CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Terminal 3 Productions artiste Iatana believes his music is heading in the right direction. According to the artiste, he would love to see the Caribbean merge as one musical unit for positivity.

"It is always a good idea to integrate and come together as one big fraternity. This would make Caribbean music stronger and more accepted by all. I think that classical reggae music promoted world-wide always stood for positive entertainment, and that is what we should all strive towards," he said.

According to the artiste, hard-core dancehall is too vulgar for the public.

"The legends of reggae mostly sang about love and unity and equal rights for all. However, I think dancehall, underground reggae, is a little too vulgar and violent and sends the wrong message to our youths," Iatana said.

Positive music

The artiste holds the view that positive music will turn around negativity in Jamaica.

"I believe artistes have a power to heal the nation, a man might see music as just music, but it is socialisation and people live what they learn. So if we give of a music that is vulgar and violent, then the people will act in such a manner, so a just some positive vibration we need," he said.

Based in the United States, the reggae act has also inked collaborations with a number of hip-hop artistes such as Jadakiss, Wyclef, Lil Flip, Keith Murray, ROYCE 5'9, Spida from the Fugees camp, among others. Iatana has also released a single called Rich Righteous Teachers, which has received several downloads on iTunes and Amazon.com.

The artiste's team can followed via social networks @terminal3p @jpbeatst3p @fame_mdv and @drewsland (CIE).