?New CD re­leas­es for Christ­mas and Car­ni­val 2010 are com­ing off the press faster than you can blink. From the Hitt Lab and the pen of tal­ent­ed song­writer Ed­ward Dug­gins come two songs, How You Feel and Bal­lad of the Dust. How You Feel is sung by Shac de Burg and vet­er­an Na­tal­ie Yorke. What a great com­bi­na­tion. How You Feel is an ef­fec­tive pick-me-up for these de­press­ing times, it's tru­ly in­spi­ra­tional. What stands out on this CD is the ma­jes­tic drum­ming, which is done taste­ful­ly and with pre­ci­sion. This groovy so­ca item, which al­so has an in­stru­men­tal ver­sion, is well-pro­duced and mu­si­cal­ly en­ter­tain­ing. Mu­sic is done by Mar­tin "Mice" Ray­mond, Shac De Burg and An­drew Phillip.

Bal­lad of the Dust – A gem of a song

This song is a big song and has the Di­manche Gras Ca­lyp­so Monarch qual­i­ty. I like the pre­sen­ta­tion of the song, per­formed by An­drew Phillip, with cho­rus by Na­tal­ie Yorke, Der­rick Seales and Wen­dell Man­war­ren. Song­writer Ed­ward Dug­gins should feel proud about Bal­lad of the Dust, which is a well-con­struct­ed gem. It is a beau­ti­ful idea, as he seeks to forge links be­tween the African Sa­hara and the Caribbean di­as­po­ra. Every­thing about this song is well done–the mu­sic, as well as the voice in­serts of Nel­son Man­dela and Civ­il Rights ac­tivist Mar­tin Luther King. Mu­si­cians Shac De Burg, An­drew Phillip and the famed bassist Al­bert Bushe are fea­tured. Bal­lad of the Dust is tru­ly a spe­cial song.

Parang Band by Der­rick Seales

You can't keep a good man down, es­pe­cial­ly not Der­rick Seales, late­ly know as Dr Seales. This tried and test­ed singer is back again to thrill you with a Christ­mas CD called Parang Band. I've heard songs about parang bands, the thiev­ing one, the greedy one and the one that paranged the wrong house–but this song is dif­fer­ent. It's rhyth­mic and in tune with the fes­tive sea­son. So what are you wait­ing for? Get out your bot­tle and spoon. Dr Seales will sure­ly leave you pant­i­ng with this new CD for 2K10, named Breath­less. Heard a de­mo copy of the song by Back­yard Stu­dios, and, if dee­jays op­er­ate fair­ly, this should be a big one for 2010.