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Sizzla Kalonji Biography: Sizzla Kalonji, aka Sizzla, was born Miguel Orlando Collins on April 17, 1976, in the Scotts Hall community, St Mary, Jamaica to devout Rastafarian parents. Like his parents, Sizzla follows the Bobo Ashanti branch of the movement. He is well known as a prolific and influential figure in the world of reggae music. His stage name, “Sizzla,” was derived from the Rastafarian term “Sizzla,” which means “burning” or “to burn.” The culture and music of Jamaica deeply influenced Sizzla’s early life. Raised in the August Town neighbourhood of Kingston, he was exposed to reggae and dancehall music

Artist Biography: Sevad Of all the artists to emerge in recent years from Jamaican Reggae culture, Sevad has to be one of the more interesting. Musically diverse, lyrically gifted and with a talent for production that is inventive and intuitive – his journey to this point is equally as fascinating as the artist himself. Sevad, given name Steven Davis, was born in 1977 in Jamaica. His mother Margaret raised Sevad on her own – and tried to give her son a comfortable life. But poverty was never to far from the family’s door. Yet still, Margaret was a committed church-goer,

If you are a regular on Pauzeradio.com, you will already have heard Sylford Walker many times in the radio shows we produce. For those of you that are new here and looking for real roots reggae, classic and new, then look no further as Walker is the embodiment of what the genre is about. Sylford Walker (born Jan. 1956), first recorded in the mid-1970s and, with reissues renewing interest in him, he returned to recording and performing. Born in Penline Castle, St. Andrew, Jamaica, Sylford Walker relocated to Kingston at the age of nine. He began working with producer Glen

Spiritual Biography. “I’m here to preach and to practice love to all people. Love is the cure for everything. Love makes you healthy and I’m convinced that one day, scientists will discover that it’s the basis of living, y’know? Because we should all be loving people, and that’s the key message in my music. It’s all about love and progress. Spiritual’s music transports us to another time, when reggae legends like Bob Marley first took the rebel sound of Jamaica to a worldwide audience. Authenticity can be heard in every note, but then it’s coming from the same source –

Silkki Wonda, “Shaydz”, was born Ricardo Y. Lynch on July 17, 1986. Shaydz’s Mother and Father raised Shaydz and his two older sisters in Rollinton, Kingston. It was the combination of growing up in the heart of Kingston City and in a Christian household, which provided a balance for Shaydz and his sisters. Shaydz’s first memory of music was his father buying a guitar from their landlord in Maxfield. Shaydz was in such awe of the guitar he began to toy around and play the guitar. As a youth, Shaydz’s Mother always listened to old school music such as Ray

The Selassie Ites band is a cutting edge roots, rock, reggae band, focused on original, positive, spiritual, yet hard hitting and often socio-political lyrics. The Selassie Ites hail from the Big Island of Hawaii, the volcanic inspiration for their song “FIYAH ROCK”. From the beautiful and lush, yet economically challenged Puna District, the original sounds of the Selassie Ites echo the cries of the poor, the oppressed and the faithful to their groundbreaking sounds influenced by roots reggae, dancehall, rock, blues, hip-hop, and funk, to list a few. The Selassie Ites are a truly homegrown band with humble, family oriented

Subajah is fuelled by his passion for singing and music composition, he moved to London from France in 2007, where he has been evolving in the London reggae scene with his band to become one of most sought after upcoming artists. His musicality opens the doors to an inspiring, rich and unique genre. Subajah has developed a soulful and poetical deep roots reggae sound around original melodies and compositions. His uplifting soulful voice, lyrics full of emotion and spiritual energy defines his music drawing on a diverse spectrum of styles influenced by the melodies and rhythms of Africa and the

Steve “Stickz” Heyliger is a singer, songwriter, composer and multi instrumentalist with over 30 years of experience in the music industry. Not only is he a great musician but a great tutor and mentor. He is a member of the PRS, MCPS, and PPL collection agencies and is also a member of he Guild of international songwriters and composers. Stickz became involved in music from an early age, playing the family piano at home and picking up the guitar strumming finding chords and melodies. He is self taught and was soon playing drums in his fathers steel band along with his

Jamaican born Aldin Taylor aka Smoodface. His a Pop Reggae/Dancehall Singer/Songwriter and producer, grew up with his aunt in Jamaica where he regularly attended church every Sunday. It was whilst attending church that Smoodface at the mere age of 8 started to sing in the church choir, this experience is what initiated his love for music. Inspired by his participation in church choir and Bob Marley’s positive messages to the world, Jamaica’s Smoodface prepares to release a set of tracks that show his versatility as a musician, as well as the different sides of his of his personality. He’s definitely

Sheldon Senior is a fresh dynamic artist who is certainly making his presence felt on the Reggae Music scene He will have an assured future in the global music industry. This extraordinary singer/songwriter is responsible for creating a number of deeply meaningful and thought-provoking songs that have truly captured the essence of a thriving artist, capable of achieving world-wide acclaim. Sheldon Anthony Senior was born from the parish of St. Catherine in Jamaica, he started singing at a very young age making his debut as the lead singer for his Primary School Choir. In this prolific and melodious environment of