Buju's Before the Dawn to drop September 28

Friday, September 10, 2010

Incarcerated Reggae superstar, Buju Banton's new album, Before The Dawn is scheduled drop in North America and Japan on September 28. The release date for the UK and France has been set for October 4. However, it will be available in the rest of Europe a few days earlier -- October 1. Fans around the world may pre-order the album now on both iTunes and Amazon.com.

The ninth studio album by the artiste born Mark Myrie, Before The Dawn boasts 10 powerful tracks that, according to his handlers, comprise some of the most powerful songs written by Banton since his professional entry into the music business over twenty years ago.

Recorded at Banton's own Gargamel Music studio in Kingston, Before The Dawn is filled with traditional roots on the track Do Good, classic rock on the tune No Smoking At All, and heartfelt Reggae on the especially potent Battered & Bruised. The album's unofficial anthem, Innocent is said to strike a highly personal chord that is hoped will resonate deeply with longtime fans.

Despite his current incarceration, Buju was heavily involved in putting together this latest offering -- from choosing the final track listing and laboring over the phone with the producers and engineers to get the mixes just right, to conceptualising the project's distinguished packaging. Physical copies of the album contain a special note written from inside the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Florida, where he has been patiently awaiting trial for the past nine months.

Buju Banton will finally have his day in court when the trial, which has had a number of delays, kicks off on Monday, September 20, in Tampa, Florida. An esteemed team of federal criminal defense attorneys, led by David Oscar Markus of Markus & Markus Law, is representing the four time Grammy-nominated artiste.