FORT LAUDERDALE – When singjay Ras Zukes launches his first album at Customs Vibes Lounge in Fort Lauderdale on February 28, he says his mom Margaret Higgins will likely be there in spirit. His greatest inspiration, she died final September at age 69.
Fittingly, the album is titled Mama Inform Me That, and will likely be launched on her birthday. The 11-song set is produced by Kenergi Music and will likely be distributed by VPAL/VP Information.
Ras Zukes
“Once I began recording this album I’d ship the tracks for her to hear. That’s why we’re releasing the album on her birthday, that’s probably the most heartwarming feeling ever,” mentioned Ras Zukes, who was additionally born in February.
Mama Inform Me That features songs like Intercourse Slave, Ganja Spliff and Til The Battle Is Received, which options lovers rock big Sanchez. Two of its songs — She Say She Wann and Damsel — had been beforehand launched.
Primarily based in South Florida, Ras Zukes is from Trelawny parish in western Jamaica, whose most well-known son is celebrity sprinter Usain Bolt. His recording profession started in 2003 after developed his sound on that area’s vacationer circuit.
He takes a maternal strategy to recording music.
“I deal with music like how a lady cares for her new child, so these songs are my offspring. In different phrases, all of them are champions,” mentioned Ras Zukes.
Jango Recent, DJ Monk, Lee Kelly, Dappa, Empress Bubbles, DJ Eric Jermaine and Nicky Blaze are additionally right down to carry out on the launch of Mama Inform Me That.
