sista mary i

I grew up in Cambridge and was surrounded by music as a child. I learnt to play several instruments before settling on the flute and piano which I learnt for many years. Throughout my youth I participated in many different school and community bands, orchestras and choirs and groups performing in venues such as The Junction Cambridge, Cambridge University Colleges, The Royal Albert Hall, and Euro Disney as well as many solo performances in and around CambridgeI began heartical chanting when I was seventeen after I began to follow RastafarI, and belonged to a sound system in Cambridge called Revelation 2000 which was formed by a group of us to promote the positive message in Reggae music and the message of RastafarI. It was also a chance to sing my thanks and praise. We met a few times a week and jammed together building up a vibe and gave us all a chance to freestyle and get together and play instruments and sing. We performed out once a week and held room 2 in the hip hop club ‘Rawganics’ at the Junction in Cambridge. We also performed at some of the May balls at Cambridge University and supporting headliners such as Iration Steppas and Sugar Minot. I also linked Skanking Dave from Bury St Edmunds and began singing alongside the One Foot Skank and the Roots Collective in Cambridge. I moved to London in 2002 and in 2003, I began working with Father Wazair aka ‘King Original’ at Studio 55 in East London. Here I bucked up Fire Dre and Prefect the ‘Buzhrock Warriors’ and Lavaground soldiers and it was here I began recording my first tracks and recorded my first cut of 'Blind eye'. It was here I really began to have a much deeper understanding and love in the doctrines of RastafarI and found huge inspiration from the elders, empresses and soldiers I met in the 55 and Lavaground community; where my love for chanting praises to Jah became InI focus. In 2004 I did my first stage show called ‘Queens of Reggae’ which I did in conjunction with Studio 55 and Father Wazair. Other artists on the show included Sylvia Tella, Jayzik, Christine Joy White, Joy Mack and Nadine. Later that year I also linked the Kingz of the Kozmos aka Tails and Grails and we have made several hip hop and reggae tracks over the last couple of years. This studio has nuff nuff conscious artists and I have done several collaborations with dem since. Which I want to put out on road in the near future.In 2005 I went to Hamburg with Kenny Culcha and Chanter from King Original to perform there. Hamburg was brilliant. It gave InI an opportunity to meet many other soldiers and see how big Jah army is. Europe really embraces Reggae and are eager to promote the message of positivity. Hamburg also has some tuff producers. It seems there is more recognition of roots as an established genre. And it seems that the Europeans authorities are willing to ‘tolorate’ reggae in a way our government is not; and embrace and promote it more.In 2006 I linked Ras Muffet with whom I made tunes ‘Dem Lost’ and ‘Blindeye’ which I released in Spring 2007 on Roots Injection label. I been performing regularly over the last year both solo and with sound system Mighty Tabot and Roots Warrior.In December 2007, I went to Grenoble where I performed with Mighty Tabot alongside The Red Lion Sound and Mighty Tabot. I spent 6 days there in which I recorded specials for OBF sound and Earthical sound and did a radio interview for Grenoble University. I am releasing my next record very soon. It is called ‘Hail Jah’ and is coming out on a 10’’ with two versions.I am currently working on my album and have recently recorded some new tunes with Jah Voice and The Dread UK Productions as well as regular live shows both as a solo artist and with my soundsystem called Roots Warriors. Jah RastafarI is InI guide and light throughout this dark path which is set out for us in baby wrong. I see my music as a reflection of my soul and it is aimed to be a message to the youth to encourage positive thinking. Music has no barriers, no colours and no creeds; it is pure. It is only what we say that may deem it corrupt. As a soldier of HIM I keep it positive Itinually and importantly keep it real and true in my music. I seek to serve JAH RASTAFARI and abolish mental chains which try to keep our minds in slavery. Watch this space!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!