Mister Kali

NEW MEXICO'S ONLY HARDCORE REGGAE DANCEHALL ARTIST!!!! Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1979, he discovered his musical talents at an early age. While still only in his teens he played guitar in many local bands of various styles and genres, fluctuating effortlessly between funk, punk, hard rock and many other influences. However, in 1997 when he first sighted Haile I Selassie I, H.I.M, his musical as well as spiritual journey into REGGAE music began. Reggae music took hold and Mister Kali found himself in Boston where in 1998 he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music. For the next two years he honed his musical skills at Berklee while also performing with various regional reggae acts including Journalist Bandoo and Fitzi Niceness. The year 2000 had a major impact on Mister Kali and his motivation to be a lyrical performer. Pato Banton put Mister Kali on a stage with a mic in his hand for the first time in a crowded venue, The House of Blues in Cambridge, MA. Performing “Don’t Sniff Coke” flawlessly along side Pato, it solidified the foundation for what would come next. Returning to his native New Mexico roots the following year Mister Kali soon joined Brotherhood Soundsystem, the leading soundsystem in the southwest. Under strict mentor ship from German reggae pioneer, Don Martin, he explored other aspects of Reggae music such as selecting, MCing and writing and chanting lyrics. He proved talented at each. During his early years with Brotherhood he wrote such tunes as “I Love Jah”,”Babylon Army” and “Weed Fi Smoke Up” and began co hosting the local radio session Reggae Runnings on KSFR 90.7fm in Santa Fe. Again motivated by his passion for reggae music in 2002 Mister Kali relocated, this time to Orlando, Florida to study at the esteemed Full Sail, obtaining an AS in Recording Arts. In his year at Full Sail, he became a skilled sound engineer and this opened new doors for Mister Kali as a reggae artist. Now able to record his “gravel grinding voice” (as noted in one article about Brotherhood Sound in the Albuquerque Weekly Alibi) and spitting his hardcore sociopolitical lyrics over the latest dancehall beats, he created scorching political reality tunes such as “Code Red”. Finally in 2004 the industry as well as fans begin to take notice. For the last three years Mister “Killa” Kali has continued to deliver to Dancehall and Reggae lovers his original style on a range of topics. Whether praising the Most High with “Chant Down The Devil”, voicing his antiestablishment views on tunes like “Code Red” or just bigging up the ladies, his message is authentic every time. The year 2007 has manifested some amazing collaborations with international artists like Natty Rag and Andrew Sloley as well as working with Netherlands based producer Fleximus-Prime, ridding the new innovative Orient riddim. Mister Kali has created substantial fan base in Costa Rica as well as some parts of Europe and is looking forward to touring in the near future. Highlights of 2007 included headlining the save Darfur Benefit at the Space Ark Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, opening the main stage of the 1st Annual Santa Fe Muzik Fest in August, as well as an appearance alongside Bass Odyssey with Charly Blacks and NY artists Zebulun,Chappa Jan, Slick and others at Chef's Orchid in Queens, NY. Step Fast Across The Border!"; I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!