{{Infobox album | name = Jahmekya | type = studio | artist = Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers | cover = Jahmekya.jpg | alt = | released = 1991 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Reggae | length = | label = Virgin<ref name=CL/> | producer = Glenn Rosenstein, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/16/arts/recordings-view-ziggy-marley-steps-out-of-his-father-s-shadow.html|title=RECORDINGS VIEW; Ziggy Marley Steps Out Of His Father's Shadow (Published 1991)|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=June 16, 1991|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> | prev_title = One Bright Day | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Joy and Blues | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{Singles | name = Jahmekya | type = studio | single1 = Good Time | single1date = 1991 | single2 = Kozmik | single2date = 1991 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jahmekya-mw0000263418|title=Jahmekya - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Chicago Tribune'' |rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-07-11-9103180534-story.html|title=Ziggy Marley and the Melody MakersJahmekya (Virgin)...|first=Chris|last=Heim|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> |rev3 = Robert Christgau |rev3score = B+<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Ziggy+Marley+and+the+Melody+Makers|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref> |rev4 = ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' |rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=5 |page=512}}</ref> |rev5 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev5score = B−<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/05/31/jahmekya/|title=Jahmekya|website=EW.com}}</ref> |rev6 = ''MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide'' |rev6score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=717}}</ref> |rev7 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' |rev7score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=450}}</ref> }}
'''''Jahmekya''''' is a studio album by the reggae group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1991.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ziggy-marley-the-melody-makers-mn0000600720/biography|title=Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1991/08/25/pop-recordings/7454aacf-5f0c-43fc-a8b1-db039df5aecb/|title=POP RECORDINGS|first=Geoffrey|last=Himes|date=August 25, 1991|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDKfGRCq73cC&q=Jahmekya+ziggy+marley+1991&pg=PA327|title=Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall|first=David Vlado|last=Moskowitz|date=November 15, 2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313331589|via=Google Books}}</ref>
The album was nominated for a Grammy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/ziggy-marley-and-melody-makers/7920|title=Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers|date=November 19, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> It peaked at #63 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ziggy-marley/chart-history/tlp/|title=Ziggy Marley|website=Billboard}}</ref>
==Production== The album was produced by Glenn Rosenstein and the band.<ref name="auto"/> It was notable for incorporating a more contemporary Jamaican production sound.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name=MH/>
Stephen Marley took a more pronounced role on the album, contributing both lead vocals on two tracks as well as writing or cowriting almost a third of the songs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/ziggy-marley-and-the-melody-makers/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref>
==Critical reception== AllMusic wrote that "the album has a much tougher sound than previous records, and its digitized beats are indebted to Jamaica's dancehalls."<ref name="auto4"/> ''The New York Times'' wrote that the band "have joined their contemporaries in a sonic universe where computers and synthesizers jostle percussion and guitars, where dancehall toasting (rapping) can turn up alongside singing, and where the grooves are stark, propulsive and full of unexpected jolts."<ref name="auto3"/> Robert Christgau wrote that "the complex drive of the music, cut this time in full Tuff Gong regalia, could pass for innovative: a genuine reggae groove at pop speeds with pop horns."<ref name="auto2"/>
==Track listing== #"Raw Riddim" #"Kozmik" #"Rainbow Country" #"Drastic" #"Good Time" #"What Conquers Defeat" #"First Night" #"Wrong Right Wrong" #"Herbs an' Spices" #"Problem With My Woman" #"Jah Is True and Perfect" #"Small People" #"So Good, So Right" #"Namibia" #"New Time and Age" #"Generation"
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Category:Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers albums Category:1991 albums Category:Virgin Records albums