Jaron Nurse/Uncommon/Fox Fuse

Jaron Nurse is a Trinidadian gospel artist and Uncommon is his first album. It runs the gamut of Caribbean musical styles including reggae, soca, calypso, and Indo-Caribbean, with a fair share of ballads, R&B, and all-round good music if you want to catch a lime or dance. In general, it’s an upbeat, fun, album with lyrics directed to the youth of his hometown audience but with a universal message. Fave tracks: 3, 4, 5, 7, 11. No FCCs. Review by Kesha of LJH.

1.(3:02) Med tempo, soca upbeat song.
2.(3:10) Electric guitar hits, slight R&B flavor, upbeat.
3.*(3:29) Fast tempo, soca style, with great hook! The vamp incorporates some South African (Zulu) phrases. Danceable!
4.*(3:25) Med/fast Guitar hits, med tempo, upbeat, danceable! (It’s in the chorus)
5.*(3:31) Slow ballad, piano and strings the only instruments. Nice harmonies. Has a serious tone, but A GREAT MESSAGE!
6.(3:45) Reggae flavor, slow/med tempo, smooth vocals, keyboard, synth hit, simple bass line.
7.(3:37) East Indian influenced, Bollywood, med tempo groove with an East Indian vocal stylings.
8.(4:05) Spoken intro, ballad (slow testimony), story telling song. R&B style.
9.(3:37) Piano, electric guitar, reggae med tempo groove.
10.(2:24) Upbeat, med/fast tempo, R&B + soca mash up!
11.*(3:21) Upbeat, soca song good for dancing!
12.(4:42) Dramatic R&B ballad, slow tempo, autotuned vocal chorus.
13.(3:20) Med tempo, heavy synths, Caribbean groove, nice vocals.
14.(4:07) Piano, keyboard, classic reggae sound, collab with Mr. Nijah & Mr. Danny. Med/slow reggae groove.
15.(3:43) Med tempo Caribbean reggae groove. Typical reggae sound with a bit of a live band jazzy twist.