Letoyo meets The Roots Radics - Simple Ticket (Khanti Records/Pias)

'Simple Ticket' was recorded at the Harry J Studio and mixed by Lynford 'Fatta' Marshall at the Mixing Lab Studio. In the 11 tracks on the album Letoyo broaches various subjects close to his heart, from dreading up ('Dreadlocks'), over his love for Jamaica ('All Around Jamaica') and Africa ('Mama Africa'), to his dislike of the safety culture currently prevailing in the West and the prejudices which often accompany it ('Babylon L'arrivée'). Lyrically, somewhat notable (and based on a personal experience) is 'Raciste', a duet with Empress Thunderous, in which Letoyo talks about the evolution of the phenomenon of racism and sings: "Mon pote est un raciste, ce n'est pas que c'est un fasciste, il aime les mêmes choses que moi, il écoute du reggae, il écoute du ragga. Mon pote est un raciste, ce n'est pas que c'est un fasciste, mais le blème, il déteste les re-nois, les arabes, les chinois, et là ça ne l'fait pas!", and title track 'Simple Ticket', Letoyo's answer to Luciano's 'One Way Ticket'. Excellent French release d'outre-mer ("from overseas").