2017 — Sound of a Nation | Rhythm & Roots

2017

Royaltyby Samuel Medas

gospel-reggae

📜 Samuel Medas released "Royalty" — and the Caribbean stopped to listen. "My Daddy is the King, so I am Royalty" became a declaration of identity and faith. Children sang it, churches played it, and social media exploded with homemade videos.

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“Every time I hear this song I’m back in my grandmother’s kitchen in Berbice on a Saturday morning. She’d be making cook-up and this would be playing on the radio.”— Marcia, Toronto

“My dad played this in the car every time we drove back from church in Georgetown. I didn’t appreciate it then. I do now.”— Devon, London

“This came out the year we moved to Brooklyn. My mother played it every time she was homesick. Which was every day.”— Priya, New York