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Souljah Fyah
Souljah Fyah
Origin	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Roots reggae, Dancehall
Years active	2001–present
Members	Waymatea(Janaya)Ellis; Dorant Ricketts; Paul Joosse; Norm Frizzell; Bongbeimi Nfor
Past members	Olivia Street; Derrick Sine; Kevin Prebushewski
Website	www.waymatea.com

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Souljah Fyah is a reggae band based in Canada. The band was founded in 2002 by vocalist–bassist Waymatea (Janaya) "Sista J" Ellis (Love Empire Enterprises) and stylistically straddles Roots Reggae and Dancehall.

Their second full-length album, Truth Will Reveal, released in 2008, was nominated for a Juno Award for "Reggae Album of the Year",^[1] and won both "Outstanding Urban Recording" at the Western Canadian Music Awards and "Best Reggae Album" at the 2009 Reggae Music Achievement Awards.^[2]^[3] The album's producer, IBO, was nominated for a Reggae Music Achievement Award for his work on the recording.^[4]

Souljah Fyah was named "Top Reggae Band" at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards. That year, Souljah Fyah released an EP of songs produced by Stew Kirkwood called Tears of a Fool. A third full-length album, I Wish, was released at the end of 2010.^[5] The band also released a self-titled album in 2004.^[6]

Discography

Souljah Fyah (2004)
Truth Will Reveal (2008)
Tears of a Fool EP (2009)
I Wish (2010)^[7]
The Long Walk (2016)

References

^ [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ [2] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved!". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
^ [3] Archived April 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Smooth sailing for Souljah Fyah's new CD". Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
^ "Universal Souljah :: Music :: VUE Weekly". www.vueweekly.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Souljah Fyah | Discography". AllMusic. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

External links

[1] [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[2] [2] ^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved!". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.

[4] [3] Archived April 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Smooth sailing for Souljah Fyah's new CD". Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.

[6] "Universal Souljah :: Music :: VUE Weekly". www.vueweekly.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[7] "Souljah Fyah | Discography". AllMusic. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

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 Their second full-length album, ''Truth Will Reveal'', released in 2008, was nominated for a [[Juno Award]] for "Reggae Album of the Year",<ref>[http://www.junoawards.ca/nominees-2009/en/categories.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref> and won both "Outstanding Urban Recording" at the [[Western Canadian Music Awards]] and "Best Reggae Album" at the 2009 Reggae Music Achievement Awards.<ref>[http://www.wcmw.ca/nominees-artistic] {{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/blogs/pluggedin/archive/2009/02/03/sweet-love-for-souljah-fyah.aspx |title=Opinion - Blogs - Our blogs have moved! |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707103600/http://communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/blogs/pluggedin/archive/2009/02/03/sweet-love-for-souljah-fyah.aspx |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's producer, [[IBO (music producer)|IBO]], was nominated for a Reggae Music Achievement Award for his work on the recording.<ref>[http://www.reggaemusicachievementawards.com]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419070458/http://www.reggaemusicachievementawards.com/ |date=April 19, 2009 }}</ref>
-Souljah Fyah was named "Top Reggae Band" at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards. That year, Souljah Fyah released an EP of songs produced by [[Stew Kirkwood]] called ''Tears of a Fool''. A third full-length album, ''I Wish'', was released at the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Smooth+sailing+Souljah+Fyah/3924578/story.html|title=Smooth sailing for Souljah Fyah's new CD|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111144607/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Smooth+sailing+Souljah+Fyah/3924578/story.html|archivedate=January 11, 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> The band also released a self-titled album in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=454 |title=Archived copy |website=www.vueweekly.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205203540/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=454 |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Souljah Fyah was named "Top Reggae Band" at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards. That year, Souljah Fyah released an EP of songs produced by [[Stew Kirkwood]] called ''Tears of a Fool''. A third full-length album, ''I Wish'', was released at the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Smooth+sailing+Souljah+Fyah/3924578/story.html|title=Smooth sailing for Souljah Fyah's new CD|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111144607/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Smooth+sailing+Souljah+Fyah/3924578/story.html|archivedate=January 11, 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref> The band also released a self-titled album in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=454 |title=Universal Souljah :: Music :: VUE Weekly |website=www.vueweekly.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205203540/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=454 |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Discography==