Shasha Marley Returns Prolific, After A Decade Hiatus
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Yep!
"Tha Dawn" was a loud global hurray for all pioneer generation fans
that got stuck to Shasha Marley's stagnant discography during his long
absence of ten years, and it came out as a timely sudden solemn
sound-quake to strengthen the awaken amidst the era's pandemic scare,
but it seems Shasha made a silent promise to stay release-prolific with
fast multiple post-break singles --- he just pumped out "Enemies Are Not
Jah" even while "Tha Dawn" is still blazing WILD.
"Tell
Freedom", Shasha Marley's debut album (released in 2000) shot him
straight up to the top spot of African reggae greats. The album's
timeless punch was still busting radio, home and commute playlists in
2007 when Shasha dropped "Lost And Found" --- which even came with a
triple commercial impact, compared to "Tell Freedom".
Down
from 2007 up to now, "Lost And Found's" twin lead promo singles "Mataa
Family" and "Buum-Buum Waa-Waa" generate a keen social buzz and command
thump ups at almost every play everywhere. Like their co-album tracks,
they exhibit authentic roots reggae elements that make the whole album a
time-surviving masterpiece.
Shortly
after the release of "Lost And Found", a tough string of family
commitments that would certainly conflict with Shasha's music career
activities set in and he then had to prioritize one over the other
asap--- as the smooth juggling of music and family seemed impossible on
very personal terms for Shasha. His music career thus got a long pause,
sitting untouched for ten solid years, while he focused firmly on
family.
Denmark
and Netherlands wouldn't be Shasha's final Euro-two, he further toured
other parts of Europe too. He's been to Africa's West, North and East.
Not forgetting Ghana, his home country.
Alongside
the busy tour dates, own studio recording schedules and day job
routines in the US, the multi-taskkng Shasha Marley yet made some time
out to honour several feature requests from his genre colleagues who
wanted his unique vocals guested on their projects.
"In
2001, I led a 15 top Ghanaian musician squad on a collaboration in the
fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. This was an advocacy song dubbed STOP
AIDS, LOVE LIFE, under the corporate sponsorship by John Hopkins
University in New York. A year after that, I joined hands with The Hall
Of Fame Multi Grammy Award Winner, The late ISAAC HAYES, also on a
collaboration, a song titled SAVE A MILLION LIVES, which was recorded in
Los Angeles-California. This project was established to eliminate the
HIV/AIDS Pandemic across the Globe through music". Shasha Marley shares
two of his huge collaboration feats.
Shasha
Marley has worked with veteran record producer George Kouakou, former
Producer and Keyboardist for Alpha Blondy, and the keyboardist for the
Original Wailers, Culture, Burning Spear, Don Carlos, and many more.
Paapa Nyarkoh, the Grammy-nominated drummer with the Original Wailers
also worked on Shasha's "Enemies Are Not Jah".
On
his return to active music, Shasha Marley is of the unwavering poise to
give his rapt audience more great conscious reggae songs and several
tours around the world after the international COVID ban on
entertainment works is lifted.
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PUBLISHED on 20th February, 2021
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