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Accra, Oct. 12, GNA \u2013 With the first round of voting for the 67th Grammy Awards still ongoing, Ghanaian artiste Blakk Rasta has presented his \u2018Salaga Soljah\u2019 for the \u2018Best Reggae Album\u2019.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, it was the only African reggae album vying for nomination, with over 75 eligible submissions for the \u2018Best Reggae Album\u2019 received for consideration.
The works of other renowned international artistes like Vybz Kartel \u2013 Party With Me, The Wailers \u2013 Evolution, UB40 \u2013 UB45, Various Artists \u2013 Jamaica Festival Song 2024 Competition, and Various Artists \u2013 Celebrating Jamaica 62, among others, have been submitted.<\/p>\n

According to the Academy, the \u2018Best Reggae Album\u2019 category \u201crecognises excellence in albums of reggae music, including roots reggae, dancehall, and ska music.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nominations and awards are bestowed on \u201calbums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Academy also requires that the albums\u2019 featured artists, producers, and engineers are only eligible for nomination if they contributed more than 50 per cent of the project\u2019s playing time.<\/p>\n

Blakk Rasta\u2019s Salaga Soljah album is a live-recorded twenty-track album sung in English, French, and other African languages, including Dioula, Dagbani, Hausa, Sissala, Akan, and Gruni.<\/p>\n

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International artistes like Anthony B, Tiken Jah Fakoly, and King Ayisoba were also featured on the album.<\/p>\n

Blakk Rasta remains optimistic that a nomination and a possible Grammy win for an African reggae album would go a long way to affirm how impactful and relevant reggae music has been on the African continent.<\/p>\n

He believes that winning the Best Reggae Album\u2019 at the Grammy Awards would appease the spirits of the inventors of the genre, Bob Marley and the Wailers.<\/p>\n

Nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards will be announced on November 8, 2024, with the main awards ceremony taking place on February 2, 2025.
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