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The 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony is two days away, to be held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.
In the Best Reggae Album category,Buju Banton, Gregory Isaacs, Julian Marley, Stephen Marley, and Sean Paul.
Who will win?
Update:The winner in the Best Reggae Album category for the 2010 Grammy Awards is Stephen Marley for the album Mind Control on the Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong Label.
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Tuff Gong label, founded by the late Bob Marley in 1965,is set to release a new series of dancehall reggae albums “designed to pay homage to the groundbreaking original artists that paved the way for dancehall artists today,” according to label reports.
According to the label’s website the the first release in the series titled Dance Originators Vol.1 will be available in stores February 2nd.
The album hosts a list of notable artists like Buju Banton, Chaka Demus, Tanto Metro, Pinchers, Josey Wales, Charlie Chaplin, Yellow Man, to name a few.
Ziggy Marley is executive producer of the project.
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Buju Banton’s attorney, David Oscar Marcus, filed a Motion To Disclose The Identity Of The Paid Confidential Source in court on Tuesday, 01/26/2010.
In court papers, the defense says the Confidential Source (CS) who helped authorities investigate Buju Banton pestered him for months to join him in a cocaine deal. According to Marcus, the “source” is a paid governtment informant.
Markus is seeking information about the source’s prior criminal record and how much money the source was paid for his help in this case and others. Read the full court document here…
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Buju Banton has been moved from Federal Detention in Miami to Tampa, Florida, where he is due to appear in court on Thursday. Read more…
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The Gargamel may be locked away under babylon’s reign but his presence is still being felt as sales of his Rasta Got Soul album enjoyed a recent surge as a result of the negative publicity that followed him all throughout last year.
This allowed his album to re-enter the the Billboard Reggae charts, as a result.
The album currently sitting at No. 15, has been on the Billboard Reggae Album charts for 16 weeks and peaked at No. 2.
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Anthony B voices support for Buju Banton in a new song called Free Up. Continue below the fold…
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Wikipedia: Buju Banton performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in Joensuu (Finland)
Buju Banton (Mark Anthony Myrie) is being held in a Federal Detention center in Miami, Florida on drug related charges. He was, apparently, arrested last Thursday December 10, on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.
The Grammy nominated artist’s Facebook or Myspace pages makes no mention of his arrest or how this will affect his future appearances in continuing to promote his Rasta Got Soul album.
Check out the look on Buju Banton’s face…
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Buju Banton photographed with Gay rights activists group in San Fransisco, California on the day he was to perform at a local venue. His show was said to be in jeopardy of cancellation due to planned protests by the activists.