August 2016

Iyano Iyanti Biography “A family with music is the family tradition” This aspiring Artist has a Taste of destiny is at his fingertips, Iyano Iyanti is blessed with resourceful talent. Deano Hall aka Iyano Iyanti was born on the 8th of February 1983. This was the time when the political climate of the eighties was the worst the Country had seen. Deano and his family literally ran and “left the house from Cockburn Pen, his Family ended up on the cool hills of Gravel Hill, Claremont , St. Ann. He lived several places in St. Catherine and now rests in

There is a serious sense of purpose to the artist Iya Ingi. He holds the banner of Ethiopia high in all that he does with added power coming from his name, a play on the word Nya Bingi, which means death to black and white downpressors. Born at home in Mona Common in 1979, Yilmie Williams, the last of three brothers and two sisters, knew from an early age what his future had in store for him, the artist describing himself as a, Liberal Ethiopian fighting to defend Ethiopian sovereignty. Iya’s father repatriated to Ethiopia in 1994 when IYA was

Cecil Campbell (born October 9, 1957), better known by his stage name Ini Kamoze (pronounced /ˈaɪni kəˈmoʊzi/) is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his signature song, “Here Comes the Hotstepper”, which was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number one in Australia and New Zealand, and number four in the UK Singles Chart. He made his first single, “World Affairs,” in 1981. Ini Kamoze released a 12-inch single called “Trouble You Trouble Me”. His self-titled debut album was released in 1984 as a six track mini-LP on

Iba Mahr, the young sensation for the authentic Jamaican reggae/ lover’s rock genre. Born January 21, he was given the name Mario Greaves at birth and has emerged with strong African culture, thus granted the name by friends, Iba Mahr, ‘Iba’ African name, meaning Humble and Calm while ‘MaHr’ is really an acronym, meaning Mario of Harar. At age 19, Iba MaHr voiced his first song with Charmax Music, chanting from Linstead, St. Catherine. Subsequently, he was able to survive the many dangers and harm of his volatile community through advocating love, peace, righteousness and spiritual consciousness. He is quite

I-Wayne. Roots and culture artists have long been a constant in Jamaica, from the influence of legends like Bob Marley to conscious dancehall singers like Garnet Silk. However, in the summer of 2004 a new and powerfully distinct voice emerged on the reggae music scene. With a fresh timbre, substantive lyrics, and a passionate performance, this singer almost single handedly led a new wave of roots and culture reggae music that swept the island of Jamaica. I-Wayne, born Cliffroy Taylor in the working class Kingston suburb of Portmore, Jamaica, officially hit the international scene with his #1 hit “Can’t Satisfy

I-Shenko was born John Mckenzie on the 20th of May 1984 in the parish of Kingston & St. Andrew, but grew up in St. Catherine dwelling most of his life between Portmore and Spanish Town. At a tender age he developed a love of writing poems and later converted these poems to rap, while attending St. Jago High School in Spanish Town I-Shenko and some friends formed a Hip-Hop group called “No Douth Family” and recorded their first demo at the Kingswell Recording Studio in Spanish Town. After leaving high school the group eventually split up, however this did not

In the last few months the only Trini who could have missed the upsurge of new, dynamic locals on the reggae scene is one who has been living under a rock. The lyrics are conscious, the voices sweet and the melodies contagious. One of the most prominent of these new stars is Brendon Young, known by his fans as I-Sasha. The name I-Sasha is a symbol of Young’s spirituality. Issachar is historically known as one of the 12 tribes of Israel and the young entertainer adapted the spelling of the name. Though I-Sasha sports dreadlocks, he says he does not

My birth name is Raymond John, Performing as I-Rate, I was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas. I am a self-taught guitarist/ singer/songwriter. I have been writing and composing music for 11 years. My style of music consists of reggae fused with hip hop and R&B creating a very unique sound which I simply call.Soul Music. I believe in writing songs about life, love, truth and giving praises to the Most High Jah. My journey in music began after I graduated from high school (St. John’s College) in 1996. I guess I can say music found me because it was