INSPIRATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, TRANSFORMATIONAL WORLD MUSIC
PROPHECY
Prophecy was born Rohan Alexander Brown on November 1, in Lyssons, St. Thomas, Jamaica. The singer’s professional career began when he first captured the public’s eye in 1998 at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition. He successfully made the top 10 finals with the song “Higher Ground” and that is the direction his career has taken. His debut album titled “Break Loose” was shortlisted in the Reggae Category of the 2012 Grammy Nominations.
Prophecy is a devoted Rastafarian who lives and worships according to the principles and teachings of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I. His utterances promote righteousness and a positive outlook towards mankind. His musical style is impacted by roots reggae, rocksteady and dub music which are embedded at the roots of Jamaica’s music culture. Truly, it is no surprise that Prophecy’s musical influences and inspirations came from music legends Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Burning Spear who were the trail blazers for his generation. The singer is also an activist for change with a passion for the young and the less fortunate. He started a book initiative for school children in St. Thomas and he can often be seen feeding the homeless.
Prophecy travelled to South Africa in 2002 where he performed at three H.I.V./A.I.D.S Awareness Concerts in Johannesburg, Durban and Soweto. While in South Africa, Prophecy stayed at Winnie Mandela’s home in Soweto; it was a profoundly moving experience which inspired him to write the song “Chance”. The song was later chosen by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as a tribute to the late South African Reggae Ambassador Lucky Dube who passed away tragically.
Driven to succeed, Prophecy entered the Red Stripe IRIE FM Big Break Competition 2005 in Jamaica. Out of a total of 867 contestants, Prophecy won with his entry song “Don’t Come Tell I” (Too Little Love in This World). He went on to perform at Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest on International Night with international acts Akon and Ciara alongside Morgan Heritage, Luciano and Sanchez. Since then Prophecy has been performing on Sting, Rebel Salute, East Fest, St. Mary Mi Come From, Western Consciousness and Reggae Sumfest.
Prophecy’s Debut album titled Break Loose which was released in November 2011, was hailed as one of the best albums of the year. The songs reflect some of the core aspects of the Jamaican society, including the struggles and injustices with a view of love and hope for mankind. The album had three (3) number 1 hits; “No Body Bags” held the # 1 spot for eight weeks in Jamaica, “Chance” was number 1 in Africa and “Party in Session” rocked in the # 1 spot in Italy. His Red Stripe Irie FM Big Break entry song “Don’t Come Tell I” also dominated the airwaves locally and internationally. His sophomore album A Free Man was released in February 2016 and it is available for purchase via digital download.
ROBERT BURCHELL
Robert writes, produces, plays, and arranges his own music. His sound is unique and his music is righteous. His niche is giving praise to the Almighty God and his mission is to spread love among the people. He is inspired by and loves the music of Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond, Third World, Freddie McGregor, and Luciano, among many others, because of the positive message the music of these great artists and singers transcend.
Robert Burchell was born on May 22, 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica. Robert was raised in the parish of St. Catherine in the community known as Mt. Industry by grandparents Jerry and Alma Brown. He attended the Mt. Industry All Age School and enjoyed spending most of his social time with peers playing cricket, football and attending one of the neighborhood churches.
At the age of 10, Robert’s love for music evolved when he started playing the drums at church and later the guitar, one in which he made from a board and fishing line. This love for musical instruments and his familiarization led him to further learn how to play the Bass and various other instruments. Robert started playing music with various different gospel bands and churches. At the age of 19, with his musical talent he made his first demo tape for Jepther McClymont, later known as Luciano, the reggae artist. Burchell has worked with a number of great artists over the years.
He has played the bass with Rude Beat band, Tony Bell and Cutchie, Indika band, Gregory Isaacs, Freddy McGreggor, Sanchez, Tony Rebel, Tonto Metro, Shelly Thunder, Sister Charmaine, Singing Melody, Elephant Man, Jimmy Riley, Half Pint, Junior Tucker, Carlene Davis, Chuck Fender, Spragga Benz, Mega Banton, Terro Fabulous, Shinehead, Nadine Sutherland, Born Jamericans, Buju Banton, Cocoa Tea, Sister Carol, and Ninja Kid among many others.
A few years later, Robert migrated to the United States of America (Chicago), where he continued to pursue his musical career. In the year 2018 Robert Started a recording company called “New Vision One Records”. New Vision One Records was established with the aim of offering new an up coming artist a platform and colliding positive and influential music. Its position was greatly improved by its various distribution deals.
Music Genres:
- Reggae Gospel
- Reggae
- World Music
- Songs of many other genres
INEZI
Horatio Flowers better known as “Inezi” lives and loves music!
Hailing from St. Catherine, Jamaica and attending Dint-hill High School Inezi quickly realized he loved music and wanted to do more than singing, he realized he wanted to pursue writing music with socially conscious message while creating original riddims.
While at Dint-hill High School in St. Catherine he recruited others and formed the Acapella singing group “H5”. The group then entered in the very first Digicel Rising Stars TV Show, performing soulful ballads and winning the audience votes. Although they did not win the top prize they were placed in the top five.
In 2007 after regrouping and recreating and writing his own socially conscious lyrics he renamed the group to “Conscious” and entered the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall and did very well.
Such hard work and motivation caught the eye of Marlene Dallas of Ms. Dallas Productions, a UK based company. She had him work with such notables: Sting Ray Records, Leroy Mafia Studio, DJ Hans and the legendary Calvin Francis. They all took part in molding and guiding Inezi and his career. They collaborated and worked with Inezi and set the stage for him to be where he is today.
While with Ms. Dallas Productions Inezi gained a huge fanbase in the UK, Gambia and Senegal. His Gambian and UK fans are looking forward to his African tour. His most recent single “Roots and Culture” which he worked on with Teflon Zine-fence is well received and doing so well that it is the most requested song in Senegal. UK based DJ Hans is on tour and he is taking Inezi music to his fans and fans (to be). Inezi recently signed with “New Vision One Record” a U.S. based record label, under this new label he has released his new single called “Straight Away”, Which is available on all social and digital platforms.
Inezi also recently interviewed with DJ Prestige on STYLZ FM radio and callers and listeners could not get enough of his socially conscious single. Inezi is staying focused and concentrating on his EPK which will be out in the very near future.