Buju Banton anyone?
 

lets get some oppinions on buju banton. i think he's amazing :)

appauling that this got no responses. he's one of the best reggae artists ever :/

Whether or not you're still active on this forum - or care to carry on this discussion (from four years ago), I too think it's amazing that this thread got no responses. Buju was and still is a talented, amazing artist - and contributor to Reggae Music. It's very sad to see his present situation.

I have been listening to reggae for over 25 years so I have heard lots of reggae artists---I have to say I do not find Buju Banton impressive in the least.

Which is understandable tygerlilyzz - because that's your opinion. But some people consider Buju and his music to be the music of an era in reggae music. He had a lot of club movers - especially when he sang with other big name artists like Beres Hammond and Wayne Wonder; just to name a few. Then his life took on a spiritual turn - and his music transcended once again reaching people who shared his faith; as he also helped many others to convert to that faith as well!

Can you suggest any songs in particular?

Absolutely! A great track still in his early years is called "Wanna Be Loved". That was released around '95. "Bonafide Love" was another great track featuring Wayne Wonder. I think that was on the 93 album; "Mr. Mention"; which also had another powerful ladies song on it called "Who Say" featuring Beres Hammond. All tracks possessed a certain social and emotional awareness that resonated with guys - and ladies just LOVED! The beats also complimented his lyrics well. Buju has an extensive catalog; those are just a few.

Gave some of his songs a listen. Overall, I think he's probably a little too R&B for me, personally.

Understood. What type of reggae do you mostly enjoy?

Marley was obviously my introduction and so far he's my favorite artist (possibly from lack of exposure).

Unfortunately, I don't know the names since I used to stream Pandora at work. I remember at one point realizing that 90% of Sublime songs were covers and I tended to like the originals from old school reggae artists as I came across them on Pandora.

So I guess the old school stuff, really.

It's all good. The mention of ol' school and Bob Marley tells me that you prefer the roots/rasta aspect of reggae. In retrospect, Bob Marley introduced many of us to Reggae Music because of his worldly reach. To many, he was the face of Reggae Music. I worked at a music store many moons ago near a cruise ship dock. Whenever tourists would come into the shop, they would ALWAYS ask about Bob Marley before leaving. And by that time, Bob was already dead (rest his soul) - and there was many other great reggae artists and bands out there. Another popular and powerful artist is Bunny Wailer; one of the original wailers. Soul Rebel is one of my favorite tracks! You can give him a listen.

Good call, I like that track.

Yeah, I like the mellow stuff. I don't even care much for "Get up, Stand up" by Marley. I prefer tracks like "Jammin" and "So much Trouble...".

Yeah man; glad you liked it! Music like that never disappoints!

90% is a bit high lol more like 15 or at highest 25% although they did do a lot of covers. Specifically on 40 oz to freedom. Robin The Hood is all original stuff and self titled one cover, "Pawn Shop"

The thing about Sublime covers too is that they always a really unique flair to them. Just listen to We're Only Gonna Die For Our Own Arrogance. Completely different than Bad Religions version.

I alway appreciated Sublime's originals. I also don't remember ever hearing vocals like that before them.

Hell yeah Bradley had a very unique delivery, you ever see any of their live videos? Bradley freestyles a lot and just vibes you can tell he was having so much fun up there.

Have you heard his latest song? It's called, Dem Lucky. Check it out on Youtube. I kind of sounds old school to me. I like it. I like the song he did with Stephen and Damien Marley, Jah Army. Wanna Be Loved, was the first time I had ever heard of Buju Banton. He's also done some songs with Beres Hammond. I particularly like, Pull Up. Although he is very popular in JA and likely known to people into reggae, more so dancehall music, I wouldn't say he's as well known as Bob Marley. I don't think I've ever met anyone who hasn't heard of Bob Marley.

"Wanna be loved" is one of my favorites!!!