Award-winning conscious reggae superstar Blakk Rasta, last Saturday, May 11, staged a concert at the Nsawam Prisons to celebrate Bob Marley’s Day with the inmates.

During the concert, dubbed ‘Jailhouse Rocking’, the reggae artiste/radio presenter on Hitz 103.7 FM performed a lot of his hit songs with his Herbalist Band for hours in the first ever reggae performance in a Ghanaian prison.

The concert kicked off at 11:00 am with Fiifi Selah taking the stage and rocking the prisoners with his brand of reggae music.

Blakk Rasta then stormed the stage and dished out exciting reggae songs with his band as the inmates jumped, shouted and danced. Many cried as Blakk Rasta delivered very inspiring messages to them in-between his set. Prison officers could not withstand the heat and also joined in the dancing and celebration right on stage.

He advised the prisoners to be good citizens when they are released from prison, as he believed not all of them deserved to be there.

Blakk Rasta paved the way for Stonebwoy who also thrilled the prisoners with dancehall tunes.

The widow of Bob Marley, Rita Marley, then took centre stage and sung her husband’s anthem, ‘One Love’ to the delight of the inmates. Strong winds started blowing from all directions, followed by rain as Rita Marley sung her last note. The sudden power outage disrupted the entire activity, paving way for the inmates to shout; ‘Blakk Rasta Dumsor! Blakk Rasta Dumsor!’ over and over.

Blakk Rasta realized that his inmate friends had accepted and cherished him like their anticipated freedom. He bowed in respect and walked off stage.

Rita Marley later told journalists, “I felt Bob Marley’s spirit sailing in the winds, bringing down the cool May rain”.

The group next stopped at the female prison where they interacted with inmates there and shared words of inspiration with them.

A seven-month old baby living in prison with his mother caught the eyes of Rita Marley who shed tears at the sight of the innocent prisoners.

Blakk Rasta, Rita Marley and the group donated food items, toiletries and clothing to the prisoners.

Blakk Rasta is feverishly preparing to release his much-awaited ‘8th Studio Album’; a journey of album releases started in 2000 with his debut album, ‘The Rasta Shrine’.

The new album, titled ‘Ancestral Moon Splash’ has 18 tracks, and Blakk is widely tipped to grab for the third time, the coveted Reggae Song of the Year Award at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards on Saturday at the Accra International Conference Centre.