(Reggae-magazine “SE LA” № 13 december 1999)

(The reduced Variant)

And nevertheless, what there spoke, I still very highly estimate creativity of group the SHKOLNOE SOLNCE Even their last antinarcotic album.

So, new record... Some new songs... The student not familiar with earlier creativity Sledge, never would suspect of this musician not only Rastaman, but also simply the fan reggae Why? Yes because the desire to make something new, has forced it not only to change the textual maintenance of the songs, but also their musical form. I shall tell easier: the reggae-rhythm and reggae-mood as it is regrettable, have left after the reggae-text. Also what we have in result? War against drugs for a long time the out-of-date weapon. The sacred war which has accepted, however, not offensive, but defensive character. Operations which are conducted, alas, not on "enemy", and in own territory. And present, as the same antinarcotic texts in an old ðåããåé-environment wonderfully would sound. However, strategy of struggle offered by me with drugs not so also is original. Still Dr. Alban once has acted thus against cocaine. And Peter Tosh , it is remembered, sang, if not I am mistaken, something such as " I don't sniff no cocaine, I don't take no heroin, I don't drink no champagne. "

Album "Shkolnoe Solnce Protiv Narkotikov", nevertheless, the phenomenon interesting and noteworthy fans(amateurs) home-tapping. Not having the slightest desire to climb with recommendations and to impose the point of view, only in summary I want to join wishes Mayk Hvatov which, reviewing somehow the solo album Sunjah "Tabaka" (1996), has finished clause the following words: " With such mood, Sunjah, write songs about Rasta. They at you turn out much better ".

Ivan Zemtsov.