Looking for a playlist for your next outing? Well, look no further. DownDiRoad JA has released their first official music project: Cruise Control – the Audio-Visual Mixtape Experience. It includes the hip hop, reggae and dancehall songs of the moment. However, what makes this mixtape truly unique is that it is accompanied by a full-length visualizer with visuals from the DownDiRoad LIVE online performance series recorded three years ago.
Duane ‘Doofy’ Phillips: The Face Behind DownDiRoad JA
A Tourism & Hospitality professional, Phillips has a deep passion for Jamaican culture. He explores Jamaica for both work and play – keeping up with tourist attractions and satisfying his sense of adventure. He used to document his adventures on social media until friends and followers encouraged him to formalize his practice. That was the inception of this blog, DownDiRoad JA, because all of Jamaica is just “down di road” waiting to be experienced.
The blog is focused on showcasing Jamaican culture in all its forms – rivers, beaches, food, and even music. The mixtape was mixed and produced by Phillips himself. This is why the Cruise Control mixtape is the perfect playlist for road trips.
Cruise Control
The 72-track mixtape features a combination of hit songs from household Jamaican acts and newcomers alike. For just over an hour, songs from Protoje, Chronixx, Sevana, Lila Ike, Blvk H3ro, Ras-I, Royal Blu, Koffee, Naomi Cowan, Shenseea, Jada Kingdom and others should set the right vibes for your journey.
Stream/download Cruise Control on the DownDiRoad JA SoundCloud or Audiomack pages, or embrace the full audio-visual experience on the DownDiRoad JA YouTube channel.