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Mista Savona

Killer reggae productions outta Melbourne...

About Me

Yes people thanks 4 checkin out my site...RESPECT!


New album 'MELBOURNE MEETS KINGSTON' available now! To hear samples of all the tracks, check out :
Melbourne Meets Kingston/Inertia Music

Available in Australia and New Zealand through Elefant Traks, distributed by Inertia. Beautiful packaging including a 24 page booklet, and available on CD and double vinyl (vinyl limited so be quick!). Also available online at Elefant Traks Do yaself a favour and check this one out, its my KILLER 3rd album recorded in Jamaica recently, featuring heaps of artists including Anthony B, Determine, Big Youth, Vida-Sunshyne, Stevie Culture, Lisa Dainjah and many more. Mad tunes, Mad lyrics, Mad energy! This is a first for Australian music so pls support this release, you won't be disappointed. If ya want a taste just check out the tunes above...
For those who don't know, I'm a Melbourne based producer/engineer /songwriter and keyboardist specialising in cutting edge new sounds and heavy vintage roots music. Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Roots Reggae and Heavyweight Dub sounds are my speciality. A lot of my music is still unpublished and unreleased so any labels out there should holla this way! Same goes for any artists lookin for beats or remixes. Me nah check ya with no lightweight stuff - strictly heavyweight!

As well as performing as a solo artist, to present my music live I've brought together an incredible 10-12 piece band, including a horn section, African dancers and Melbourne vocalist Vida Sunshyne (whose credits include work with Nitin Sawhney and Lionel Richie). The shows are by far one of the toughest and most exciting presentations of authentic, raw roots reggae and dancehall music in Australia. Featuring members of Diafrix, The Cruel Sea, Illzilla, Tumburumba, Natty Sistren and more, we've been blazing up venues and festivals around the country!


I'm currently working on two new albums that are sounding HEAVY! Keep checkin here for updates, new tunes, downloads etc. Look forward to ya posts, respect everytime.
Peace, Jake



VIDEO DESCRIPTION Determine voicing the massive tune 'World A Run So' over Mista Savona's 'Coolibah' riddim, at Jah Freedom Studios in Jamaica.


VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Anthony B on his first listen to Mista Savona's 'Arabian Nights' riddim - 30 minutes later in an incredible recording session he had put down the incendiary tune 'Blaze The Fire'!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/24/2006
Band Website: mistasavona.com, also climatecrisis.net
Band Members: Jake Savona, Vida-Sunshyne Borquaye, Desire Sibanda, Barry Turnbull, Julian Goyma, Andy Papadopoulos, Neda Rahmani, Grant Smith, Jordan Murray, Andrew Jackson, Rob Tremlett, Georges Nicolas, Glen Christiansen and guests including Nigel Wright, Nui Moon, Shanti, Tariro, Claudia and more...
Influences:

REMEMBER - WE DIDN’T CREATE SOUND, SOUND CREATED US. Infinite and humble thanks to divine consciousness that blessed us with the great gift of sound. Music is such a blessing. Selah

INFLUENCES Capleton, Sizzla, Anthony B, Damien Marley, Lenky, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Lee Perry, The Observer, The Congos, Yabby U, Jackie Mittoo, Studio One, Prince Allah, Alton Ellis, Burning Spear, Big Youth, U Roy, I Roy, Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, The Wailers, The Gladiators, Busta Rhymes, Roots Manuva, Timbaland, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, The Neptunes, Dr Dre, Dead Prez, K’naan, DJ Shadow, Clipse, J-Live, M.I.A, SquarePusher, Coldcut, The Fugees, JS Bach, Zelenka, Hildegard Of Bingen, Thomas Tallis, CPE Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Albeniz, Stravinsky, Coltrane, Miles, Monk, Mingus, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball, Herbie, Paul Chambers, Elvin Jones, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Smith, McCoy Tyner, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Ella and Louis, Dinah, Billie, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Meters, Ray Charles, The Emotions and the whole era of dirty, soulful, black funk artists ruling the 70’s in the States. Also MELB CREWS!!! : Vida Sunshyne ya the Queen, Peso, Curse Ov Dialect, Illzilla, Rootbound System, The Bamboos, Cookin’ on 3 Burners, Elf Transporta, Mantra, The Herd, TZU, The Cat Empire, Choi, Rankin Yoni, Jesse I, Ms Butt, Natty Sisten, Bass Bin Laden, Paz, Tom Tom.....peace to y’all


Sounds Like: THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK :"All those who are unhappy in the world are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness. All those who are happy in the world are so as a result of their desire for the happiness of others." (Shantideva)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None