Rasta Artist in Nigeria

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Zyno Storms Reggae World with New Album

The Tide Online
14 October 2006

Uprising reggae crooner in Rivers State, Ras Zyno is set to storm the reggae world with his new album titled, “I sold my life to Jah”. This follows his debut album titled ‘mama’ which is a dedication to mothers. The new album would be released under Iroko sound production label based in the state capital.

Ras Zyno, who spoke with The Tide’s Weekend Entertainment on Thursday said he intends to use the new album to promote reggae music in Rivers State. He said he has observed that reggae is not as popular as highlife and hiphop in the state. According to him, most people prefer highlife and gyration music to reggae in the state especially the lower class.

The Reggae master contended that reggae music and Rastafarianism is the solution to the problems of the world, because it preaches about equal rights and justice, one love, Jah worship, unity and black consciousness among others. He said if people could adopt these principles and doctrine there would be total peace, harmony love and unity in the world.

According to the Delta state-born reggae faithful, Rastafarianism and Christianity are the same because both preach about one God and righteousness, and condemns corruption, fornication and violence.

He, however, stressed that both differ in their mode of worship, dress pattern and attitude. According to him, while some so called Christian women paint their fingers, feet, mouth wear wig and expose their bodies in the public in the name of fashion, Rastafarian women do not do such things because they are happy and satisfied with the way God created them. He said anything short of that is a revolution against God’s work.

Ras Zyno enjoined youths do embrace reggae because its message serves as tonic to the body and it is the blacks man’s music- which has its roots in the African culture. The Delta state born reggae man, said Rivers state loves music so much, but loves gyration and highlife most, because of the language used which is basically pidgin which is also why they patronise the music of Stone Cold more than others, Stressing that some reggae musicians also use pidgin in their music therefore, they should give reggae the chance to grow like other genres of music in the state