Grammy winning deejay Shaggy has taken on critics of dancehall, saying they have used the negative actions of some artistes and wrongfully stereotyped others. Shaggy, who was in London where he appeared in the Notting Hill Carnival, made this observation during an interview which was published in Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper last week.
“For some people, reggae music might just be reggae music, for me, reggae music is a way of life, so an attack on the music is an attack on me,” Shaggy said. “I think people like Sizzla sometimes do bring the music down but that’s just one person.”
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Among the more current slangs in the street is “To the world”. One could not ask for a more authentic interpretation for that popular Jamaican street talk than that which was given by the founder, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Swedish reggae band Urban Tribe, Adam Atterby. This reggae tribe of singers and players of instruments from Stockholmi s setting the pace for another global musical success from Sweden, in the tradition of the group called Abba. “We were brought here by a guy named Howard Hendricks, and Akubulan his manager, because they have been fans since 2005, when I sent them a copy of the first album. And they thought the time was right for us to try to make a market here in Jamaica. So we’re currently discussing a management contract with them,” Atterby explained.
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