Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Rivière Noire (2025) [Hi-Res]

The fifth solo album from South London's Reginald Omas Mamode IV is a rootsy, deeply personal suite of jazz-funk, soul and African and Caribbean rhythms, played entirely live in his home studio. With no samples this time, he sculpts each groove by hand-blending drum machines, Rhodes licks, guitar and percussion into loose, earthy instrumentals and heartfelt mantras. 'It's Our World' sets the tone with its layered call for solidarity, while 'I Can't Believe' and 'Throw Your Woes Away' offer smoky, stripped-back funk that feels quietly resistant. 'Yasiin's Lament' and 'Whole Hearted' bring depth and uplift, balancing protest and tenderness. Interludes like 'GrandMamaLand' and 'Riviere Noire Decolonise Your Mind' draw a line between ancestral memory and everyday life. Warm, righteous and self-made, this is Mamode's most complete work yet.

Tracklist:
1-1 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Black River (Introduction) [1:08]
1-2 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - It's Our World [4:03]
1-3 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Make it Right [1:06]
1-4 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Through Our Veins [3:18]
1-5 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - No Harm (Intermission) [1:23]
1-6 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - I Can't Believe [3:06]
1-7 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Yasiin's Lament [3:06]
1-8 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - No Maybes [3:43]
1-9 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Message From a Creole (Interlude) [1:34]
1-10 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Freedom Song [1:53]
1-11 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - GrandMamaLand (Interlude) [0:57]
1-12 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Can't Let Them [3:07]
1-13 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Throw Your Woes Away [2:30]
1-14 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Free Interlude [0:56]
1-15 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Just Keep On [2:54]
1-16 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - More Love [2:24]
1-17 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Whole Hearted [3:48]
1-18 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Rivière Noire Decolonise Your Mind [1:22]
1-19 Reginald Omas Mamode IV - No Time To Waste [2:55]