Why I Love Buju
By Maza LoveBuju Rombley
Since 1995 when his ‘Til Shiloh album
came out, I started following him really,
really hard. “Love Sponge” was my
favourite, favourite song and my email
address was lovesponge17. It was like
this until last year when someone hacked
my email so now I don’t have it anymore.
That’s one of the things I did to show my
love and support for Buju.
His music is very uplifting. When I was
depressed and down, his music was
always there to give me a joyful feeling, a
joyful spirit to lift me up. His music goes
real deep in my soul. I get goose bumps
and get really emotional. I get teary eyed.
I use to sing this song to my Dad
when he was sick and sing it out
loud wherever I go, “Sweet Hour
of Prayer”. For me it was
something to heal him. Even
though he died it gave me peace
and a feeling of safety. It made
me feel like the song would make
him feel better so I played it a lot.
Lots of songs I know from heart,
one of them is “Untold Stories”.
That is what is going on today
still. His words, the meaning to
his words and what he says is the