67th Grammy Awards: Blakk Rasta battles Vybz Kartel, Mutabaruka, UB 40, Spice et al for ‘Best Reggae Album’

Ghanaian musician and media personality Ahmed Abubakar artistically known as Blakk Rasta has entered into the first-round voting battle for the ‘Best Reggae Album’ for the 2024 Grammy Awards.

As the Recording Academy gears up for another intriguing year, 75 eligible submissions for the ‘Best Reggae Album’ have been received for consideration at the first-round voting stage of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Blakk Rasta’s Salaga Soljah album is the only African reggae album vying for a place in this category. He has to battle it out with the work of other renowned international artists like; Vybz Kartel – Party With Me, The Wailers – Evolution, UB40 – UB45, Various Artists – Jamaica Festival Song 2024 Competition, Various Artists – Celebrating Jamaica 62, Spice – Mirror 25, Lee “Scratch” Perry – King Perry, Gyptian & Chambah – Guarded EP, Mutabaruka – Black Attack, and Etana – Nectar Of The Gods.

According to the Academy, the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category “recognizes excellence in albums of reggae music, including roots reggae, dancehall, and ska music.” The nominations and awards are bestowed to “albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.”

The Academy also requires that the albums’ featured artists, producers, and engineers are only eligible for nomination if they contributed more than 50% of the project’s playing time.

Blakk Rasta’s Salaga Soljah album has twenty tracks, recorded live, and sung in English, French, and other local Ghanaian dialects. It features international artists like Anthony B, Tiken Jah Fakoly and King Ayisoba.

Announcing this quest for the Grammy on his radio show, the Urban Blend on 3FM, Blakk Rasta entreated his fans to encourage members of the Academy to listen to his Salaga Soljah album in order to be convinced by the great body of work put in there.

Source:onuaonline.com