“Upside Down,” the highly anticipated album from Buju Banton, will be officially released on June 26th, 2020. A few days ago the project went live, but only for pre-order on selected platforms. That being said, on the 26th it will be available on all music sites.
Towards the end of 2019 Natural High Music released a strong single titled “Cane Fields,” performed by Wayne Marshall, Kabaka Pyramid and Jesse Royal. A few hours ago they shared the official video which is even more powerful than the song itself.
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There has been a buzz about the 2020 Jamaica Festival Song Competition for some time now. The rumor was that several veteran artists, namely: Toots Hibbert, Buju Banton, LUST, Papa Michigan and Freddie McGregor, have all submitted songs and are in the running to be this year’s winner.
Though we’ve been hearing the chatter we were reluctant to say anything until we knew for sure that there was some truth to it. Today we can say that the story is indeed accurate. On Wednesday the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced that all the aforementioned artists are among the finalists.
See below an official statement from international reggae / dancehall artist Buju Banton regarding his upcoming album “Upside Down.” The project is scheduled for release on June 26th, however, it will be available for pre-order this Friday (June 12th).
“As we approach this shift in time, in ages, in the consciousness of man, many things can be said but who is really listening? So much trouble in our world, yet are we aware? The battle lines have been drawn and it’s simple. Good vs. evil.
I am not here to tell you the side you should be on, rather my offering of music is meant to guide, inspire, uplift, educate and eradicate negativity from the minds of the masses.
We, who have been the political football of many, the economic underdog nations, say no! No more to this upside down system. This one sided view of justice and all the other issues affecting us as a people.
While I seek to highlight the systemic problems around the world, I am aware of the need of preserving dancehall culture along with the real essence that reggae music offers but these are not normal times so things cannot continue as normal.
We are the change we seek and it’s our time to cement this thought in the minds of our youth. To open their eyes, thus enabling future generations to continue on a firm path and solid foundation with music doing it’s job as the great healer, teacher, comforter and above all, the restorative force that propels human beings to higher heights.
My gift from Jah to you. Let’s get this UPSIDE DOWN 2020 world right side up.”
NeverLeveled LLC will officially launch NeverLeveledTV with Life of a King, a live virtual concert experience with Dancehall King Beenie Man on July 3rd, 2020. Tickets prices range from $3.99 to $9.99, and go on sale on June 8th on NeverLeveled dot tv.
With record setting views on the Verzuz Beenie Man and Bounty Killer clash, the NeverLeveled team believes that Life of a King will be well received
Since the overwhelming success of the Beenie Man / Bounty Killer Verzuz competition a couple weeks ago, the Jamaican dancehall king has been very busy releasing and promoting new merchandise unique to the show.
His official online store – beenieman merch dot com – is up and running, and it features a stunning ‘Verzuz Collection’ t-shirt line. We cannot say how sales are going, but the online chatter is very positive and optimistic.
A few days ago Karamanti released the official video for “Eyes Open Up,” which is featured on her 2019 album, “Hurt People.”
The visuals were captured in Karamanti‘s city, Kingston 20 (Jamaica), a few weeks before the corona virus pandemic disrupted our daily routines. As this is her favorite song on the album, she insisted on creating a simple video that would not distract from the message in the music. That being said, the video shows her performing the song in a fun, but purposeful and deliberate manner, while clips of onlookers are sporadically placed throughout.
The “Hurt People” album was created to shine light on domestic abuse, child abuse and molestation (at home and in the church), severe despondency and dejection, and above all else, on the importance of reclaiming ones happiness after a traumatic experience. A couple years ago Karamanti went into, and eventually overcame, deep depression. The song “Eyes Open Up” was written around that time and it has since been a source of inspiration for her.
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