{"id":2151,"date":"2020-06-26T13:36:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2021-08-07T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T00:04:28","slug":"buju-delivers-something-for-everyone-on-upside-down-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/buju-delivers-something-for-everyone-on-upside-down-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Buju delivers something for everyone on Upside Down 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After nearly three decades among the elites of dancehall and reggae music, Buju Banton is undoubtedly a living legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That legend was established a long time ago with career-defining work such as Til Shiloh (1995), Inna Heights (1997) and his last album, 2010’s Grammy Award-winning Til the Break of Dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But now, Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is re-emerging on the scene with his 13th studio album, Upside Down 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s his first album after eight years spent in a US Federal prison on drug charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his time behind bars, young soldiers of the Reggae Revival, like Chronixx, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Koffee, and Lila Ike, have steadily gained commercial and critical popularity around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Upside Down 2020, 46-year-old Banton seems to be positioning himself as a sagacious general within the revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upside Down 2020 which is out now, takes Banton’s greatness as a given as it doesn\u2019t try to convince us of his mastery of any one aspect of the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n