Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- Since the release of his debut album "Dread and Terrible" in 2014, Jamaican artist Chronixx has led a revival of message-oriented reggae that has been warmly embraced around the world. He has earned critical acclaim, a Grammy nomination for his last album "Chronology", performed with global stars including U2 and Lauryn Hill, and recently recorded a remix with Alicia Keys for her single "Underdog."

The disruption caused to the music business by the Covid-19 pandemic has offered the 26-year-old whose official name is Jamar McNaughton a fresh perspective on life and his community, as he revealed in an exclusive online interview with BDLife last week.

"Always make your home a fortress so that when the global system takes ...