“Before you fight crime, make sure you fight poverty first” such is an example of lyrical utterance from the ever rising reggae artist, Bugle on his track ‘Devine Intervention‘
Bugle is one reggae artists who is doing great and still has more potential. Besides his voice being deep literally, the man’s music comes in with deep consciousness and spiritual upliftiment that is necessary in the society.
The first time I heard his music was around 2007 when he met up with Serani and started producing under the Daseca Productions stable. Back then he looked like any other youth in the reggae dancehall community; clean shave and trending fashion. However, there was one difference between his music and other artist. From the onset, Bugle’s music spoke to the soul and it is best to listen to it from the heart not from the ear.
With time, he has matured even more and his music is becoming more and deeper. His dressing as changed too. He now keep his beard and dreadlocks which are smartly covered in a turban. To me, Bugle now qualifies to sit next to Capleton and Sizzla in the Reggae board of elders. His album ‘Annointed’ proved that he is one of the best in the reggae community. He sings about positivity to the extent that at one point he sings…”For as long as it’s not HIV, always stay positive”.
Bugle tells a story of a ghetto child who seeks to be emancipated from all sorts of bondage that he is receiving from the hands of the unjust system. He educates the people on the ills of the class structure. He also preaches the gospel of salvation and all this comes in a well arranged piece of reggae music. One of his deepest songs came on the ‘Word of prayer riddim’. The song pronounces how the system is turning poor people in to victims:
“The system yah man the system, it ah turn ghrto youths inna victim…we want food and shelter, poor people cry”
On the Brit Jam Soul Riddim, Bugle argued that for crime to be eradicated, there is need to fight poverty first because much of the crime happening in the ghetto is because of poverty so; “Before you fight crime, make sure you fight poverty first”.
Bugle on the microphone
At some point, he gets spiritual and sing…” Yes everyone sin, but no one wanna pay the wages…” Taking it from the bible which says the wages of sin is death, he questions why people sin yet they don’t want to die. Spiritually again, last year he featured on ‘Peace and love riddim’ reminding people that God never give you more than what you can bare. Truly, he is a valuable seed in the field of reggae.
His music to me is a fine piece of art that comes out through deep meditation not just for art’s sake. Besides his lyrics, the sound of his music blended together with the master piece riddims from producers such as Don Coleon and Geneus, he is the man of the moment to me. He deserves a seat in the board of elders.
Big up Bugle. Your works of art are really inspirational and are welcome in the world of reggae.
REGGAEFICATION 