Latin star Farruko performed Rasta Reggae (Jamming) at the Latin American Music Awards along with reggae star Ky-Mani Marley.
With a band dressed in army fatigue, Ky-Mani appeared on stage in full black to sing his father’s lyrics in the song ‘Rasta Reggae (Jamming)’ after Farukko started the performance with his new song ‘Confía.’
‘Rasta Reggae (Jamming)’ is produced by Miami based hitmaker Maffio which samples Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1977 hit “Jamming” from the album Exodus.
The Latin reggae track was released on February 14 on the official deluxe version of Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley and Wailer’s “One Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” for Marley biopic, ‘Bob Marley: One Love.’
Farruko stands out as the sole latin artist on the album to offer an alternative version incorporating Marley’s vocals.
The 17 track “One Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” was released through Tuff Gong/Island Records, peaked at #3 on the Reggae iTunes chart nd spent several weeks in the top ten on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart.
In a statement Farruko said, “What a blessing it was to get to be a part of such an iconic project. When the opportunity was presented to me, I chose Jammin’ because it is one of my favorite songs from Bob. I knew this was the one. The process was incredible because I got to sample his vocals in a song I was on. It was a wow moment for me, like if I actually recorded with THE Bob Marley! It was an honor to take part and that this film will show he was more than a leader, he was a prophet, someone who forever changed the music culture and who made it a priority to fight for human rights and peace and equality. I very much identify with him. He has always inspired me and we share something else so special, that island culture, it’s in our blood.” – commented Farruko.
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While Ky-Mani is not featured on the recording of that song, he has done previous collaborations with Maffio and Farruko including “Chillax” which is the most streamed song on YouTube by a Marley .
He told WMV, “I come from the root of reggae music and for me that’s always the root but you don’t only have root you have the bark and the branches, you have the leaves, you have the fruit. So being able to expand and to create in different genres while continuing to spread a positive message I think thats all that matters. It doesn’t matter the genre of the music because the message is within the music.
Watch Farruko and Ky-Mani Marley perform ‘Confía’ and ‘Rasta Reggae (Jamming)’ at the Latin American Music Awards 2024
https://youtu.be/ycDwWflqyJc?si=_oUZZpyveznlOMpF
