Canada-based Jamaican reggae-fusion vocalist Ammoye has released a new album titled Water (Lulaworld Records). Produced by Danny Maestro, The album features a mix of reggae, electronics, rocksteady, dancehall, dubstep and R&B.
Ammoye grew up between Canada and Jamaica. “Jamaica gave me my foundation and base when it comes to music as a whole. I grew up singing in the church choir back home, so I have a solid gospel music background that also gave me the gift of falling in love with and mastering the art of singing harmonies – which hugely shaped my music today. Jamaica also gave me the foundation of Reggae Music. Artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and the ITrees (Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowet, & Rita Marley) as well as artists like Grace Jones, Jimmy Cliff, Garnett Silk & JC Lodge had a major impact on me as a musician.”
“Migrating to Canada to live with my mom after my grandmother (who raised me from 6-16 years old) passed gave me a wider view of the world. When it came to music the opportunities were endless. Major artists I gravitated to then and still love to this day were Sade, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and so on. A bit later on I got introduced to electronic music & more of the hip hop, R&B, Jazz and Latin music styles. I began to infuse all these different sounds and music into MY reggae and call it ‘reggae fusion’. It’s a melting pot of musical stew if you will. I bring all of these different genres together to make my music my own.”
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