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sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

Protoje - Seven Year Itch 2011















Since his emergence on the local music scene last summer, budding reggae artist Oje Ollivierre, otherwise known as Protoje, has made quite an impression on Caribbean music lovers as well as industry insiders.
Ollivierre was one of those persons who was born in the 1980s but wished he was born in the '60s because of his love for vintage reggae music.
The artiste who hails from St Elizabeth said he is happy with his music and thinks it is unique.
"It's not really a present-day sound but it offers me the opportunity to experiment with music while at the same time bringing a vintage sound to it. That's the type of music I grew up on and that's what I want to do, but it's just that it's not the norm right now," he said.
Protoje's music can be classified as dubstyle reggae.
"There's a bit of dub in the music, there's a rock guitarist in the band and my writing style represents the subtle hip-hop aspect so when all of them are fused you get a unique sound," he said.
The singer has been busy. He recently released two new music videos for his singles Dread and JA. Apart from that, he has been in the studio with his cousin, chart-topping producer Donovan 'Don Corleon' Bennett, working on his debut album, The Seven Year Itch. The album, he said, should be ready for release by the end of summer.
According to Protoje, the sky is the limit but he hopes to start travelling soon. "I want to start travelling and getting on the road, as well as working on other album concepts although it's more about getting on the road now," he said.
"The response of the people has been so good. I think it is time to take it to the streets. The most common thing that I have heard from people about my music is that it is different. Even established entertainers tell me that and it really means a lot because I am trying to be as different as possible while at the same time keeping the message positive."