“Banana”, a collaboration by Island pop star Conkarah and Jamaican reggae icon Shaggy’s is going viral on video-sharing platform TikTok clocking over 5 million videos and 120 million accumulated views thanks to the #BananaDropChallenge.
The reggae tune which was released in late 2019 has been remixed multiple times contributing to its rise to iTunes’ #1 and Apple’s #5 reggae track in over 30 countries.
Written by Conkarah, "Banana" is a tongue-in-cheek play on the 1956 hit Jamaican folk song "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" from the legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter Harry Belafonte.
Watch "Banana" Official Music Video - https://bit.ly/3e2ve3R
Watch Shaggy’s TikTok dance - https://bit.ly/3g8xOHl
Watch Conkarah’s TikTok dance - https://bit.ly/2TmjEJa
Speaking on the collaboration Shaggy says, "'Banana' is a modern re-flip of a timeless, classic melody complete with tongue-in-cheek humor in the true Caribbean tradition. Conkarah has a cool delivery and it was fun to complement that on the song with my tone."
A Jamaican native, Conkarah made global headlines in 2015 when his cover of Adele’s “Hello” featuring recording artist Rosie Delmah went viral hitting the #1 spot on Spotify’s Global Viral chart. The cover’s video on YouTube currently has over 100 million views.
In 2018 he released EXCITA - an album of original songs blending genres including Reggae, Dancehall, and Pop Music featuring collabs with GRAMMY-winning dancehall artist Beenie Man, Jamaican Reggae legend Tanya Stephen, and Nigerian Afrobeats king Ice Prince. On release, the album debuted at #3 on the Billboard Reggae chart.
More About Conkarah
Jamaican artist Conkarah borrows his stage name from the English word ‘conqueror’ which means "a person who conquers a place or people". This definition aptly suits the recording artist who desires to conquer the world by spreading the positive vibes of reggae music wherever he travels. Having grown up in a culturally diverse home with a British mother and Jamaican father, the Kingston, Jamaica native is almost nomadic as he consistently explores the globe. Conkarah's unique covers of Billboard chart-toppers have garnered over 200 million combined views and over 620K YouTube subscribers.
