Buju Banton sat down with a few members of the San Franciso Gay community. While much wasn’t said about the details of their dialogue (wouldn’t you want to be a fly on that wall!) I’m sure this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the two parties seeing eye to eye
Four members of San Francisco’s gay community met this afternoon for 40-minutes with Jamaican singer Buju Banton in Larkspur, up in Marin County, to discuss his troubling history with gay people.
According to Buju and his advisers, this was his first meeting ever with gay advocates, and they really want to put an end to the controversy that continues to dog him over violent homo-hating song he sang in his late teens, “Boom Bye Bye.”
Buju is definitely a leader in the Dancehall community, and with activist comming down on a slew of his performances over the last few years this is probably an effort to close the “Boom Bye Bye” chapter and move on with his career.
What are your thoughts? Is Buju caving in on his beliefs or trying to discover a solution so that he, and many other Dancehall artistes, can make a difference and really the industry?
Mikelah
Mikelah is a Caribbean Culture expert, curating the bridge between the Caribbean and its diaspora. A CUNY Baruch College graduate with a BBA in Marketing. With previous experience with Caribbean lifestyle brands such as VP Records, Tempo TV and JAMROCK Magazine. Currently serving as a digital marketing maven by day, while continuing to collaborate with Caribbean brands.
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