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Internationally adored reggae revivalist, artist and producer Protoje makes a return with his anthemic new single ‘BIG 45’ dropping today on his In.Digg.Nation Collective/Ineffable Records label.
Protoje delivers his new single ‘BIG 45’, a booming reggae anthem saluting soundsystem culture, which is produced by The Indiggnation and Winta James, who was responsible for some of Protoje’s biggest songs including ‘Who Knows’ and ‘Switch It Up’ featuring Koffee. He has already been teasing the tune at his live shows and on socials, receiving an overwhelmingly positive response.
In the video directed by SAMO, Protoje casually performs the bass-driven track while he and his crew transport speaker boxes through the streets. The featured cabinets of sound are staples of Jamaican sound system culture that have cultivated the veteran musician’s career. Protoje carries the torch for sound system culture, which is a formative part of reggae music that was birthed out of Jamaica.
Protoje said “’BIG 45’ is a reggae and dancehall anthem…it’s talking about soundsystem, it’s talking about live music. This song came up whilst I was in soundcheck in Germany. My band started to play a vibe and I connected with it. The moment we started it, everybody got excited because we knew it was one of those ‘bring everyone together’ type of songs to make you move and rise up.”
“BIG 45” kicks off a major touring season for Protoje. On March 9th, the reggae superstar hits the stage at Australia’s WOMADelaide festival and journeys across Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Denmark throughout the end of the month. In April and May, he will perform throughout the U.S. and return to Europe this summer for the reggae festival circuit, followed by a string of solo dates in November.
