VP Information, the world’s largest unbiased reggae label, have launched Rastaman 50, a conceptual tribute album by the Wailers Trio. The undertaking highlights the legacy of The Wailers and marks fifty years since their pivotal 1976 solo albums Rastaman Vibration, Legalize It, and Blackheart Man.
Timed to honour the anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie’s 1930 coronation in Ethiopia, Rastaman 50 bridges foundational roots music with modern Jamaican voices.
Throughout the album’s tracklist, Kingston’s new wave of creatives ship recent voicings of basic reggae music. Vocalists Blvk H3ro, Dahvid Slur, J Written, and Cen’c Love reinterpret important cuts from Bunny Wailer’s Blackheart Man, Peter Tosh’s Legalize It, and Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration.
Rounding out the undertaking, the artists additionally sort out a number of earlier songs from the group’s celebrated Upsetter interval.
BUNNY WAILER’S DAUGHTER CEN’C LOVE BRINGS FAMILY LINEAGE FULL CIRCLE
Setting the tone for the broader launch is the lead single Fig Tree. For this contemporary interpretation of an album-only lower from Blackheart Man, the label paired two of Jamaica’s sharpest younger vocalists.
Blvk H3ro delivers an impassioned lead vocal that carries the music’s message of freedom to a brand new viewers.
Alongside him, Bunny Wailer’s daughter, Cen’c Love, offers very important accompaniment, bringing the household lineage full circle together with her soulful sound.
Producers Maxine Stowe, Dave Inexperienced, and Jermaine Williams anchored the undertaking by recording in The Wailers’ heartland of Trench City. Engaged on this historic floor connects reggae’s roots instantly with its future, grounding the complete Rastaman 50 assortment in genuine Jamaican musical heritage.
RASTAMAN 50 TRACKLIST
01. Rastaman Vibration ft J Written
02. Dreamland ft Cen’C Love
03. Legalize It ft Dahvid Slur
04. Blackheart Man ft Blvk H3RO
05. Who The Cap Match ft J Written
06. Fig Tree ft Blvk H3RO & Cen’C Love
07. Til Your Properly Runs Dry ft Dahvid Slur
08. Cry To Me ft Cen’C Love
09. Kaya ft JWritten
10. Soul Insurgent ft Blvk H3RO
11. Cornerstone ft J Written
12. Solar Is Shining ft Blvk H3RO
ABOUT WAILERS TRIO
Impressed by reggae icons Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer, Wailers Trio carry ahead their custom of wealthy vocal concord. Guided by government Maxine Stowe by means of Black Atlantic Sounds, vocalists Blvk H3ro, J Written, and Dahvid Slur mix basic roots foundations with modern sounds.
Constructing on 2020’s Soul Insurgent 50 with Bunny Wailer, they headline the Trench City Music Pageant in February 2027.
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