'Til Shiloh Returns

’TIL SHILOH RETURNS

FOLLOWING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS SEMINAL ALBUM ‘’TIL SHILOH’ VIPER SPOKE TO BUJU BANTON ABOUT SPIRITUALITY AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO DANCEHALL MUSIC.

Your iconic album ‘’Til Shiloh’ recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and you’ve released a new album with new versions of the songs. What was your original mind state when making the album?

The original mind set of 25 years ago can’t be repeated in this day in this album but I tried to make it in its exact form. The music is a testament of exactly what I was going through, the murder of my friend that inspired the song ‘Murderer’, to the struggles of life which inspired ‘It’s Not An Easy Road’. From the reality that the West somehow is constructing a different dimension on ’Til I’m Laid To Rest’, all these songs came at a pivotal time in my transition from the hardcore Dancehall to Reggae music.

It’s a seminal album for Jamaica for that same reason.

Absolutely.

’TIL SHILOH RETURNS