Ras Michael
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| Ras Michael |
| Birth name |
Michael George Henry |
| Origin |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres |
Reggae |
| Instruments |
Vocals |
Ras Michael (born 1943 as Michael George Henry in Kingston , Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer and Nyabinghi specialist. He also performs under the name of Dadawah.
[edit] Biography
In the 1960s he worked at Coxsone Dodd’s legendary Studio One as a session musician and released a number of singles. He was the first member of the Rastafari movement to have a reggae radio program in Jamaica ("The Lion of Judah Radio" program first aired in 1967). His band is called The Sons of Negus and are known for their drumming. He performed with Bob Marley at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica in 1978. In addition to acting as an evangelist, ambassador and diplomat for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahido Church internationally, Ras Michael is one of the founders and president of the Rastafarian International/Marcus Garvey Culture Center in Los Angeles, and the Fly Away Culture Center in Kingston, Jamaica. Currently he lives in California.
[edit] Discography
- Freedom Sounds (1974)
- Dadawah - Peace & Love + Nyahbinghi (1974)
- Peace and Love (1975)
- Rastafari (1975)
- Rastafari Dub (1975)
- Tribute to the Emperor (1976)
- Irations of Ras Michael & Sons of Negus Volume One (1977)
- Kibir Im Lak (1977)
- Movements (1978)
- Love Thy Neighbour (1979)
- Promised Land Sounds (1980)
- Disarmament (1981)
- Revelation (1982)
- Ras Michael & Zion Train (1984)
- Rally Round (1985)
- Zion Train (1988)
- Know Now (1990)
- Glory to God (1992)
- Spiritual Roots (1999)
- Lion Country (1999)
- A Weh Dem a Go Do Wid It [re-recorded and remix by SubaDread] (2003)
- Run Aggressors Run (featured in the film Catch A Fire 2006)
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