{"id":7524,"date":"2024-01-19T09:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=7524"},"modified":"2024-01-26T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:32:16","slug":"exco-levi-set-to-release-his-latest-album-born-to-be-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=7524","title":{"rendered":"Exco Levi Set to Release his Latest Album \u2018Born to be Free.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian reggae artiste Exco Levi is gearing up to release his latest album, titled <strong><em>\u2018Born to be Free\u2019<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The artiste, known for his thought-provoking lyrics and conscious reggae sound, said that the album revolves around the themes of liberation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe concept of this album is based mainly around the themes of freedom and consciousness not only from shackles, but mentally as well,\u201d said Exco Levi.<\/p>\n<p>The multiple Juno Award winner, whose last album Narrative, produced by Silly Walks, was released in 2018, shared that the songs for his new album was written during the pandemic and that this period of introspection undoubtedly shaped the album\u2019s content.\u00a0 \u201cThere was a lot of time to explore with thoughts and music,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Exco Levi is signed to the Penthouse Label in Jamaica, the Canadian flag on the album cover highlights the significant role Canada has played in his journey. Exco Levi acknowledges the substantial financial support provided by the Canadian government for musicians and artistes, citing organisations like FACTOR Canada and the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) grant. This support, he believes, is crucial for the preservation and promotion of artistic expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJamaica is my home and Canada is my second home. The government of Canada gives a lot of financial support for musicians and artistes every year, so I am happy to have FACTOR Canada and the OMDC grant on board for this project. Jamaica can do much more for the preservation of reggae. However, financially, Canada is a first-world country, they have the resources to put in different areas,\u201d said Exco Levi.<\/p>\n<p>He is advocating for Jamaica to adopt a model like Canada\u2019s in supporting its artistes and preserving reggae music. He emphasises the need for Jamaica to invest more in its musicians and create a system that fosters economic development and not just in entertainment. Looking at the disparity between the cost of items such as ackee in Canada versus Jamaica, he underlined the potential for Jamaica to build a robust economy by investing in its citizens, farming, and various sectors, much like the Canadian Arts Council does with the creators.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2018Born to be Free\u2019<\/em><\/strong> features collaborations with artistes such as Dwayne Stephenson and Charly Black. When asked about his favourite collaboration or track on the album, Exco Levi points to <strong><em>\u2018One Life\u2019<\/em><\/strong> as a standout piece that resonates with him.\u00a0 \u201cI like all the songs; however, the one that stood out to me more is One Life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Exco Levi shared that he hopes the album will deliver a much-needed dose of enlightenment and upliftment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to awake the sleeping consciousness of the audience. We need these kinds of music in this time when there is so much going on in the world. There is not a lot of music out there enlightening and uplifting the people; even with the abundance of water in Jamaica, the fools are still thirsty. Bless up all reggae musicians worldwide who is still on the conscious side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Born to be Free is set to be released on March 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian reggae artiste Exco Levi is gearing up to release his latest album, titled \u2018Born to be Free\u2019.\u00a0 The artiste, known for his thought-provoking lyrics and conscious reggae sound, said that the album revolves around the themes of liberation. \u201cThe concept of this album is based mainly around the themes of freedom and consciousness not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":7515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,239],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-7524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-news","category-international-news","tag-featured"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7525,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7524\/revisions\/7525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}