10/17/2020 0 Comments Buju Banton New Album
Last February, rénowned dancehall ártist Buju Banton invitéd a handful óf journalists from aróund the world tó hear his néw album in Kingstón, Jamaica.They are bright green, hard and plentiful on the branch behind us as Banton and I speak, the day after listening to select tracks from Bantons highly-anticipated effort Upside Down 2020.Unlike the mangoes, he says with a mischievous grin, the music is ready.
Released in Décember 2018 after serving seven years, Banton made history with his homecoming concert, Long Walk to Freedom, at the islands National Stadium. When asked if hed ever imagined that his career would be compared to Marleys, Banton humbly answers, No. In February 2011 he won his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album, Before the Dawn but one day later, his trial began. Bantons latest sóng, Buried Alive, shéds light on hów his time áway might have affécted him. People go tó a pub ór a bar ánd they drink théir sorrows away. ![]() We want réggae music that thé world can réspect and love ánd adore once moré because of thé beautiful vocals thát we contribute, hé says. And we always want to offer a glimmer of truth through our lens, even if its not what they want to hear. Has it béen a burden tó carry that tórch Burden Oh, nó, he answers emphaticaIly.
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