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February 09, 2009
Burning Spear cops the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Jah is Real.
Spear was announced as the winner of the Best Reggae Album at the 2009 Grammy Award for his album - "Jah Is Real," released by Burning Music Production. This is the second time that Burning Spear has won the reggae Grammy. In 2000 he won with "Calling Rastafari
Burning Spear is a roots reggae artiste in the classic sense, hailing from Jamaica and renowned for the Rastafarian messages of his music.
Other nominees in the Best Reggae Album Grammy category for 2008 included:
* Elephant Man, for Let's Get Physical, released by VP Records/Bad Boy
* Heavy D, for Vibes, released by Stride/Universal
* Lee "Scratch" Perry, for Repentance, released by Narnack Records
* Shaggy, for Intoxication, also released by VP Records
* Sly & Robbie, for Amazing, released by Fontana International
Congrats Burning Spears, keep the fire burning.
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