*GRAMMY FOR BUJU*

Buju Banton has won the Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category.Big Ups! Banton was nominated for his "Before The Dawn" album. 

The other nominees were Gregory Isaacs &  King Isaac - Isaacs Meets Isaac; Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Revelation; Bob Sinclair and Sly and Robbie - Made in Jamaica; Sly  & Robbie and the Family Taxi - One Pop Reggae; Andrew Tosh - Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh.

A statement from Buju's management quotes Buju saying : 

"It feels good. I have been nominated 4 times before although I never won. To me  it means a lot because it shows that my music has transcended a lot of borders & people are now paying attention to what I'm saying in-depth."
Buju goes on trial tomorrow ,in Tampa,Florida, for allegedly drug charges. 

About that we need to stay all positive and send positive thoughts  and hope and prays out for Buju tomorrow, so for him to come out innocent and totally clean from those charges.

There's  also the need to Give Thanx to people like Ragga Ragga Stephen Marley, A REAL FREEDOM FIGHTER,  the one that made possible for Buju  to be on house arrests and the one that took it on himself to get his bredda Buju out on bail. Jah Army People Stand Up! Enjoy "Jah Army" Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Buju.Enjoy also a couple of videos  from latest Buju live show in Miami, with Marcia Griffith and the Marley's brothers Stephen and Damian.

By the way Stephen Marley's new album is  coming out soon, you can listen to his new track,  "No Cigarette Smoking In My Room" below.The single features also Melanie Fiona, fresh off her good work on " Fool For You".The album should be out on April. {Powered By a Ghost}

Jah Army - Stephen Marley ft Damian Marley & Buju Banton 

No Cigarette Smoke Snipette - Stephen Marley featuring Melanie Fiona

*53rd Grammy Awards Feb 13 2011 Reggae Nominee*

The 53rd Grammy Awards will take place Febraury 13th and won't reflect the taste of reggae records buyers.They rank Damian Marley and Gyptian above any nominee,but this year 5 nominees are all not in the top 10 Charts and that's a bit unsual. At the Grammy they' re not trying to choose the top selling albums but more trying to reflect the values of Recording Academy.

Albums as "Distant Relatives" by Damian Marley and Nas , top selling album of the year, and also Gyptian's album are being dismissed.

Who is in charge of the selection of Grammy Winners? Well the selection begins with US based Recording Academy members and with record companies submitting entries which are then screened again for category and eligibility placement, then they do another ulterior selection for the nominating process that will determine the 5 finalists in each category, and then with the final voting, they get have the Grammy Winners.

The 2010 Nominations for Reggae Grammy Awards are :

-Before The Dawn by Buju Banton

-Isaacs Meets Isaac by Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac

-Revelation by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

-Made In Jamaica by Bob Sinclar and Sly & Robbie

- One Pop Reggae by Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi and Legacy:

An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh by Andrew Tosh

The 53rd Grammy list of nominees is led by the embattled Buju Banton who marks is 5th Grammy nomination and is also facing next monday the new trial with 2 more charges on him, for a total of 4 charges. 

Reggae artist and son of Bob Marley, Stephen Marley, holds the record for most Grammy Award wins in the Reggae category. He has won a total of five trophies  three times as a member of the sibling band, The Melody Makers, and twice as a solo act. Shabba Ranks became the first deejay to take home a Grammy. First in 1992 for As Raw As Ever, then he followed up in 1993 with X-tra Naked. Other Jamaican acts to take the Grammy Award for Reggae include, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley, Beenie Man, Inner Circle, Bunny Wailer and Burning Spears.

*BuJu Banton Live In Mia*

MissGaza was  one of the 10.000 human being  who filled  Bayfront Park  Amphi theatre, in Downtown Miami on Sunday to witness one of the dopest show of the year Before The Dawn with Buju Banton & Friends.

Buju was granted permission by a US Federal Court to perform at the concert in a bid to raise funds to cover his legal fees for his upcoming second trial for drug and firearm charges next month and the reggae superstar  performed  as if his freedom depended on it. He was very elegant, very focused, very kind and he also delivered an incredible  two-hour set that left  me  think   how lucky  I was to  witness  it  first hand and in a very privileged position. Several guests went on before him keeping the crowd busy and happy, even  Rick Ross and Busta Bus Rhymes but it was when Buju took  the  stage  the  Amphitheatre  broke  really down in joy, happiness  and big  big ovations by a loving and emotional crowd!  Buju  opened the show  with  his  hit "Destiny" and kept going between his hits from the past and  songs of the new album "Before The Dawn".  As we  all   did witness he was  escorted  on  stage  by  several federal  agents  who  stood vigil around the backstage  area  and  made sure that no unauthorised contact was made with the singer. He has been under house arrest since December when he was granted bail in a Tampa court. The same officers at twelve o' clock started being impatient and imposing that the singer quit the show, which  was really over  few minutes after .The concert , dubbed "Before the Dawn, Buju   Banton and Friends", and Buju really has the coolest artists friends and they were there, on stage with him, to hold him down and support him making  the show  magic and filled with love .Buju looked beautiful, youngcharged, he  jumped without 
a pose all over the stage for more than two hrs delivering a perfect show where music,energy and high vibrations were constantly  @ their  picks  &  everything was on point and just right!  The crowd  was  magic too,  singing   every    song, chanting, everybody had a flag, so many kids, so many colors, so many lighters and also some tears.

Buju did combinations with Reggae diva Marcia Griffiths, Wayne Wonder  and Steve  McKnight  but it was the  entry of Stephen Marley, who  had   put  up  his Florida home as collateral for Banton to qualify for bail, and his brother Junior Gong  on stage that brought out more claps, screaming and sirens launching than any other artist from the dreaming crowd.   Beres    Hammond      didn't performed but Banton never missed the opportunity to pay homage to a man he described as one of his mentors. The most  spiritual moment  was when  Gramps Morgan & Buju Banton performed their hit rendition of Psalms 23.Veteran singer Freddie Mc Gregor was on stage too  and  his song "Freedom"  had  the crowd singing with him. a very special song giving the particular time Buju is facing.  Other  featured  apparances  include Wayne Wonder,Everton Blender ,Shaggy and Rayvon,while Sean Paulwas joined on stage by Spragga Benz who reminded  the audience  that  "Rasta Run  the   World".  Nadine  Sutherland  & Tarrus Riley were in the house too at their best too!
Buju kept thanking  his fans for the love and the support for these past months & everybody could tell he really missed being on stage and the contact with his fans.
Was curious to hear that all the media representatives who covered the event were more than pissed when they were informed that they would be prohibited to photograph or film footage of more than the first song of each artiste's performance.

Photographing or filming Banton's performance was also strictly prohibited. The media was warned that failure to abide by the rule would result in them being thrown out of the venue.The film crews and photographers were herded into a footage pit and quickly ushered out  by  stern  faced  security  staff at the start  of  each  performance  . They  turned  even  bitter  when  members  of  the audience were seen capturing uninterrupted footage of the event with cellular phones and mini camcorders. Given  how  the  press handled the whole Buju's case,  propaganda  or  not,  it's  just  right   to    give  all  the  power  back  to  the people, Buju's  own  people.

Buju last words on stage were for his lawyer , he left the stage escorted by him and his parole officer or something.A Great Nite. Bless Up My Rasta Lions !

*Reggae Grammy Awards*

The Grammy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on February. 

The Reggae Grammy is part of the Grammy Award by 25 years and  

includes a Best Reggae Album category,which is the most important.

Unluckly, The Reggae Grammy Award will be presented  in the  pre -

show, which won't  be  televised.

The Reggae category at the Grammy Awards, originally referred to 

as  Best Reggae Recording, was first introduced in  1985  and  band 

Black Uhuru received the first award for their album, Anthem. 

The name of the category was changed to Best Reggae Album in '92.

The list of nominees for this year Best Reggae Album  is led by  Buju 

Banton,whose Before The Dawn was released earlier this year while 

he was incarcerated in a Tampa jail on drug charges. The  album   is 

said to be a prophetic piece of work and marks his fifth Grammy nod.

Another important nomination is for the album Isaacs  Meets  Isaac. 

This album is a collaboration between the legendary  Reggae crooner, 

Gregory Isaacs and South African - based Reggae  singer / songwriter, 

King Isaac.

Veteran artist and producer, Lee 'Scratch' Perry makes another of his

appearances at the Grammys,as he is nominated for his album,named

Revelation. Perry won his first Grammy back in  2003 for  the project

Jamaican E.T.

Jamaica's rhythm twins, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare,that are 

also known as Sly & Robbie,have a double nomination for the awards. 

They are nominated  for Made in  Jamaica which also features  singer 

Bob Sinclair, and One Pop Reggae which includes The Family Taxi.

This time, the second generation reggae act is represented by Andrew 

Tosh, son of legendary Wailer, Peter Tosh. The younger Tosh's project, 

Legacy An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh seems to have hit  with 

the Grammy voters , earning the nomination.

Reggae artist and son of Bob Marley, Stephen Marley, holds the record

for most Grammy Award wins in the Reggae category.He has won a total 

of five trophies  three times as a member of the sibling band, The Melody

Makers, and twice  as  a solo act.

Shabba Ranks became the first deejay to take home a Grammy. First in 

1992 for As Raw As Ever, then he followed up in 1993 with X-tra Naked.

Other Jamaican acts to take the Grammy Award for Reggae are Shaggy, 

Sean Paul, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley, Beenie Man, Inner Circle, 

Bunny Wailer and Burning Spear.