When British music producer DJ Paradise came up with a concept for an album that espoused world peace, he reached out to like-minded artistes such as veteran singer Little Roy and neo-roots singjay Queen Ifrica.

They are featured on Global World Peace, a compilation album released on September 1.

It contains 12 roots-reggae songs that celebrate international milestones, all produced by DJ Paradise.

“What I had in mine before the production began was to make great reggae music that could reach the four corners of the Earth, which would then bring global world peace,” he told the Jamaica Observer’s Splash.

Those songs include Fight For Jah Love by Little Roy, who had his first hit single with Bongo Nyah 56 years ago.

The London-born DJ Paradise, whose parents are Jamaican, grew up on Little Roy’s songs which include anthems like Prophesy and Tribal War.

The latter, released 50 years ago, had a strong bearing in him.

“What Little Roy brings to the table as a veteran for this album is notoriety in the music business and the fact that he previously had a #1 hit with Tribal War, which was sung for peace in 1975 for the inner-city communities,” DJ Paradise.

Fight For Jah Love and Queen Ifrica’s Everyone Wants Love were released on August 1 to celebrate Emancipation Day in Jamaica.

August 9 saw the release of We Survive by Jah Tiff, Mitsy June’s World Peace, Peace In The World by Sista Zeal, and Jamaica Warning by Jah Clarity, which marked International Day of The World’s Indigenous People.

The final round of releases from Global World Peace came on September 19 with World Ah Cry, featuring Ras Strika and Tasha Love. That song commemorates 80 years since the end of World War II.

DJ Paradise is known in London music circles as a musician, audio engineer, and artiste. Two years ago he launched his production career and has since produced songs like Very Royal by Jah Clarity, which did well in the UK reggae circuit.

— Howard Campbell