REGGAE / DANCE HALL
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Issue 55 / 2013
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
A.O.T.M : PROTOJE.
The contemporary reggae singer- songwriter
from Jamaica is Guestlist's artist of the month.
It is said that he is bringing
new life to reggae music,
with his fresh face and new
approaches.
While
Bob
Marley wanted to touch
people using music, Protoje
has a similar goal, but instead
of limiting himself to music,
he is trying to have this
effect using art as a whole.
Although he is cousins with
one of the best Dance hall
producers, Don Corleon,
Protoje rarely lays his vocals
down on dance hall "riddims"
available in the mainstream.
Check out his album The
Seven Year Itch if you haven't
already.
GUESTLIST RECOMMENDS:
GYPTIAN
The origins of reggae came about in the late 1960s , and thanks to the legend Bob Marley it has
become globally recognised. It is kept alive by talented folk like Gyptian, an artist pivotal to
modern reggae
Windel Beneto Edwards, who we
know as Gyptian, is best known for his
infamous hits such as 'Hold Yuh', 'Nah
Let Go' and 'Wine Slow'. Gyptian's
musical talent was first discovered
at the age of seven, when he began
singing in church.
His first successes, 'Is There A Place'
and 'Serious Times' of 2005 captured
the attention of many and as a canon
reaction, Gyptian was nominated
OUR PLAYLIST
Here are the reggae tunes on our playlist this month:
THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS
VYBZ KARTEL
ANTHONY B
GYPTIAN
PassTheKnowledge:Reggae
Anthology
Tribute To Legends
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7
Kartel Forever: Trilogy
Sex, Love and Reggae
for "Best New Entertainer" at the
International Reggae and World Music
Awards. Despite Gyptian's quick rise
to fame, it was his single 'Hold Yuh'
which really gained his crossover
success in 2010. Consequently, the
single hit the Billboard Hot 100,
ranking 91 that current year. More
astonishingly, in June 2011 the single
had re-entered the Billboard Hot
100, proudly gaining an even higher
ranking position of 77. The single was
a massive hit globally, especially in
Jamaica, peaking number one for
two consecutive weeks in the dance
hall/reggae fusion charts.
Gyptian, like many reggae legends,
is Rastafarian. He ensures his beliefs
and roots are not forgotten as he
lyrically focuses on this within many
of his songs.
