Thirty years in the past, a devastating freeway accident stopped reggae veteran Causion in his tracks. Watching paramedics struggle for a stranger’s life, he turned to a buddy with a quiet realisation: we by no means know what tomorrow holds. Earlier than that tour wrapped, he wrote One Life to Dwell. The observe first emerged in 2005, but its essential message has refused to fade.
That existential thread pulled tighter years later. When Antigua and Barbuda’s Reggae Ambassador confronted stage 3 colon most cancers, that early reflection on life’s uncertainty turned a deeply private testomony to resilience, religion and gratitude.
Now, Causion reclaims his pivotal work with a revived 2026 manufacturing and a rare home-soil video. Teaming up with producer Maurice Gregory, he breathes contemporary air into the riddim.
HONEST, ROOTSY AND BEAUTIFULLY UNPRETENTIOUS
Director Jeron Bailey takes the digital camera straight into English Harbour, slicing out synthetic polish. Native elders, market distributors, and childhood buddies collect naturally, grounding the observe in pure neighborhood heat.
The visible catches true neighborhood rhythm. “It was concerning the constructing,” Causion displays, pointing to his roots. “That’s the place I spent a lot time rising up.”
Lensman Larry Basham captures this spirit with outstanding grace. Trustworthy and fantastically unpretentious, One Life To Dwell is a soulful, rootsy reminder to cherish each breath and maintain your folks tight.
ABOUT CAUSION
Antigua and Barbuda’s Reggae Ambassador, Gregory “Causion” Bailey, fuses aware roots vibrations with Caribbean melodies. Over three many years, the pioneering singer-songwriter made historical past as the primary Antiguan artist at Jamaica’s Reggae Sumfest.
He toured globally with legends like Dennis Brown and Rita Marley. In 2024, he was named Commander of the Most Treasured Order of Princely Heritage.
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