“There is the new Jamaican music that the young people want. It is obvious that Alborosie has given this a lot of thought, and he wants to see a change in the direction of reggae music. We need to bring back the sound from whence it came.” Now it is hype music, music that is not long lasting. The music is suffering, especially reggae. “We need a spiritual revolution and a musical revolution. “We need a revolution,” he says, and explains: The title of the new album gives a rather straightforward message.
Latin music is great, and I have it in me.” Need a changeĪlborosie is a rebel, and does things his own way and in his own style. “I have always been influenced by latin music. Not very different from my other albums,” he explains, and continues: “It has some latin and hip-hop ingredients. He says that '2 Times Revolution' describes his reggae journey so far. Now that the album is out he is preparing for the usual European tour, as he puts it. It is actually hard to hear that he originates from Italy. This is where I belong, even though I have strong Italian roots.”Īlborosie is relaxed, laughs a lot and speaks excellent patois.
“Jamaica is the place to be, and I have lived here for eleven years now. I could have been a fisherman, It just happened that I started at Geejam,” says Alborosie on the phone from Kingston, and continues: In the year 2000 he decided to take the next step in life and move to Jamaica.
To United Reggae he reveals why, and also makes a public announcement.Īlberto D’ Ascola was born in Messina on the Italian island of Sicily 33 years ago. This Italian-born Jamaican resident uses his music to start not one, but two, revolutions. Alborosie is back with his upcoming album '2 Times Revolution' (released on June 20 in Europe and June 21 in the U.S), the follow-up to his acclaimed 'Escape From Babylon' set released in 2009.
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