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2011 Reggae Grammy Goes To Buju Banton

Just hours before the scheduled start of his retrial in a Tampa, Florida court on drug conspiracy and other charges, dancehall/reggae artiste Buju Banton scored a morale-boosting victory earlier tonight, when his Before The Dawn [ Amazon | iTunes ] album was announced as the winner of the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards being held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Banton’s album won ahead of fellow nominees:

Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac – Isaacs Meets Isaac [ iTunes ]
Lee “Scratch” Perry – Revelation [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Bob Sinclair And Sly & Robbie – Made In Jamaica [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Sly & Robbie & The Taxi Gang – One Pop Reggae + [ Amazon | iTunes ]
Andrew Tosh – Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh [ Amazon | iTunes ]

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Panama said on February 14, 2011 at 9:35 am
Gwan Banton!
Blee said on February 15, 2011 at 8:35 am
What good is a Grammy, give the man his freedom!!
buju said on May 9, 2011 at 5:15 am
the moment you loose touch with ur creator, you are done.because of sodomy GOD destroyred sodom and gomorah.very soon buju banton will soon be free like air and be churning out good music with conscious lyrics.big up buju banton big upgrammy award organisers.