Chappa Jan was born in a very small rural community in Claremont St. Ann, Jamaica. This is the home of many a famous artist including Justin Hinds, Burning Spear, and Bob Marley. This is also where you will find Dunns River Fall, Fern Gully and the birthplace of the Great Marcus Garvey.Chappa Jan practically grew up around Local Sounds Systems. This enhances his talents and his love for music. He entered many local talent shows; this provided him the opportunity to begin his early recordings. Some early recordings with producers like Paul Vernon and Courtney Cole.Performance Resume:Live Performances with various bands allowed Chappa to showcase his talent and original style. He has shared the stage with many acts include: Culture, President Brown, Bounty Killa, Capleton, Beenie Man and Luciano to name a few. A highlight for Chappa Jan was a live 2004 concert performance in Los Angeles, California. He performed with Morgan Heritage and Wayne Wonder. In 2005, Chappa entered major shows in Jamaica. Stand out shows include Culture Shock, Fully Loaded, Campfire with artist Beres Hammond, and Sizzla. He appeared @ Anthony B Show in Trelawny.
Chappas songs are getting frequent airplay in France.
With Prince Thierry on Station 99.2 Radio Mega
In Hawaii with DJ Irie, / Al Kapau Hawaii Kong Radio, Irie FM, Fame FM, Zip FM Stations.
Distributed songs are:
1. Work
2. Time an Patience, distributed by One Love
3. Gun Powder, distributed by In The StreetDiscography:Listed below are recorded and released songs up to 2005:
1. Magnificent Girl
2. Yardie This was on the top ten video chart.
3. Work Was featured on a national TV and cable network as a video.Chappa Jan is featured on Donavan Banzana Warner Brothers sign album. The song title Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness is mixed by Grammy Award Barry O Hare. Vocal engineer and producer is Franklin Grant.Franklin Grant worked with various artists such as Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston.Chappa John Believes in Human improvement and always strives to use his music to lift up the human spirit in a positive way.Chappa Jan
Reggae Recording Artist
for booking: www.myspace.com/chappajanwork
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 876-364-0612 JA .
