One time @dmilliz left a comment below my post. He said, if a number of Indonesian reggae singers focused on singing songs in English, they would be world-famous. This message rang in my mind. I certainly agree with him. If Indonesian reggae sang their songs in English, surely they would be famous. Because what they sing can be understood by many people.

But in fact, there are currently very few Indonesian reggae singers who sing their songs in English. Although it's not completely absent. Like the song that I present this time. The song that was sung by Ras Muhammad along with Naptali was one of them.

But it rarely happens. Most often of course they sing in their mother tongue, Indonesian. Therefore I find it very difficult to find something like this, which is in the English version.

So, I hope you all can enjoy the song of the current Indonesian reggae singer, Ras Muhammad who was sung together with Naptali. He is a reggae singer from Delacree Park, Kingston, Jamaica. This talented singer has started actively singing reggae since he was only 19 years old.

While Ras Muhammad is one of Indonesia's most popular reggae singers today. He knew and studied reggae music while attending school in the United States.

This duet with reggae singers from Jamaica this time really gave birth to a very memorable work. I like this song, although to understand the lyrics I must be assisted with a translator application.

But the video clip in this song was made in Jamaica, precisely at Clarendon. Beautiful and natural hilly areas.

[Lyrics]

Me born & grow as a farmer man/
Yea-yea-yea, so tell dem Ras Muhamad/
...From Indonesia/ Naptali/

Ras Muhamad from the east, way from Indonesia/
Calling out the priest, Naptali from Jamaica/
I was born to make hit songs, I was born as a farmer/
Born & grow with mom & dad, I man nah grow as a gangster/

Naptali:
I'm a farmer man/
Trodding the hills from clarendon/
N might be dutty n mi tired/
Still a put mi shoulder to wheel/
Ras Muhamad/
You is a farmer man/
Trodding the hills of Indonesia/
You might be dutty n yuh tired/
Still yuh put yuh shoulder to di wheel/
Ras Muhamad/

[Bahasa]

Suatu kali @dmilliz meninggalkan komentar di bawah postingan saya. Dia mengatakan, kika sejumlah penyanyi reggae Indonesia fokus pada menyanyikan lagu-lagu dalam bahasa Inggris, mereka akan terkenal di dunia. Pesan ini jadi terngiang di benak saya. Saya tentu saja sependapat dengannya. Andaikan mereka menyanyikan lagu-lagu mereka itu dalam bahasa Inggris, pasti mereka akan terkenal. Lantaran apa yang mereka nyanyikan bisa dipahami banyak orang.

Namun faktanya, saat ini sedikit penyanyi reggae Indonesia yag menyanyikan lagu mereka dalam bahasa Inggris. Meski bukan sama sekali tidak ada. Seperti lagu yang saya hadirkan kali ini. Lagu yang dibawakan oleh Ras Muhammad bersama dengan Naptali adalah salah satunya.

Tetapi jarang terjadi. Paling sering tentu saja mereka menyanyikan dalam bahasa ibu, bahasa Indonesia. Karena itu saya sulit sekali menemukan yang seperti ini, yang dalam versi bahasa Inggris.

Jadi, saya berharap Anda semua bisa menikmatu lagu dari penyanyi reggae terkenal Indoensia saat ini, Ras Muhammad yang dinyanyikan bareng dengan Naptali. Ia adalah penyanyi reggae dari Delacree Park, Kingston, Jamaika. Penyanyi berbakat ini sudah mulai aktif bernyanyi reggae sejak usianya baru 19 tahun.

Semetara Ras Muhammad adalah satu penyanyi reggae Indonesia paling populer saat ini. Ia mengenal dan mendalami musik reggae saat bersekolah di Amerika Serikat.

Duet dengan penyanyi reggae dari Jamaika kali ini benar-benar melahirkan sebuah karya yang sangat berkesan. Saya suka lagu ini, meski untuk memahami liriknya saya harus dibantu dengan aplikasi penerjemah.

Tapi video klip dalam lagu ini dibuat di Jamaika, tepatnya di Clarendon. Kawasan perbukitan yang indah dan alami.

Zainal Bakri

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