By: Bakary Ceesay
Jahringo, German based Gambian Reggae Dancehall artiste has released a new video called 'The Roots' available on YouTube.
The video is directed by Wax Media in The Gambia depict the importance African roots should not be defy away even though you lives in Western world.
Jahringo told Voice Vibes that 'The Roots' is a special song talking about the superiority of our African cultural heritage and the importance of preserving and being proud of it.
Musically the marketability of commercial music tend to make people look down on cultural instruments and music.
"But we shouldn't forget that this same music are inspired by the cultural instruments and melodies and therefore can be above it," he explains.
He added that the song also talks about us being the warriors from the ancient bringing on to them things from the ancestral realms with the kora in connection with reggae being an example and no amount of fight or hype can deny the superiority of our Vibes.
Below the link of 'The Roots' video is here:https://youtu.be/4qzCrH35aik
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