Lei Di Dai / Alpha & Omega
Album: Alpha & Omega   Collection:Reggae
Artist:Lei Di Dai   Added:Sep 2009
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-09-20 Pull Date: 2009-11-22 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Nov 15 Nov 8 Nov 1 Oct 25 Oct 18 Oct 11 Oct 4 Sep 27
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 10, 2017: Happy Hour
Original Do Ghetto
4. Mar 31, 2014: Happy Hour
Alpha E Omega
2. Mar 13, 2017: Happy Hour
Jah E A Revelacao
5. Feb 14, 2013: Happy Hour - Valentines Day Special
Original Do Ghetto
3. Nov 09, 2015: Happy Hour
Lei Di Dai
6. Sep 19, 2011: Happy Hour (Coverin' for PACC)
Alpha E Omega

Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2009-09-22
Lei Di Dai – Alpha & Omega
Reviewed by Sadie O., 9/14/09
Female Roots Dancehall from Sao Paolo. Lei di Dai is one of the biggest artists of the burgeoning dancehall scene in Brazil, but it’s a very underground scene, so it’s nice and raw. That said, the outfit she works with, QG Imperial, are very talented and hard-working, so it’s musically solid.
FCCs? I dunno – all in Brazilian Portuguese. I love track 3, track 10 is also gnarly.
1. 3:58 **mellow and relaxed midtempo roots bubble.
2. 2:40 ***a bit uptempo, energetic skank.
3. 3:33 ****great midtempo dancehall groove with poits and shuffle feel, fun samples and dancehall vocals.
4. 3:12 **mellow midtempo skank, with elements that remind me of old Hong Kong movie soundtracks, but maybe that’s just me.
5. 3:56 **mellow midtempo bubble, nice hint of bass.
6. 2:41 ***drum beats and shouted exhortations, then very minimalist but emphatic electronic dancehall, energetic vocals.
7. 2:38 downtempo “modern soul” with sung rather than rapped vocals. It’s actually saved by the fact that Dai’s voice is completely untutored.
8. 2:46 ***emphatic but minimalist midtempo skank – tune largely borrowed from “Wah-Do-Dem”. Ends with male exhortation that carries on to next track.
9. 3:51 ***cool midtempo dancehall shuffle, lyrics a bit in English, feat. Truly odd guest vocals.
10. 2:52 ****cute little dancehall shuffle percussion, completely aggressive vocals. Raw and unusual.
11. 3:29 ***downtempo dancehall skank with electronic whoobles, strong bass. Her first major hit in Brazil.
12. 4:04 ***preaching intro, swingy dancehall riddim starts after about 30 seconds. Solid male guest vocals.
13. 2:21 *very quiet and sparse acoustic guitar and sung vocals. Extremely relaxed and quite pretty.

Track Listing
1. Lei Di Dai   8. Preta Dancehall
2. Energia Positiva   9. Play On (Feat. Fauzi Beydoun)
3. Chega De Lero Lero   10. Essa E A Realidade
4. Tudo De Bom   11. Original Do Ghetto
5. Jah E A Revelacao   12. Retorno A Africa (Feat. Simba)
6. Sem Competicao   13. Evolucao Revolucao (Jovens Do Ghetto)
7. Alpha E Omega   .