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For the 66th Grammy Award, five albums, namely Born For Greatness (Buju Banton); Simma (Beenie Man); Cali Roots Riddim 2023 (Collie Buddz); No Destroyer (Burning Spear); and Colors of Royal (Julian Marley and Antaeus) are vying for the coveted gong...
Veteran roots-reggae singer and two-time Grammy winner Burning Spear said win or lose, he is ‘happy’ to be nominated in the Best Reggae Album category of the 66th Grammy Awards, slated for February 4. “It’s a good feeling knowing that you were...
A study on the life and career trajectory of Burning Spear, the Rastafarian roots reggae singer otherwise known as Winston Rodney, was published in October 2023 by Eric Doumerc (APS Books). Winston Rodney—better known by his stage name Burning Spear—was born in Saint Ann's Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, in 1945. A Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician,…
No Destroyer, released via Spear’s own label Burning Music, has been ready since 2011 recorded at New York City’s Magic Shop and released in August 2023. With 14 Grammy nominations in the Best Reggae Album category — only surpassed by Ziggy Marley‘s 17 nods — Spear has won the Award twice, in 2000 for Calling Rastafari and again in 2009 for Jah is Real.
Rohan "Blue" Smith, Beenie Man's brother and executive producer for the album Simma, said it was a strategic move to revamp the album and give it an international feel. This has paid off big time,...