"Whether it's about love, struggle or strife on a personal level or global scale, all of
these songs carry a message," Stephen "Ragga" Marley tells Billboard. "We wanted
a compilation that touches on relevant issues and gives some newfound perspective,
the street-people perspective."That perspective is all over Set Up Shop Vol. 2, a new
compilation from the Marley brothers and a host of skilled collaborators. "Ragga" continues
about the album's mission and myriad collaborators: On this album, my brothers and I share
our new music and also showcase a range of new talent that is uprising in reggae. My son
Jo Mersa represents the next generation and has a universal sound -- blending different
genres of music with reggae and dancehall. London-based singer Christopher Ellis inherited
elements from his father Alton Ellis' Jamaican rocksteady era, while mixing it with modern
day soul, R&B and reggae. Dancehall vet Wayne Marshall is so versatile and can deejay
or sing on any track or riddim, and reggae newcomer Black-Am-I sings from the heart of St.
Ann where my father hails from making some of realest roots music. We represent the full
spectrum of reggae.
For the album's lead single "Is It Worth It (Gunman World)," Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
collaborated with Nabil, producer of some of 2014's greatest music videos, for artists like
FKA Twigs and Skrillex. Along with co-director Francesco Carrozzini and starring actor
Saai Taghmaoui.
You can check out the album here: http://bit.ly/1zWAtdv
Source: Billboard
these songs carry a message," Stephen "Ragga" Marley tells Billboard. "We wanted
a compilation that touches on relevant issues and gives some newfound perspective,
the street-people perspective."That perspective is all over Set Up Shop Vol. 2, a new
compilation from the Marley brothers and a host of skilled collaborators. "Ragga" continues
about the album's mission and myriad collaborators: On this album, my brothers and I share
our new music and also showcase a range of new talent that is uprising in reggae. My son
Jo Mersa represents the next generation and has a universal sound -- blending different
genres of music with reggae and dancehall. London-based singer Christopher Ellis inherited
elements from his father Alton Ellis' Jamaican rocksteady era, while mixing it with modern
day soul, R&B and reggae. Dancehall vet Wayne Marshall is so versatile and can deejay
or sing on any track or riddim, and reggae newcomer Black-Am-I sings from the heart of St.
Ann where my father hails from making some of realest roots music. We represent the full
spectrum of reggae.
For the album's lead single "Is It Worth It (Gunman World)," Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
collaborated with Nabil, producer of some of 2014's greatest music videos, for artists like
FKA Twigs and Skrillex. Along with co-director Francesco Carrozzini and starring actor
Saai Taghmaoui.
You can check out the album here: http://bit.ly/1zWAtdv
Source: Billboard