Buju Banton

15 Aug

Fuse ODG Replies Buju Banton Over ‘Uninspiring’ Afrobeats Comment

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Afrobeats sensation Fuse ODG has responded to reggae legend Buju Banton’s criticism about the Afrobeat genre. Buju Banton sparked controversy in an interview by denigrating Afrobeats as “uninspiring” and questioning its ability to empower Africans, despite the genre’s global success. “A lot of culture vultures out there. They’ve focused on our music so hard and stolen our culture. I’m not knocking nobody but they don’t give us no respect. And you still expect us to act like we take something from you? “This [reggae] is the King’s music. Your music [afrobeats] shall come and go because it has nothing to…

05 Apr

Sad News Hits Buju Banton

Wontumi1ShowbizBuju Banton

Miles Myrie, the 20-year-old son of reggae-dancehall icon Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie, has reportedly passed away. “Yes it is true,” Jahazeil Myrie, another son of Banton, told Observer Online. “It is not my thing to say, it is not my job personally to give out any personal information about Miles, my father is the one who should share any details, but Miles is an hortical yute, his soul was clean, so I had to say something.” Jahazeil said that Miles was living in the United States at the time of his death. He did not divulge the cause of death…