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Born Carlton Plenty Jr. Gounz Man hails from South Trinidad. Gounz Man is inspired by artists such as Jah Cure, Everton Blender and Sizzla Kalonji. At a first listen to Gounz Man his voice and style resembles that of his idol Sizzla, but as you listen further he distinguishes himself with his own style and form of singing and chanting. Describing his music as inspirational, he sings of poverty, current issues and love. Gounz Man started his musical career in 1997 at the age of fifteen. In addition to being a reggae singer, Carlie, as he is affectionately called by

In 1999, Valentine Nakrumah Fraser, aka Ginjah, caught the attention of ace reggae crooner Beres Hammond. Relishing the spiciness in the young artiste’s voice, the senior reggae balladeer also noted Fraser’s craving for the popular Jamaican brew known as ginger beer. It was logically a short hop mentally for Hammond to name the young man Ginjah. “This is Valentine Nakrumah Fraser, an artiste called Ginjah, Mr Beres Hammond gave the name to me,” Ginjah said, adding that he is representing black liberation, black consciousness, and the teachings of Haile Selassie I. Having been invited to be a part of Hammond’s

When it comes to finding hit songs George Nooks has it down pat. Currently he has a number of songs that have sat proudly at the top of several charts both in Jamaica and internationally. ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘How Great Thou Art’ and ‘God Is Always There’ has cemented Nooks into the hearts music lovers. But then George Nooks is no stranger to having hit songs. In fact he has done so under two different names! He has held the top spot as Prince Mohammed with ‘Forty Leg’ and as George Nooks with ‘Tribal War’. Like most great singers,

Gentleman resides in Cologne, but sometimes names Jamaica as his home away from home. He is the son of a Lutheran pastor. He is the father of two children named Samuel and Tamica, and married to Tamika, a background singer of the Far East Band, which has been supporting him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002. He has been traveling to Jamaica regularly since he was 16 years old. Legend has it that he became hooked on his brother’s Reggae records and thus wanted to get to know Jamaica first-hand. The island has become a second home

Christopher Joseph aka Gardah Knight, defender of truths and rights. Born big yard Caranage, Grew up in Tobago Delaford. Now living in Speyside. Music is a thing that was always in me from since the day mi come outta mama belly, in other words I’m simply saying I got it from her, because she was the singer in the family, then up came or I should say out came me. Before I was Gardah Knight my name use to be Wimpy Dan, but then in years of struggling in the music industry as Wimpy Dan things was not that nice