Popular reggae-dancehall artist, Buju Banton has urged African musicians who find themselves in the genre to come together with a common cause.
According to him in an exclusive interview with Citi FM monitored by browngh.com;
“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,”
Speaking further, he asserted that it is obvious that African dancehall musicians use the same instrumentation but the language and lyrics are quite different.
Talking about unity, he said it is about time African reggae-dancehall musicians get a festival.
“I see no reason why you in Ghana, my brothers in Nigeria, some in Sierra Leonne will not come together to create our African Fest. We no longer need a middle man who is white to make anything right,” he told Kwame Dadzie in the interview.
Buju Banton added that there is nothing wrong with Africa reggae dancehall musicians fusing using their local rhythms to create music for the genre, adding that there is nothing new about being innovative because people everywhere use their cultures to influence different cultures in which they find themselves.
