The wait is over for fans of stated. This Friday 17 In July, the Jamaican singer's new album called Too Too Bad, the successor “spiritual” of Too Bad of 2006, one of his most celebrated productions.
It is the thirteenth studio production by “Gargamel, a disk of 15 tracks that take us back to the golden age of dancehall, mixing riddims of yesteryear, as “Real Rock” of 1967 in “single”, or the one from the popular song “WOW” by DJ Mac, in “X-Rated”.
Unlike Born For Greatness of 2023, which focused almost exclusively on modern productions, This work is a return to that more classic dancehall and can even be seen on its cover created by Bug.
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Show in New York
a few months ago, Banton hosted a private listening session in New York for a small group of DJs and media, in which he defended dancehall and sound system culture, which is often underestimated.
“Our music is great (…) Has the ability to teach. The painter paints on the canvas to capture what the eye sees. We paint over rhythm to capture what the spirit and soul feel, nour music transcends borders, time and space, and my wish, as long as I live, is to make sure that that foundation remains the foundation.”, the Jamaican singer said on the occasion, quoted by the media Vibe.
And he will return to New York right after releasing this new album as the headliner of one of the biggest summer concerts., the New York station Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour 2026, which has toured several cities in the United States since June and will continue during July.
The show will be this Saturday 18 at UBS Arena beside Stephen Marley, plus the newly announced special guest Gramps Morgan, as well as Lila Iké and Skillibeng, an important line-up of artists.
Totally full in 2024
After being in prison for 7 years in the United States accused of drug trafficking, in 2018 Banton was deported to Jamaica and just in 2024 returned to that country, in a very remembered show, for its even emotional significance.
More than 18.000 fans filled it UBS Arena for his historic concert “Long Walk to Freedom”, his first performance in New York after his release, with a demand so overwhelming that a second concert was added, whose tickets were sold out in a matter of days.
Buju Banton returns to the United States 6 years after his deportation
