Darrio

Darrio presents his latest single, “Never Let Go,” a reggae anthem for the massive. Released October 2018, by VPAL Music, a division of VP Music Group, just in time to keep us standing firm. And adding to the sweetness of life is catching Darrio on his European promotional tour, sponsored by the production team of this riddim, the Dancehall Station.

From the dancehall to the streets, from morning till we fall asleep, we all need the strength of this lyrical and melodic vibe that Darrio delivers with the ease of a maven. Appreciative of the hook and chorus, we enjoyed the simplicity of this memorable reggae mantra. More importantly, we can feel the honesty of the narrative. Darrio lives by his message.

A striking point of Darrio’s talent is his skillfulness as an orator. It is captured well on “Never Let Go,” with a clean and concise arrangement and fine touch of strings. His elocution of lyrical content is organic and authentic. Seizing ownership of the lyrics with no retreat and no surrender to external influences. No assimilation. This is difficult for an artist. Especially one that travels extensively as Darrio across Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America.

To some extent a successful performance is dependent on finding the point of connectivity between cultures. Therefore, the ability to code switch is important. And what is paramount is Darrio’s ability to strategically balance cultural engagement while maintaining the distinctiveness of his origin. But we cannot detect how he achieves this feat, which is an excellent indication of his additional talent of a messenger. He never let go of his identity and the delivery of his reality. Yet, he is welcome in near and distant places.

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