BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer Wednesday, December 03, 2014
NOMINATIONS for the 57th Grammy Awards will be announced tomorrow. The Best Reggae Album category (formerly Best Reggae Recording) was instituted in 1985 and saw reggae group Black Uhuru winning the first with Anthem, produced by Sly and Robbie.
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| Lee Scratch Perry |
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| Maxi Priest & Ziggy Marley |
Over the years, the category has been dominated by the Marley family, Bunny Wailer and to a lesser extent Jimmy Cliff and Burning Spear. Here are my predictions as to who will be nominees for the 2015 Best Reggae Album Grammy.
Shaggy -- Out of Many, One Music (Ranch Entertainment)
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| SOJA |
Released on October 1, 2013, this is Shaggy's 11th studio effort. Produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, it features collaborations with Tarrus Riley, Tessanne Chin, Beres Hammond, Chronixx, Cocoa Tea, Damian Marley, Konshens and Peetah Morgan.
The set opened at number three on the Billboard Reggae Album chart with first-week sales of over 741 copies. Shaggy has been nominated for Best Reggae Album four times. He won in 1996 for Boombastic.
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| Sean Paul & Shaggy |
Sean Paul - Full Frequency (VP/Atlantic)
Full Frequency, Sean Paul's sixth album, was released in February. Although he has been the most prolific dancehall act in mainstream America for the past 12 years, he has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album once, in 2004 for Dutty Rock. He has four nominations under his belt. more
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