MIGRATING to Jamaica was an easy decision for up-and-coming reggae singer Bobo Naturall. In fact, the St Kitts-born artiste said he grew up on a diet of Jacob Miller, Bob Marley and other of the genre’s stalwarts.

He now calls Bull Bay in St Thomas home.

“Jamaica is really the home of reggae music, so the decision to come here was not very hard. After doing several shows in New York, I knew that the time was now. I had to come to Jamaica and put in the grass root work if I wanted to be recognised in the business,” he said.

Bobo Naturall is currently promoting his four-track EP Love and Live. The self-produced set was released in June.

“It’s cultural, conscious, positive, and uplifting,” he said, of the project.

In addition to the title track, the EP comprises Rastafari Loving, Dread Natty Dread, and Everything’s Irie.

The 40-year-old said there is a need for positive music as it impacts society.

“More positive music can uplift and build the youths instead of the constant overload of inappropriate, negative, violent utterances. Musicians should understand that music teaches the nation whether it be good or bad, so it is the responsibility of ones and ones to sing music for Jah,” he said.

Bobo Naturall, who spent part of his years in Brooklyn, feels it is only a matter of time that he will get the his big break.

“I’m serious about my music. Hardworking, ambitious and motivated. Is like Jah speaking to I. Coming forward to Jamaica and sitting in, really giving me a strength,” he said.

— Cecelia Campbell-Livingston