Rasta Blacspade Releases New EP "I Love You"
A prolific songwriter since his late teens, Rasta Blacspade never tires of composing music. That tireless penmanship resulted in I Love You, his first EP which was recently released.
Produced by Dub Chemist, it hears the New York-based singer working with some of reggae’s top musicians including saxophonist Dean Fraser and bassist Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics Band. Their distinctive touches are aimed at helping to broaden his base.
“I want to reach out to audiences outside roots music. This is an EP for everyone, because it speaks to issues which affect families across the world,” said Rasta Blacspade.
He added that, “It (I Love You) is redirecting our attitudes which are fundamental to the upliftment of the entire human race.”
Rasta Blacspade came into 2024 with momentum, thanks to songs like the optimistic Love Over All Things. But for his most ambitious project, he needed a like minded producer like Dub Chemist and tried and proven musicians such as Fraser and Holt.
For the artist, who is from rural St. Catherine parish in Jamaica, it was mission accomplished.
“l am excited knowing that I wrote all the songs, the production is great in a sense that we have some of the greatest musicians alive on it,” said Rasta Blacspade.
While he is a trained mechanic, Rasta Blacspade knew from early that music would play a big role in his life. To achieve that, he moved to Jamaica’s capital Kingston in the 1990s where his ability as a singer/songwriter was noticed by acts like Luciano and Steely and Clevie, then the hottest producers in dancehall music.