Boom Da Bash
Superheroes

Intro: this is intended to be a small testimony of what the reggae scene in Italy is today, highlighting a genre somewhat in the shadows here on Debaser. If you came here with the intent of demanding the eradication of dialect bands, you should instead send 2 euros to the secret number.

Once upon a time: Boom Da Bash is a Salento group that started as a sound system in Mesagne in 2002 from the union of DJ Blazon, the two singers Biggie Bash, Payà and the beatmaker Mr. Ketra, and later evolved into a true group, making their real debut in 2008 with “Uno.”
They gained some popularity in 2011 with the release of their second album “Mad(e) in Italy” and especially thanks to the successful single “Murder,” with which they won the MTV New Generation Contest the same year. From here, their participation in various European reggae festivals and the exportation of the brand beyond their land and Italian borders.

Taurus or Gemini?: the peculiarity is alternating Salento dialect and Jamaican English, with often well-crafted bases that not only stick to classic offbeat rhythms but are contaminated by dancehall, hip-hop, and electronics.

Superheroes and superpowers: “Superheroes” is the third album released in 2013 via Soulmatical, and boasts several collaborations, including those with rapper Clementino (“Troppo Strano”), Sud Sound System (“Reality Show”), and Dj Double S ("The Message”) in the tricolor sphere, and those with Black Chiney and Ward 21 from Bolt’s home.
An album that, thanks to its various influences, never risks being boring, starting with the opener “Sunshine Reggae,” a classic reggae piece, and continuing with “One Rich Day,” where electronic influences become more pronounced.
If we remove “Original Badman” and “Born in the Ghetto,” fillers that add little to the rest, the journey maintains good levels with peaks such as “Nice” and “Rude Boy Swag.” Even a half-trashy piece like “Troppo Strano” within the economy of “Superheroes” manages not to be too annoying.

The curiosity: “Under Me Sensi” for its chorus repeated in a loop that brings to mind an old warhorse by Barrington Levy.

Ganja and positive vibes: The intent of Boom Da Bash is not a nostalgia operation aimed at reviving the original reggae-roots, but rather to start from those sounds to then compose danceable music that makes fun and light-heartedness its weapon of strength.

Salento for social: “Superheroes” is the perfect summer album to take to the beach or to put on at a party. The sweet caress to reserve for your co-pilot friend (and a little to yourself who always listens to music advised against by eight out of ten bishops) in the throes of panic attacks and anxiolytic after meeting Napalm Death.