Rocky Dawuni Aims to Re-Energize the Forces of Love and Hope on “Beats of Zion”

Rocky Dawuni, the international music star/global ambassador and humanitarian activist, releases his first single and title track of his highly anticipated 7^th studio album Beats of Zion, January 25, 2019 on all platforms via Six Degrees Distribution. The thirteen-track album (out March 8, 2019)  follows the GRAMMYnominated album Branches of the Same Tree, (“Best Reggae Album” in 2016) and expands Rocky’s signature “Afro Roots” sound.

In a time when divisive rhetoric is on the rise and the political climate prefers to build walls over bridges, Rocky’s album Beats of Zion is a refreshing message about global unity and a worldview of oneness. Rocky passionately states, “We live in a time when the elements of international morality need to be proclaimed as a guiding principle for how we engage and deal with each other, between individuals, between communities and among nations. It is a time for global mobilization for action on challenging socio-political issues like the environment and the refugee crisis. Beats of Zion is the drumbeat of war against apathy and re-energizing the forces of love and hope.” He concludes, “Beats of Zion is the rhythm of change beating from a distance and getting louder to awaken positive consciousness.”  More info: http://vzo.ero.mybluehost.me/rocky-dawuni-announces-new-album/

**Rocky Dawuni “Beats of Zion” Single Release Party at the legendary Afro Funke’ on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Townhouse / Del Monte Speakeasy (downstairs) in Venice, CA with special guests DJ Garth Trinidad (KCRW), Magatte Fall & Generation Percu with Kara Mack, resident DJs Jeremy Sole & Glenn Red and much more! More info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/816199725419584/ ** Buy NOW all platforms:  https://rockydawuni.lnk.to/beatssingle  Aftown App (Ghana):  https://efie.co/m4i9c Video Premiere: Rocky Dawuni “Beats of Zion” 

“Influenced by sounds from across the African diaspora – everywhere from Dawuni’s native Ghana to the Caribbean – and beyond, the artist cements his role as a central voice in the contemporary African reggae scene by expanding its very scope.” – PopMatters 

“What a tremendous performance from international reggae star Rocky Dawuni. It has been a joy to watch his maturation as a writer and performer, and this Ghana-based video shows him at the absolute height of his powers, chanting an irresistibly danceable melody that expands the range of his syncretic powers. First rate and a pure joy!“  – Roger Steffens (author of the award-winning “So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley)