BUJU BANTON'S BEFORE THE DAWN NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY
- Artist Set To Perform Live At Concert In Miami, Florida On January 16th -
(South Florida --
2, December 2010)
Gargamel Music, Inc. is proud to announce
that Jamaican music icon Buju Banton has received his fifth Grammy nomination in the Best Reggae Album category for his prophetic new project, Before The Dawn. Recorded mostly at his own Gargamel Music studio in Kingston, the album boasts some of the most powerful songs written by Banton since his professional entry into the music business over twenty years ago.
Released in September to critical acclaim, Before The Dawn debuted at #2 on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart and #26 on the mag's Heatseekers chart. Currently the album is perched at #1 on both the South Florida and the New York Top 20 Reggae Albums charts, #1 on Richie B's Jamaica Music Countdown and #4 on CMJ's World Music chart. Highlights include "Do Good," "In The Air," "Struggle Together" and the especially potent "Battered & Bruised." The album's unofficial anthem, "Innocent" strikes a highly personal chord that resonates deeply considering the artist's ensuing legal battle.
Banton was previously acknowledged by the Recording
Academy for his albums
Rasta Got Soul (2009),
Too Bad (2007),
Friends for Life (2004) and
Inna Heights(1999). News of the 2010 Grammy nod comes on the heels of a federal court ruling by Judge James Moody that allows Banton, who is out on bail, to perform at an event in South Florida during Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend. The veteran Reggae artist, who had been incarcerated at Pinellas County Jail for 11 months, has not performed live in over a year.
Produced by Rocker's Island, the Before The Dawn Concert featuring Buju Banton & Friends will take place on Sunday, January 16 at Bayfront Park Amphitheater in downtown Miami from 4:00pm - 10:00pm.
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