Buju Banton says African reggae/dancehall artistes should have a festival
He told Citi FM’s Kwame Dadzie in an exclusive interview that African reggae dancehall
“We have come far and we have seen a great merge took place with our brothers creating a dancehall genre. The idea was to own it to themselves but use it for the African essence to cross over the ocean. And this is our link, this is our bridge now. But I don’t see the bridge really, I always see divides. This is supposed to be a great connector,” he noted.
He said the African reggae musicians may be using the same instrumentation but they are not speaking the same language.
He told Citi FM’s Kwame Dadzie in an exclusive interview.
“We have come far and we have seen a great merge took place with our brothers creating a dancehall genre. The idea was to own it to themselves but use it for the African essence to cross over the ocean. And this is our link, this is our bridge now. But I don’t see the bridge really, I always see divides. This is supposed to be a great connector,” he noted.
He said the African reggae musicians may be using the same instrumentation but they are not speaking the same language.