Belizean American artist Pupa Curly has been making music with a mixture of reggae and rap flavors since the late '80s. Thirty plus years later, Curly is still at the top of his game, still creating and still relevant, and he's currently in Belize to promote his new album, Griot.
This morning, he stopped by our studio to talk about why he thinks that local music fans would enjoy his 15-track album. Here's that conversation:
Pupa Curly - Artist
"The whole album is inspired by what's been happening in this world all over, you know. As a matter of fact, you could find songs like Everywhere is War, Gone Away. One of my favorite songs is gone away, as a matter of fact. It hits all the senseless loss of lives we've been going through, not only in Belize but all over the world - but especially in Belize itself. I believe a lot of my fans can really appreciate that it's a little bit outside my reggae zone, but it's a favorite song of mine on the album."
"A little bit of everything, mostly Reggae, a little Dancehall. [I] touched a little bit of Reggaeton flavor in it, and some R&B."
"We've been dropping singles for a while. [As] a matter of fact, Money, people recognized that one single I dropped a couple of years. So, the album is like 3 years in the making. The singles that I've dropped so far from the album is Money, Dem a Watch We, Gone Away was released not long ago. She Was Sixteen [is] another solid song from the album, featuring El Jai and Sweet Tea on that same single in collaboration with me. The project is well-rounded, and I've been releasing singles. [I] still haven't gotten through half the album yet, as far as releasing singles from it, but it's progress in the making."
Reporter
"How can Belizean fans access the album to support you?"
Pupa Curly
"Any digital platform that you are aware of, the album is at. So, you know, Spotify, Deezer, Apple iTunes, wherever, you just go there and you'll find the album.curly."
You can find Griot on all music streaming platforms.
