Music Review

Voice of Jamaica (1993)

Buju Banton
Reviewed by Marisa Fox | Aug 06, 1993
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Lead Performance: Buju Banton; Genre: Reggae/Ska

Last year the press roasted this toaster for his homophobic track ''Boom Bye-Bye,'' which may be why his major label American debut, Voice of Jamaica, is so nauseatingly politically correct (from the antiviolence ''Tribal War'' to the PG-rated safe-sex primer ''Willy Don't Be Silly''). The only raw thing left, his rugged vocals, competes too much with lively backup singers and stock production. C+

Originally posted Jul 28, 2009 Published in issue #182 Aug 06, 1993 Order article reprints

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