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He was the only non-G-Unit feature on the album. In 2008 Mavado was given the UK MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act. In April 2010, Mavado starred in a music video as a gangster in Drake's song "Find Your Love" for Drake's album Thank Me Later. Mavado formed his own label, Mansion Records, in 2011, which debuted with the single "Delilah". [13]
He was given the name Prezident Brown by producer and sound system operator Jack Ruby, who made him the resident deejay on his Hi-Power sound system. [3] Early singles included "Tears" and "Everything is Right" (with Jack Radics ) and (Professor Frisky)and all time Jamaican favourite song "Mickey Mouse" on the DigitalB label. [ 4 ]
The short form Jah/Yah, appears in Exodus 15:2 and 17:16, Psalm 89:9, (arguably, by emendation) [citation needed] Song of Songs 8:6, [4] as well as in the phrase Hallelujah. The name of Yahweh is also incorporated into several theophoric names, however, in almost all cases the Hebrew name itself uses -yāhū, not -yāh.
"Exodus" is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers, for the Exodus (1977) album. Released as a single, it reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart . "Exodus" was Marley's first single to receive widespread airplay on black radio stations in the US, expanding the artist's predominantly white ...
Beckford was awarded the Order of Distinction in 2007 by the Jamaican government for his contribution to music. [21] His last recording was the song "The Coming of Jah Jah" for the project "The Deejay Battle: Sly & Robbie vs Roots Radics" released in April 2023 produced by the Grammy nominated musician and producer Hernan "Don Camel" Sforzini.
Rasta music is performed to praise and commune with Jah, [248] and to reaffirm the rejection of Babylon. [248] Rastas believe that their music has healing properties, with the ability to cure colds, fevers, and headaches. [248] Many of these songs are sung to the tune of older Christian hymns, [249] but others are original Rasta creations. [248]
The songs "Surrender" and "Crying in the Chapel" were recorded during the session, but were withheld for later issue as singles. "Surrender" would be his first single of 1961 and top the chart , but "Crying in the Chapel" would wait until April 1965 to be issued, going to #3 on the chart.
Mukudzeyi Mukombe (born 4 July 1987), [2] better known as Jah Prayzah, is a Zimbabwean contemporary musician and lead member of the band Third Generation.Regarded as the most prolific musician of his generation in the country, he was popularly referred to by fans and media as "Masoja", the Shona word for "soldier", a name he earned mostly because of his signature band uniform of military regalia.