a Nation" – 4:16
  5. "Dem a Wolf" – 3:36
  6. "No More Weapons" (feat. Damian "Junior Gong" Marley) – 4:36
  7. "Tyrant" – 4:51
  8. "Door of No Return" – 4:49
  9. "Born fe Rebel" – 4:41
  10. "Darker Than Blue" – 4:34
  11. "George Jackson" – 3:56
  12. "African Holocaust" (feat. Tiken Jah Fakoly) – 4:24
  13. "Uncle George" – 4:12

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