HIT AFTER HIT ... Buju Banton delivers big at Long Walk to Freedom concert

March 17, 2019
Vintage Buju Banton performing at his Long Walk to Freedom concert at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday night. PHOTOS BY GLADSTONE TAYLOR

For two hours, reggae artiste Buju Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie, belted out hit after hit at his Long Walk to Freedom concert at the National Stadium in Kingston.

If there were questions about the his state of mind and his ability to perform in front of a sold out crowd, after almost a decade in isolation, Buju put those to rest, breezing through his extensive catalogue of musical masterpieces.  

Dressed in an all white ensemble, Banton entered the stage with a pensive look on his face, and that was enough to indicate that he meant business. He opened his set with a worship song asking, "Lamb of God, have mercy on me". He then smoothly transitioned into Not An Easy Road, a song many thought would have been his track of choice, based on all he has had to overcome. As he sang through the lyrics of the song, the crowd went wild.

Hits like Destiny, Champion, Driver, Untold Stories and Wanna Be Loved had the crowd singing and rocking along. And he was not alone as he wrote a piece of entertainment history. The Gargamel's set involved several collaborations as he invited the likes of Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, Wayne Wonder and Gramps Morgan to share the stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beres Hammond and Buju Banton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buju Banton performing with his pal Wayne Wonder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buju Banton says Marcia Griffiths has been giving him advice since he was 17 years old. He says that she is like a mother to him.

 


Gramps Morgan and Buju delivered a beautiful rendition of the 23rd Psalm.

 

 

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