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Jamayka Poston

*1976
Hip-Hop/Rap and Reggae

Born 1976 in the North Angola, of Bacongo roots, Jamayka grew up in Malange, before moving to Luanda with his mother as a child after the death of his father. He grew up within a religious background, and the music of the Methodist church was an early influence, as he participated first in the childrens' choir, through to the adult choir. By 1992, he was a choir leader While in Luanda, he also used to participate in talent competitions as a hobby, singing music from Angola, in both Portugese and the Kimbundo and Lingala languages. In the early 1990's, he recorded his first song called "Baby Mize", a hip hop love song in a small home studio "Studio Futuro" in Luanda. It was played a lot on radio and television, but not released as a commercial product In 1993 Jamayka helped to set up a young group from Lubango, called CBSS (Cross the Bones of South Sides) - some hip hop, some r 'n' b. He finished school in Luanda, and in 1993 commenced a one-year Electrical course, sponsored by Accord (an NGO) and followed up with a government-sponsored small business management course. In 1997, with the deteriorating situation with the civil war, he fled to South Africa to build a new life. He has been developing his repertoire in the studio, including some English and Xhosa lines in his music. He has been assisted by programmer / producer MC Caramel. In September 2000, he participated as a guest of the "Young Africa" project, and made his debut at the One City Festival. He has subsequently appeared at events including the United Nations "United Against Racism" concert in Durban in 2001, and in the Zulunavia project. He has also been working with the "Heal The Hood" initiative.

Genres

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Reggae

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