BBC Radio 1Xtra, Feb. 14, 2018
This post also showcases a 2018 BBC performance of Protege and Chronixx's 2014 Reggae hit song "Who Knows" Lyrics to this song are also included in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT PROTEJE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoje
"Oje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981),[1] popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer Lorna Bennett, best known for her 1972 rendition of "Breakfast in Bed".[2] His father is a former calypso king from the island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....
INFORMATION ABOUT CHRONIXX
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronixx
"Jamar Rolando McNaughton (born 10 October 1992),[1] popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle".[2][3] Chronixx and his music has been branded as a "Reggae Revival", alongside other reggae musicians including Alborosie, Dre Island, Jah Bouks, Jah9, Protoje, Kelissa, Jesse Royal, Keznamdi and Kabaka Pyramid. His lyrical content revolves around themes of anti-war, romantic declarations and resiliency.[4][5]
LYRICS - WHO KNOWS
(Proteje)
Source: https://genius.com/Protoje-who-knows-lyrics
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Click for the official 2014 YouTube video of Protoje's song "Who Knows". As of August 4, 2020 at 12:45 PM that video has 137,164,528 views. The YouTube BBC Radio 1Xtra in Jamaica (2018) video has 1.6 views.
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INFORMATION ABOUT PROTEJE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoje
"Oje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981),[1] popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer Lorna Bennett, best known for her 1972 rendition of "Breakfast in Bed".[2] His father is a former calypso king from the island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....
in 2010, Protoje's debut album, entitled The Seven Year
Itch, was released on 25 January 2011. The first single off the album, dubbed
"Arguments" (2009), was responsible for his early popularity in
Jamaica. In 2011, he released another single off the album entitled "Rasta
Love" featuring Ky-Mani Marley.
His second album, The 8 Year Affair, was released 12
February 2013. "Who Dem a Program" was the first single released from
the album in January 2012, with "This Is Not a Marijuana Song"
following mid-year. "Kingston Be Wise" was heavily promoted via
traditional and social media. On the day of its release, 5 November 2012, the
music video became the most viewed YouTube link among internet users in Jamaica…..
The song "Kingston Be Wise" (a remake of Ini Kamoze's song
"England be nice") was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V
on the in-game "Blue Ark" radio station,[6] increasing its popularity
further and making an international name for the reggae artist. …
In December 2014 Protoje was included on BBC Radio 1Xtra's
'Hot for 2015' list.[8]
His third album Ancient Future … includes the song "Who
Knows", a collaboration with Chronixx, which was released as a single.[2]
Two tracks from the album, "Answer to Your Name" and
"Criminal" were released ahead of the album as exclusives on the
England Be Wise mixtape for BBC 1xtra DJ Toddla T.[11] Two weeks after its
release it topped the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[12]
[…]
His 2018 album, A Matter of Time, received a Grammy Award
nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.[13]
[…]
On 13 April 2020, Protoje announced a new label deal with
RCA Records. The deal allowed him "a certain level of creative
control" and included artists Lila Iké And Sevana who he had been
mentoring under his own In.Digg.Nation label.[15][16]"...
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Click http://www.protoje.com/about for more information about Proteje and his
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Click http://www.protoje.com/about for more information about Proteje and his
There is an exciting resurgence of conscious, organic music
in Jamaica, and industry experts and observers agree that Protoje, born Oje Ken
Ollivierre, is a forefront figurehead in what has become known as “The Reggae
Revival.”
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronixx
"Jamar Rolando McNaughton (born 10 October 1992),[1] popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle".[2][3] Chronixx and his music has been branded as a "Reggae Revival", alongside other reggae musicians including Alborosie, Dre Island, Jah Bouks, Jah9, Protoje, Kelissa, Jesse Royal, Keznamdi and Kabaka Pyramid. His lyrical content revolves around themes of anti-war, romantic declarations and resiliency.[4][5]
[…]
His EP, Dread & Terrible, was released on 1 April 2014,
and topped the Billboard Top Reggae Albums charts on the week of 18 April.[2][14]
Following his appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show and his Central Park concert
the EP saw significant gains, according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning a number
two position on the Digital Reggae Singles chart.[4] The EP returned to the
number one spot on the Top Reggae Albums chart, according to SoundScan.[4] By
March 2015, the EP had spent 42 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Top
Reggae Albums chart.[15]
In May 2014, he won Culture Artist of the Year, Best New
Artist, and Entertainer of the Year at the Linkage Awards in New York.[16] In
July 2014, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on US network
NBC.[17] He followed this with a concert in Central Park attended by over 5,000
people.
[…]
His 2017 debut album, Chronology, received a Grammy Award
nomination, and in the same year he received a Prime Minister's National Youth
Award for Excellence.[23]
On March 13, 2020, Chronixx released the first single
"Dela Move" from his upcoming second album, "Dela Splash".
The title of the track and album were inspired by his hometown – De La Vega
City, a district in Spanish Town, Jamaica. [24] [25]"...
****LYRICS - WHO KNOWS
(Proteje)
[Intro: Protoje & Chronixx]
And this a Protoje (yeah)
Chronixx a weh you say (yeah)
Oooookkk (oh well)
[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]
Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?
I just go where the trade wind blows
Sending love to my friends and foes
And I suppose
I'm pleased
To be chilling in the West Indies (How you mean?)
Jah provide all my wants and needs
I got the sunshine, rivers and trees
Green leaves
Oh yeah
[Verse 1: Protoje]
Where me see Jah me see a way
Drastically stray from hypocrisy I say (Yeah)
Every man to dem own a philosophy
I live the proper way and then mi read a chapter daily
Man deh in a city hungry and nuh eat
And food deh down a country just a drop off a di trees dem (huh)
You see say poverty nuh real den
Is what the reasoning revealing
[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]
Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?
I just go where the trade wind blows
Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello)
And I suppose (Hello)
I'm pleased
To be chilling in the West Indies
(How you mean?)
Jah provide all my wants and needs
I got the sunshine, rivers and trees
Green leaves
Oh yeah
Verse 2: [Protoje]
When the rain pitta pat pon the roof
Herb just a steam pepper pot 'pon the stew
Life is a dream if you got gratitude
So go tell the regime dem can't stop what we do now
Information you think on your own
Or else you are a slave to the things that you know
What do you know if you learn everyday
So be careful a things weh you say
[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]
Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?
I just go where the trade wind blows
Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello)
And I suppose (Hello)
I'm pleased
To be chilling in the West Indies
(How you mean?)
Jah provide all my wants and needs
I got the sunshine rivers and trees
Green leaves
Oh yeah
[Verse 3: Protoje]
Africa in a we soul but a Jah inna wi heart
It is of importance for I 'n' I gather
If we cannot show now a balance at we yaad
How do we propose then to carry it abroad
Cannot go to I-thiopia and you nuh have a plan
The building of a nation a hand a help a hand
Everyone a love a one, every man is just a man
It shall be a coronation when we land, land, land
[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]
Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?
I just go where the trade wind blows (Yeah, man)
Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello), and I suppose (Hello)
I'm pleased
To be chilling in the West Indies
(How you mean?)
Jah provide all my wants and needs
I got the sunshine rivers and trees
Green leaves
Yeah
[Outro: Chronixx & Protoje]
And I say we just don't know
Who knows, who knows?
Yeah man
Who knows? Yeah
We just move with Jah every time
I'm pleased (and give thanks)
To be chilling in the West Indies
You see that smile on me
Jah provide all my wants and needs
Oh yeah, yeah
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Click for the official 2014 YouTube video of Protoje's song "Who Knows". As of August 4, 2020 at 12:45 PM that video has 137,164,528 views. The YouTube BBC Radio 1Xtra in Jamaica (2018) video has 1.6 views.
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