02-10 | reggae agenda meets lion bobmano (nl)

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1. Please tell us who you are and where you are from? I am Lion Bobmano aka KingBobo and I come from Surinam, a country in South-America.

2. When and what was your first encounter with reggae music? I think I was born with it, if I think back into my childhood. I was always listening to reggae music, from that time till this time, I am still into it.

3. What does reggae music mean to you and why? Reggae music mean a lot to me I breath reggae, I think reggae, I live reggae.

4. Where does your inspiration to play reggae music come from?
My inspiration came from other artists with positive message and everything I saw around me and it's still going on.  

5. What do you think the future will bring for Reggae music?
Well if all artists in the bussines keep the reggae music clean and positive, I think the future will bring reggae more positive vibez. As we all know nobody can’t stop reggae music.

6. Who is your favorite artist and why?
In fact I don’t really have a favorite artist that I look up to, I listen to and like every artist who keep it positive and clean.

7. Which artist you considered a role-model when you were younger?
I have listen a lot to Lucky Dube, he was one of my father’s favorites, but at that time I didn’t thought that I would become a singer myself, If i must choose one it must be Lucky Dube.
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8. Are you into RastafarI or do you just like the reggae music?
I am into Rastafari, each day I learn more about Rastafari.

9. Have you ever been to Jamaica? If Yes, Please tell us more about that experience?
No, I’ve never been to Jamaica yet.

10. Have you ever been to Africa? If yes, Please tell us more about that experience?
No, I’ve never been to Africa yet.

11.  What was your best performance so far and why was it the best?
I consider a lot of my performance so far as Good, Because I feel irie doing the work and the crowd gives me the energy that I need. But the best performance so far was in Maastricht.

12. What was your worst performance so far and why was it the worst?
The worst was somewhere in Antwerp, the sound system was the worst I ever came across my musical journey.  

13. What are your goals in your career/life?
The bigger the stage and crowd, the better, there is where I am going to. I live for my music and I going to keep on doing this and see where it will take me to.
14. Which (upcoming) artist we should keep a special eye out for in your opinion?
Then I would say Lion Bobmano, because I don’t really look ahead to what is coming. I look forward to where I want to be.

15. What do you think of the rapidly growing Dutch reggae scene?
Yeah that’s all good but my opinion at this moment, I don't think it's fast enough compared to the other European countries around us. But that day will come.

16. When can we expect new works from you?
Next month I am planning a new video and the people can expect, around the first quarter of next year, my second solo album.

17. What do you think about www.reggae-agenda.nl
The Reggae-Agenda.nl is a very good platform for reggae fans. This keeps the people informed on what's happening in the reggae world

18. Anything else you want to say to our readers and your fans?
All I would like to say to all fans and readers to be real, be happy, be unique, be true, be honest, be humble, be true to yourself and keep on working hard for something you want in life and you have to keep it positive.

Lion Bobmano Vreedzaam aka. KingBobo