“Dancehall and reggae artists, like other Black cultural producers and productions, do not need their work to be validated or legitimized by an institution that has failed to bring itself up to speed. The music is valid and worthy because we made it.”
With that said, it’s uncertain what the aim of the Grammys’ “Best Reggae Album” is. Is the purpose to award artists who continue reggae’s tradition, or who innovate it and or to acknowledge artists who adapt the sound to their own locale? Whatever the goal, it’s clear that it’s time to divest from the desire to be recognized by this institution.
In the wake of SOJA’s win, many fans on social media began to offer solutions of what could be done to better honor and acknowledge music produced from the Caribbean and empower the artists who champion it.. Calls to institute regional award shows, support existing ones, or revive ones from the past were made.
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