ERASTO

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Donald Fyffe p/k/a ERASTO was born on the 7th day of February 1976, in the parish of St. Mary Janaica W.I at the Annotto Bay Hospital. First and foremost, the name Erasto means “Man of Peace”. “I’m a peaceful and humble person. Music has always been a major influence on me from my younger years in school listening to artistes such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Dennis Brown. As of late, Sizzla and Richie Spice have also lent me their musical influences”. “During the many times that I listened to these artistes, I’ve had a keen interest in becoming a musician myself.” says the self-effacing singer. “I started to attend Donovan Coal’s music class to develop my musical skills. That is where I met my mentor and friend, Ras Handsome. Ras Handsome had his own record label, Donsome Records, Ltd. He encouraged me to start my own record label as well.” Erasto’s first recording was done at Black Scorpio Recording Studio on the “Life Journey” riddim under BoBo Productions/Donsome Records. That song was entitled “Future of Tomorrow”.Artistes such as Jado, Jah Mason and Ras Handsome feat. Dr. Marshall are also featured on the riddim. There is also a medley video (Life Journey Medley) which includes all of these artistes. The Life Journey Medley video is presently enjoying rotation on television channels such as CVM-TV, RE-TV, Plush TV and others. “One of my greatest experiences was on my second project at Tuff Gong Recording Studio. Why? It was a great pleasure to work with such legends as Dean Fraser and Sly Dunbar where they created a live riddim around my song.” Erasto states. The riddim is named “Hard Rock” and song is entitled “Tek away”. “Tek Away” was produced by Ras Handsome.Recent accomplishments for Erasto have included several radio station interviews, including the world-renowned Baby Ace Radio station with DJ SKS. In October 2006, Erasto has also achieved the coveted status of “Artist of the Week” on Jamaica’s Zip 103FM.Big things are destined for Erasto in 2007, who is now working his own record label, "D-Rock Productions" under “Donsome Records Ltd. You can check out Erasto, up close and personal at MySpace.com/Erasto3.