DEREK LARA BELIEVES "THERE'S A REASON" FOR EVERYTHING

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Make Da Music and Zojak World Wide, the leader in digital distribution of reggae music, is pleased to make the latest album from lovers roots reggae maestro Derek Lara, There’s A Reason, available to roots reggae and lover reggae fans everywhere. There’s A Reason will be featured on Itunes on May 12 and will also be offered by fine e-tailers worldwide. Including 17 tracks of bubbling reggae riddims and sweet messages of love and longing, Derek Lara reprises an R&B style at the same time to make this album one for music fans of all types.

Opening with a playful game of “Peek A Boo” in which Derek Lara demonstrates you don’t have to be a kid to be in love, he continues the lighthearted vibe on “Tra La La La La (You know I love you)” and “Early Morning Love”, a chunky rocksteady track with the same foundation vibes on which Lara originally made his name. There’s A Reason can also be serious with songs like “It’s Over Now”, “Close The Door” and “Missing You”. Derek Lara’s soulful R&B influence comes through strongly on Lara’s version of the Earth Wind & Fire hit “Reasons” as well as the Michael Jackson pop smash “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”, here a funky, bass driven interpretation of the original hit song. Reggae, R&B and foundation lovers reggae fans will never get enough of There’s A Reason with carefully crafted arrangements, bright instrumentation and Derek Lara’s uplifting voice. Indeed “Runaround Lover” breaks down the pain of troubled relationships in a way that anyone can understand and “Love Is Calling” brings us back to the realization that even though “It’s cold inside, the moon shines bright and love is calling…” Whether he is singing of relationship highs on “Driving Me Crazy” or the lows on “Not Tonight”, Derek Lara infuses the album with his full attention and experience in life and in love so that There’s A Reason offers 17 great reasons why it will be a crucial part of music collections far and wide.