Legendary Wailers Trio Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left some enormous shoes to fill. On RASTAMAN 50, three Jamaican artists are stepping up to the microphone with fresh voices and a deep connection to the music that came before them.
Blvk H3ro, J Written and Dahvid Slur join forces as The Wailers Trio on the new album, which arrives digitally through VP Records on November 13, 2026. Led by Maxine Stowe, CEO and executive producer of Black Atlantic Sounds (BASS), the project carries forward the late Bunny Wailer’s vision of preserving reggae’s vocal trio tradition for a younger audience.
Its starting point is a pivotal year. In 1976, Marley, Tosh and Wailer each released landmark solo albums that helped expand reggae’s international reach. Fifty years later, RASTAMAN 50 revisits selections from those recordings, giving a new generation of singers room to interpret a formidable songbook.
That ambition takes an especially personal turn on “Dreamland.” Bunny Wailer’s daughter, Cen’C Love, born Ngeri Livingston, handles lead vocals on the song closely associated with her father. Her presence brings a family connection to an album built around the passage of music, memory and influence between generations.
For Stowe, the project draws together decades of experience across the Jamaican and American music industries. Before Bunny Wailer’s passing, she envisioned a new trio whose members could carry the original group’s musical traditions forward while bringing their own ideas to the studio.
Blvk H3ro, J Written and Dahvid Slur approach that assignment with distinct styles and perspectives. Together, they pair the harmonies and social consciousness of roots reggae with contemporary influences drawn from today’s Jamaican music scene.
The album also gives shape to Stowe’s broader ambitions for Black Atlantic Sounds. Rooted in Jamaica and anchored in the United States, the company works across music, cultural heritage and intellectual property, with projects focused on preserving creative legacies, advancing artistic ownership and developing emerging talent.
“Dreamland” will receive a visualizer and a coordinated digital campaign as part of the rollout. The Wailers Trio is also slated to perform at the Trench Town Music Festival in February 2027 during Jamaica’s annual Reggae Month celebrations.
That appearance will bring the project back to the Kingston community where the original Wailers began—a fitting stage for three young artists finding their own voices in one of reggae’s most enduring traditions.
