When Prince Alla returns to Europe this summer for another round of shows, he is bound to perform songs that have made him popular there. Those songs include Stone.

The veteran singer recently put a new spin on his best-known composition, collaborating with Bermudan singer Magma.

"Him bring a nice deejay vibe to it, kinda like a Damian Marley style...it nice," said Prince Alla.

He and Magma recorded the new version on the original track which was produced in 1977 by Bertram Brown for Freedom Sounds. It featured Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ranchie McLean and Errol 'Tarzan' Nelson on organ.

Anywhere he performs, from Australia to Paris, Prince Alla has to do Stone. "Everybody sing it with mi, sometimes I can't believe it," he said.

Prince Alla was born Keith Blake in St. Elizabeth, a farm belt parish in rural Jamaica. He was raised in Greenwich Farm, a seafaring community in Kingston, the country's capital. As a youth, he was acquainted with Greenwich Farm stalwarts like music producer Bunny Lee, as well as singers Slim Smith and Delroy Wilson.

In the late 1960s, he embraced Rastafari which is the focus of many of his songs. Prince Alla's early recordings were done in the early 1970s for producer Joe Gibbs, but songs like Stone and Bucket Bottom were produced by Brown later that decade.

While his largely unknown in his country, Prince Alla has a loyal following in Europe where he performs regularly. He is scheduled to tour the Netherlands in July.