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Copy of JAH CURE GRAMMY NOMINATED JAH CURE DROPS NEW ALBUM AUGUST 30TH FEATURES BY TORY LANEZ, DAMIAN 'JR. GONG' MARLEY, MELANIE FIONA, MYA, CAPLETON & MORE 1. On The Move 2. Brighter Day 3. Marijuana (feat. Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley) 4. Telephone Love 5. Magic (fe at. Tory Lanez) 6. Risk It All (feat. Phyllisia Ross) 7. Pretty Face 8. Work It Out (feat. Melanie Fiona) 9. Eyes On Your Body (feat. Dru, Sketch Carey & Alx) 10. Only You (feat. Mya) 11. Don’t Walk Away 12. Royal Soldier 13. Life Is Real (feat. Popcaan) 14. Street Kings (feat. Yami Bolo, Junior Reid & Capleton) J a h c u r e h i t s Jah Cure is a musical adventurer, exploring rhythms, moods and meaning with his latest album “Royal Soldier,” his first since “The Cure” in 2015. Cure writes songs about love and consciousness and reality. His music moves between classic roots and smooth R&B and often challenges the boundaries of the reggae genre. His last album, THE CURE, dominated the Billboard reggae charts for a phenomenal 36 weeks and was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. ' C A L L O N M E ' ' N E V E R F I N D ' 3 0 + M I L L I O N V I E W S 2 7 + M I L L I O N V I E W S ' U N C O N D I T I O N A L L O V E ' ' T H A T G I R L ' 2 7 + M I L L I O N V I E W S 1 1 + M I L L I O N V I E W S PRESS PLAY ICON TO WATCH VIDEO n u m b e r o n e s p o t "Hauntingly marvelous voice that I dare deem the best voice in reggae today!" - Forbes Magazine Jah cure's grammy nominated album 'the cure' spent 37 weeks on the reggae billboard charts. first reggae artist to produce a number one hit worldwide while incarcerated ' m a r i j u a n a ' jah cure ft. damian 'junior gong' marley jah cure teamed up with damian marley 'junior gong' marley for a 4/20 release of 'marijuana' the single. over 3 million streams across combined platforms. video cameo appearances by alborosie, luciano, jesse royal, kumar, capleton, bushman, & kubaka pyramid. VIDEO PREMIERE CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO ' t e l e p h o n e l o v e ' VIDEO PREMIERE CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO C U R E A R O U N D T H E W O R L D CURE PERFORMS LIVE IN ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH CONCERT 2015 CURE PERFORMS LIVE IN BELGIUM REGGAE GEEL 2017 CURE PERFORMS LIVE IN JAMAICA 1XTRA CONCERT 2019 CURE PERFORMS LIVE IN KENYA UHURU GARDENS 2019 J A H C U R E I N T H E M E D I A J a h C u r e g i v e s b a c k Jah Cure picks up more school supplies for the children of his former primary school in Sandy Bay, Jamaica. Part of his Back to School 2018 Giveback. J A H C U R E I N T H E M E D I A J a h C u r e L e a d s N a i r o b i C i t y C l e a n u p “You know Kenya is somewhere I love and when Kenya is more developed I feel more proud. I can come and enjoy Kenya more, so whatever nice happens for Kenya its happens for me too because I can come and share it and enjoy it.” -JAH CURE PLAY THE VIDEO HERE #MYWASTEMYRESPONSIBILITY .
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