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Fred Locks Biography: Early Life and Influences (1955-1970) Fred Locks, born Stafford Elliot in 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica, was raised in a musically enriched environment. Growing up in the heart of Kingston, he was exposed to the vibrant sounds of ska, rocksteady, and traditional Jamaican folk music. These early influences laid the groundwork for Locks’ future career in reggae. As a teenager, Locks found himself drawn to the Rastafarian faith, which would profoundly shape both his music and his worldview. Inspired by the teachings of Marcus Garvey and the spiritual messages of Rastafari, Locks began to incorporate these themes into

Freddie McGregor Biography: A Reggae Legend Early Life Freddie McGregor, born on June 27, 1956, in Clarendon, Jamaica, is a distinguished reggae artist with a career spanning over five decades. Growing up in a musical household, where his parents ran the famous Studio One recording studio, McGregor was exposed to the vibrant Jamaican music scene from a young age. This early exposure ignited his passion for music, and he soon found himself immersed in the world of reggae. Early Career Freddie McGregor’s musical journey began in the 1960s when, as a teenager, he formed the Clarendonians with his friend Ernest

If music can ever be described to have an element of “refined rawness” then you have aptly described Fyakin’s music. A young talent to rise out of Portmore, Fyakin is here to claim his piece of the pie with his honest lyrics and signature delivery. Christened Nicholas Levy, he was born in St Andrew, Jamaica in 1988. Many persons have been pleasantly surprised after listening to his music as he sounds like a “seasoned Reggae veteran”. He realised at an early age that ‘writing and chanting’ was his destiny. He gratefully credits all he has accomplished to the positivity imparted

Hailed as one of Jamaica’s biggest dancehall stars, Frankie Paul / F.P. also known as Paul Blake has been making hits for over fifteen years. Born blind and raised by the Salvation Army in Kingston, he began singing at an early age. His parents could not afford to buy him musical instruments and therefore Frankie Paul developed his musical skills and talent in the church and in school. When Frankie Paul was four years old, he went on the Hope Ship where they worked with him for four years enabling F.P. to see through his right eye. His musical genius

Fyah Sthar, hails from the musical island of Jamaica. Growing up in a tough environment called Union Garden, Kingston 13, music was his main focus at a tender age, even during school days. Fire Star began recording music professionally at age 18 when his first single, “Bus de Place” for Bingi Production, began rotating on the radio. This attention built his confidence even more as an artist. Later, the young Fyah Sthar moved to Portmore where he joined forces with two other artists, Buzhrock and I-Wayne. The three worked together on stage shows and became the original Lavaground Warriors. Gaining

Fiona was born in Jubilee hospital, Kingston, Jamaica on a cold Wednesday morning. After the first five to six years of her life were spent with her grandmother in Tivoli Gardens, Fiona moved to Washington Gardens to be closer to her mother. It was during this time she realised her budding passion for music and singing. Surrounded by aunts and uncles who were in choirs, a father who is a drummer, another uncle who was a DJ on JBC radio and Power FM and family friends such as Dean Frazier, Fiona’s musical journey was just about to begin. As an

“Fantan Mojah’s mission is to ensure that the world always remembers to “Hail The King” from giving thanks for the break of a new dawn to the celebration of the sunset …” – Balford Henry The release of the “Hail The King” album heralds the international arrival of a major new talent in Jamaican music but, on the strength of his achievements so far, Fantan Mojah already deserves his rightful place in that illustrious roll call of culturally inspired, and inspiring, Jamaican artists running from Count Ossie through Bob Marley, Burning Spear to Garnet Silk and Luciano on to Buju

Faianatur was born on the 10th February 1977 to a Tunisian father and a French mother, in Grasse, the world’s capital of perfumes, in south-eastern France. When he was young, he showed a keen interest in music and art in general. At the age of fifteen, he began writing his first lyrics and would regularly sing in concert bars around Marseille. At the age of seventeen, he recorded an album with 13em cercle but at that particular time the only thing that really interested him was the stage. Although he produced some CDs, he preferred to develop his sound life,