Reggae legends Serani and Gyptian bring summer vibes this winter

BY SYDNEE WALCOTT

With the beginning of the winter season being right around the corner, a new dancehall track is set to make people feel like summer has returned.

As people gear up to celebrate the final holiday season of the year, reggae legends Serani and Gyptian are bringing those fun and positive summer vibes back with the release of their debut dancehall party anthem “She’s Got It.”

“It’s a musical adventure,” said Gyptian when sharing how he felt about working with Serani. He even described how collaboration between the two of them was overdue.

Gyptian described both himself and Serani as cool dudes who were able to bring in natural positive vibes as two of them were in the studio doing each of their parts for the track.

Happiness is what Gyptian wants listeners to feel when they listen to the track because happiness is what Jamaican music is all about. He also wants viewers to use their music as a learning tool and learn something while they enjoy their music.

Gyptian also touched on the subject matter featured in a lot of newer songs, and the negative messages these songs can send to listeners. These negative messages in songs usually include lyrics that promote violence and lyrics that promote mistreatment and degrading towards women.

“Music is what speaks to every nation,” said Gyptian who shared that having songs with positive messages will bring people back onto the right path.

“Whenever you’re bringing something new, you have to have all the antidotes, and all the ingredients,” said Gyptian. With underground music now making its way to the forefront through exploitation, Gyptian shared how important it is to understand what goes into making certain types of music operate.

Gyptian had no problem collaborating with Serani in the feature, because they both complement each other and make a good team.

The song was released in late November, and produced by Trizo of Konsequence Muzik, and distributed by ONErpm Afro-Caribbean.

The music video for the track is posted on Gyptian’s VEVO page on Youtube and has racked up over 186,000 views so far.

Since childhood, both artists have always been passionate about music and were supported by their parents to pursue their dreams.

2005 was the year when Gyptian made his way into the limelight with the release of his song “Serious Times.” The song became a mega hit that year and the Jamaica Observer Newspaper cited him as the Best New Artist of 2005 in his home country Jamaica.

“Hold Yuh,” one of Gyptian’s most well-known songs, was released in the summer of 2010 and became a Billboard hit reaching 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and 69 on Canadian Hot 100.

The song is now certified gold in the United States and certified platinum in the United Kingdom.

Gyptian’s other popular hits include: “Keep Your Calm,” “I Can Feel Your Pain,” and “Love Against The Wall.”

Before he became a singer, Serani started as a producer during the mid-2000s. He co-produced Billboard-topping hits like Sean Paul’s “We Be Burnin” and Tony Matterhorn’s “Dutty Whine.”

Serene struck gold as an artist when he released his 2008 Dancehall track “No Games.” The song charted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop chart.

The track’s success led to him being signed to Universal Records before setting into a joint-based label with Phase One Record.

The song is now certified platinum in the United Kingdom.

Serani received another major boost in his music career in 2019 for Burna Boy’s song “Secret” which features both Serani and US singer Jeremiah.

Serani is determined to see his career soar as he is currently dabbling with different genres for several albums.