Those records brought on a whole new dance, the bogle. But we're just getting into the DJ stuff for a little while. We're trying to get back on a trend where sirlgers sing about reality. I've got to move up with the technology and still maintain the roots, but when I play live I still use the acoustic instruments. Roots reggae has found fertile soil in Africa, especially Nigeria, where Majek Fashek, Nigeria's biggest reggae star, grew up listening to Marley and Jimmy Cliff.
Reggae music is music for the oppressed, it's a music of hope.
Most African youths play reggae music now. So it has finally come back to the roots. The cycle completed. If Columbia's recent signing of dreadlocked DJ Tony Rebel is any indication, dancehall itself may be returning to the roots. That's why we have to show honor to their work.