{"id":5737,"date":"2020-12-10T17:27:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackrootsradio.com\/testsite\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2020-12-28T01:10:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T01:10:37","slug":"buju-banton-wins-best-reggae-act-at-this-years-mobo-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackrootsradio.com\/testsite\/buju-banton-wins-best-reggae-act-at-this-years-mobo-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"BUJU BANTON WINS BEST REGGAE ACT AT THIS YEAR\u2019S MOBO AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grammy winner<\/h2>\n

multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart topping artist and international
\nreggae icon, Buju Banton won Best Reggae Act at this year\u2019s annual MOBO Awards
\nfor his long-awaited album, \u201cUpside Down 2020,\u201d his first full-length studio album
\nin a decade.<\/p>\n

The album was released this summer on June 26 and it has also been
\nnominated for a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. The entire live-streamed broadcast
\nof the MOBO Awards can be watched\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On winning this special award<\/h2>\n

Buju Banton says \u201cI thank the MOBO Awards committee,
\nbut most of all I thank everyone who has supported me and continues to support me.<\/p>\n

\nLet\u2019s continue to allow music to do its job as the great healer, teacher, comforter and,
\nabove all, the restorative force that propels human beings to higher heights.\u201d<\/p>\n

His manager Joseph \u2018Budafuco\u2019 Louis continues \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be on this journey
\nwith Buju Banton and sharing this moment of recognition for his exceptional contribution
\nto Reggae music this year. We thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MOBO Awards is UK\u2019s biggest celebration of Black music and culture and was
\nlive-streamed for the very first time on\u00a0YouTube\u00a0at\u00a07.00PM GMT\u00a0today\u00a0and broadcast
\non BBC One at 10.45PM GMT with a highlights special available on BBC iPlayer and
\nsupporting content in BBC Sounds.<\/p>\n

The quintessential artist celebrated his return to the worldwide stage following his
\nperformance at Kingston\u2019s Famed National Stadium. The Long Walk to Freedom
\nConcert was one of the biggest music events in Jamaica\u2019s history and was the launching
\npad for the tour of the same name.<\/p>\n

\nHis subsequent announcement that he had signed with Roc Nation followed by
\nreleasing two brand-new songs \u201cSteppa\u201d and \u201cTrust\u201d and accompanying music videos
\nenergized his impressive global audience.<\/p>\n

Banton\u2019s last studio album<\/h2>\n

Before the Dawn, was released in 2010. He has been
\ndescribed by Associated Press as \u201cone of the most respected acts in reggae.\u201d And
\nThe FADER goes further describing him as \u201ca national hero,\u201d continuing with
\n\u201cBuju Banton, born Mark Myrie, is more Jamaican than jerk chicken, Red Stripe beer,
\nand a croaking lizard combined.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s as much a singer as he is a hallmark of Jamaican culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT
\nRonnie Tomlinson
\nGargamel Studios Publicist
\nDestine Media
\nmedia@bujubanton.com<\/a><\/p>\n