In the middle of all the controversies surrounding dancehall, singjay Bugle is trying to fill Black History Month with a positive message through his song Supremacy (The Journey Continues).
Released in mid-January for DASECA Productions, the song was inspired by the election of the first black president of the United States Barack Obama. However, Supremacy focuses not only on Obama, but the journey of black people from slavery to the White House and those who paved the way for Obama.
When spoke to Bugle, he explained the song was an important one, as not many Jamaicans were aware of black history and the work of persons such as Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Jesse Owens, Bob Marley and a slew of other singers, activists and revolutionaries.
In the song, Bugle teaches, "how mi know say black people a survivor /from the back a the bus to the driver/we may not full a tricks like McGyver/but a long time we a live off a saliva/long time we a work Saturday to Saturday/ nuh happy deh/but memba say wha nuh dead nuh dash it weh/now we on top a the world we naw stop a the world /them did think we deh back a the world."
Bugle commented "It's not just about the people who we see today and people like Obama, but about the fight that others had to go through before, for something like that to happen. So far, the song is doing great.
Worldwide appeal
"It has a worldwide appeal, not like certain songs that get a 'forward' for two weeks. That's the thing with my songs, it might not be the first to buss on a rhythm but the lyrical content and the message makes it one for all times."
This is just the first of a number of songs with a positive message that the artiste plans to release this year.
Bugle has been busy in the studio working with a number of producers, including DASECA and Chimney Records, which will soon release Need Some Money.
Another song Bugle expects to make an impact is Justice, which, although it was written before the ban on all edited and 'daggerin' songs, is another current hit, as it speaks to the freedom of speech.
For 2009, Bugle says fans can expect, "positive, uplifting music - music that will make you listen. It's deep with life issues and out with bad-mind people. Music everyone can relate to."
Released in mid-January for DASECA Productions, the song was inspired by the election of the first black president of the United States Barack Obama. However, Supremacy focuses not only on Obama, but the journey of black people from slavery to the White House and those who paved the way for Obama.
When spoke to Bugle, he explained the song was an important one, as not many Jamaicans were aware of black history and the work of persons such as Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Jesse Owens, Bob Marley and a slew of other singers, activists and revolutionaries.
In the song, Bugle teaches, "how mi know say black people a survivor /from the back a the bus to the driver/we may not full a tricks like McGyver/but a long time we a live off a saliva/long time we a work Saturday to Saturday/ nuh happy deh/but memba say wha nuh dead nuh dash it weh/now we on top a the world we naw stop a the world /them did think we deh back a the world."
Bugle commented "It's not just about the people who we see today and people like Obama, but about the fight that others had to go through before, for something like that to happen. So far, the song is doing great.
Worldwide appeal
"It has a worldwide appeal, not like certain songs that get a 'forward' for two weeks. That's the thing with my songs, it might not be the first to buss on a rhythm but the lyrical content and the message makes it one for all times."
This is just the first of a number of songs with a positive message that the artiste plans to release this year.
Bugle has been busy in the studio working with a number of producers, including DASECA and Chimney Records, which will soon release Need Some Money.
Another song Bugle expects to make an impact is Justice, which, although it was written before the ban on all edited and 'daggerin' songs, is another current hit, as it speaks to the freedom of speech.
For 2009, Bugle says fans can expect, "positive, uplifting music - music that will make you listen. It's deep with life issues and out with bad-mind people. Music everyone can relate to."
