PUPA CURLY TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
GRIOT
FIRST SINGLE “DEMOCRACY WEH” OUT NOW
ALBUM AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 6 FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS ELJAI, SWEET TEA AND E-DEE
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GRIOT
FIRST SINGLE “DEMOCRACY WEH” OUT NOW
ALBUM AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 6 FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS ELJAI, SWEET TEA AND E-DEE
VIA TUFF KRUFFY ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRIBUTED BY GORILLA STATUS RECORDS
PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER GRIOT NOW
The Belizean born veteran Reggae music artiste Pupa Curly will be releasing his long-awaited full length album GRIOT on November 6 featuring an incredible supporting cast, including Eljai, Sweet Tea and E- Dee. The album is produced by Carl McGregor of Diamond Mine Studio in Los Angeles. The album is the first full-length project from the artist in over two decades. Released on the Tuff Kruffy
Entertainment label, the album is distributed worldwide by Gorilla Status Records. The hit single “Money” released last year, distributed by Tuff Gong International is among fifteen solid tracks on this album.

The Belizean born veteran Reggae music artiste Pupa Curly will be releasing his long-awaited full length album GRIOT on November 6 featuring an incredible supporting cast, including Eljai, Sweet Tea and E- Dee. The album is produced by Carl McGregor of Diamond Mine Studio in Los Angeles. The album is the first full-length project from the artist in over two decades. Released on the Tuff Kruffy
Entertainment label, the album is distributed worldwide by Gorilla Status Records. The hit single “Money” released last year, distributed by Tuff Gong International is among fifteen solid tracks on this album.
About Pupa Curly:
After break-out hits like “You Must Wake Up” & “Crack is a Killa,” Pupa Curly, the socially and politically conscious ‘Dancehall Edutainer’ resumes his musical journey.
Pupa Curly has performed at many of Southern California’s elite music festivals including: Santa Monica Pier’s Twilight Concert Series; Kangal California Reggae Splash; Bob Marley Day; Seabreeze Festival;
and UCLA’s Jazz/Reggae Festival to name a few. Other notable performances include performing recently for King Nadiope IV of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda.
Pupa Curly was a guest collaborator on George Clinton’s “Paint the White House Black” single on Paisley Park Records, which also featured a host of ‘A-List’ Hip-Hop recording artists, including Dr. Dre, Ice
Cube, Kam, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others.
In the tradition of GRIOTS from West Africa, the teaching continues, as this veteran California Educator cements today’s important social and political issues ‘digitally’ for the unforeseeable future.
“Just as Politicians and great leaders have a responsibility to inform and lead their people, so do musicians and artists. I believe music is a significant element in communicating to the people – positive and uplifting thoughts.” – Pupa Curly
GRIOT Track Listing:
- Everything Yo Want
- She Was Sixteen feat. Eljai, Sweet Tea
- Back In Love feat. Eljai, Delly
- Love How Yo
- Watch Weh Yo Post
- Money
- Can’t Breathe
- Watch We Angelica
- Hey Baby feat. Eljai
- Democracy Weh
- Gone Away
- War War War E-Dee, PB
- Lives R Not Games
- Hey Baby Dubstrumental
- Money Dubstrumental
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BUJU BANTON: FROM POVERTY TO POPULARILTY
Released from prison in the United States recently, and welcomed home to large and cheering crowds in Jamaica, reggae artist Buju Banton is happy to be back home. Arising from roots of poverty, Banton grew quickly into fame and collaborated with many popular artists including Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe before he landed in prison on a drug charge.

Rooted In Poverty
Born in poverty in a Jamaican neighborhood that was called Salt Lane, Banton had a mother who was a street vendor and a father who was a laborer. He has 14 siblings of which he is the youngest. He still maintains a home in Jamaica as well as one in Florida of the United States. Growing up, he enjoyed going to outdoor shows and watching artists perform. He also visited the local dance halls frequently. He first began singing and cultivating his art at the age of 12. Another DJ introduced him to producer Robert French in 1986 after which he released his first single called “The Ruler”
During the 1990s, Buju rose in popularity in Jamaica even beating Bob Marley’s record of the highest amount of number one singles released in a year. He signed with Mercury Records and began to perform as a guest star on different Jamaican stage shows. In 1992, an unsanctioned re-release of his anti-gay song that Buju had recorded when he was 15 nearly destroyed his career. He issued a formal apology. Banton went on to create music that promoted contraceptive use and the profits from that music were given to a charity which was created to assist children who were born with AIDS.
His faith in music continued to change with the loss of some of his friends in a shooting and he began to record socio-political lyrics denouncing gun violence and other violence. His popularity increased and he even met the Prime Minister of Jamaica in response to the good charity work he was doing.
Drugs and Prison
In 2009, Banton was arrested in Florida by the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s agents. He was charged with conspiracy of distribution and possession of cocaine. His trial lasted six days and was eventually declared a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision.
The evidence against him consisted of audio recordings of Buju and a dealer talking about drugs, prices, and smuggling. The dealer that Banton had been talking to eventually turned on him and became a government informant. There was also a video of him tasting cocaine. In November of 2010, Buju was released on bond while awaiting his second trial. He was permitted to perform. He played one concert between his trials. He played to a sold-out crowd in Miami. Just a couple weeks after that particular performance he was awarded the Grammy for best reggae album. Unfortunately, he was prohibited from attending the ceremony and receiving the award in person.
In February of 2011, his second trial found him guilty of conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute along with possession of a firearm and furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. In exchange for waiving his right to appeal, prosecutors dropped the firearms charge reducing the time he was required to stay in jail. He was ultimately sentenced to a little over ten years in federal prison.
Prison Release and Looking Forward
Released from US prison in December of 2018 and received in Jamaica by cheering crowds, Buju Banton headed straight to the studio from the airport. He plans to begin performing again in early 2019.