Zareb(Ranford Mc Curdy) was born and raised in Clarendon, Jamaica. When he was a young man of sixteen he realised there is nothing more for him than a life as one of the common craftsmen, working with steel or as a carpenter. But this kind of life didn’t meet Ranford’s expectations. That’s why he made for Kingston, to escape of country life and to experience the world. It was a hard time, living on Kingston’s streets with no assets and no job. One day one of his friends took him along to one of the many music studios in town. There Ranford, naturally more of a withdrawn personality, found a way to express himself, his thoughts and feelings. Singing became his passion. In the beginning he covered Songs of his musical ideals Half Pint and Junior Reid, but soon he developed his very own style and created his own lyrics. He felt he finally found his determination and so he spent more and more time in studios, as for example at Kilimanjaro’s, Anchor or Tuff Gong. That’s how he got the first chance for a very own song recording on the Stereo One Label. Using his then artist name Mr. Flash he recorded several songs with his friend and Macka Tree Crew-Member Fantan Mojah. This called the attention of many soundsystems and producers. Bobby Digital, Lion Vibes und Calibud wanted to work with him as well. Tracks like Rastafari ist he ruler are the results of this collaboration. The scene was crazy about this one and celebrated it as big tune as well as another tune called Authentic Love. Combinations with Jah Mason and Perfect followed until he felt it was time for a next step. This was 2006 when he changed his name into Zareb. He didn’t want to leave his carrer to chance and intended to work specificly on it to make his way as a respected artists in the long run. At this time he met producer and label manager Ingo from Pow Pow, who worked on one of his productions in Jamaica. Direct from the start the vibes between the both musicians were right and the idea of a joint project, Zareb’s debut album, was born. Since that time there were numerous Live-Shows with Fantan Mojah all around the world. Zareb used the chance to refine his voice and stage presence. He now looks forward to the start of his album Authentic Love, which is his first outright creation with a spectrum of songs that allows him to express all aspects of his personality and presents him as a matured artist, ready to enter the world of reggae music.
You will hear a lot more from zareb keep listening ,JAH LIVE.
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