Reggae Sumfest boss Josef “Joe” Bogdanovich says he’s delighted to e book YG Marley, son of singer Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, to carry out at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Friday, July 19.
“Reggae Sumfest will really feel the vitality of YG Marley and his optimistic and youthful stance, Bogdanovich instructed Caribbean Life on Monday.
Jamaican leisure publicist Anthony Turner mentioned that YG Marley – the grandson of the legendary Bob Marley who grew up in South Orange, NJ – rose to stardom along with his reggae hit “Reward Jah In The Moonlight” that samples Bob Marley’s hit “Disaster.”
New York-based Turner mentioned the music entered the highest 40 of the Billboard Sizzling 100, and peaked throughout the prime 10 in the UK, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden.
YG, in late 2023, started performing “Reward Jah within the Moonlight,” throughout his mom’s twenty fifth anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill tour, Turner mentioned.
He mentioned video clips from his performances went viral on TikTok. The only was formally launched on Christmas Day 2023.
Primarily based on the recognition of the music, YG was booked to carry out on the 2024 Coachella music pageant in California, which is the place Bogdanovich noticed him carry out dwell, Turner mentioned.
“It will likely be a fantastic expertise when he hits the Sumfest stage,” Bogdanovich mentioned.
Turner mentioned that it was on July 7, 1979, 45 years in the past, that YG’s grandad Bob Marley created historical past in Montego Bay. He was mobbed by followers at what was his final efficiency on Jamaican soil, Turner mentioned.
He mentioned the Reggae King, backed by The Wailers band, enthralled followers with hits equivalent to “Jamming,” “Get Up, Stand Up” and “No Lady No Cry.”
“He (YG) has an enormous alternative to make an enormous distinction with the brand new technology at Reggae Sumfest 2024,” Bogdanovich mentioned.
Turner mentioned, whereas YG’s mother isn’t booked for Reggae Sumfest, “many really feel she is going to be a part of her son on stage for an impromptu efficiency.”
“At Coachella, YG introduced out hip hop legend Busta Rhymes and engaged in a partial reunion of the Fugees along with his mother that created an astounding efficiency for followers,” Turner mentioned.
