I-Surrection

When the topic of British roots reggae comes up, the London and Birmingham reggae scenes tend to get all the attention. Easy to overlook is the incredibly fertile and productive Bristol reggae community, which produced Talisman. The band only made one album in the 1980s, but re-formed in the 2000s and has put out several outstanding releases since then. I-Surrection is a gentle blast of refreshing old-school UK reggae, delivering classic messages of both uplift and lamentation in a heavyweight roots style — highlight tracks include “Greetings and Salutations” and the Nyabinghi-flavored “Praise Jah.”