Exclusive: Marley Brothers Premiere New Reggae Comp 'Set Up Shop Vol. 2'
"Whether
it's about love, struggle or strife on a personal level or global
scale, all of these songs carry a message," Stephen
"Ragga" Marley tells Billboard.
"We wanted a compilation that touches on relevant issues and
gives some newfound perspective, the street-people perspective."
That
perspective is all over Set Up Shop Vol. 2, a new
compilation from the Marley brothers and a host of skilled
collaborators. Billboard is excited to premiere the
15 tracks of this new release from the Marleys' label, Ghetto Youths
International. Check it out below:
"Ragga" continues about the album's mission and myriad collaborators:
On
this album, my brothers and I share our new music and also showcase a
range of new talent that is uprising in reggae. My son Jo Mersa
represents the next generation and has a universal sound -- blending
different genres of music with reggae and dancehall. London-based
singer Christopher Ellis inherited elements from his father Alton
Ellis' Jamaican rocksteady era, while mixing it with modern day soul,
R&B and reggae. Dancehall vet Wayne
Marshall is so versatile and can deejay or sing on any track
or riddim, and reggae newcomer Black-Am-I sings from the heart of St.
Ann where my father hails from making some of realest roots music. We
represent the full spectrum of reggae.
For
the album's lead single "Is It Worth It (Gunman World)," Damian
"Jr. Gong" Marley collaborated with Nabil,
producer of some of 2014's greatest music videos, for artists
like FKA
Twigs and Skrillex.
Along with co-director Francesco Carrozzini and starring actor Saai
Taghmaoui, Nabil helped Marley explore the killer’s conscience in
the new music video, shot in Morocco: