How did you get into reggae?

I think it’s mainly about how connected one can feel to a particular style of music and the mystery that lies in that. Of course, Bob Marley would have been my first “reggae listening experience,” and I obviously fell in love with the sound. For me, it is a feeling that is truly indescribable. I would say more than just reggae, it is the beat, it is the rhythm, the drumbase that excites me within. And probably around my early teen years I started to reach out for more literature, etc. on reggae music, Jamaica, Ethiopia, etc. and dive deeper into the scene as a whole.

Who are some of your favorite artists, both classic and contemporary?

I remember growing up listening to Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, the two signatures. Later on, I became more involved in the scene and fell in love with so many others, including the greats from U-Roy to Gregory Isaac to Barrington Levy, Yellowman; many of the classics to now-a-day performers like Cezar, Rootz Underground, Million Stylez, Stephen, and Damian Marley.

If you had to compare reggae as a musical style to a genre of film, what would it be?

I would say definitely documentary, art-house.

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