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Souljah Fyah


Souljah Fyah is an award-winning reggae band based in Canada. The band is led by vocalist–bassist Janaya "Mountain Dew" Ellis (Love Empire Entertainment) 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. The band has opened shows in Western Canada for such Reggae and World Music luminaries as Morgan Heritage, Buju Banton, Mikey Dread and King Sunny Ade.

Besides Ellis, Souljah Fyah’s current lineup includes Dorant "Saint" Ricketts on drums and vocals, "2-Tall" Paul Joosse on bass, guitar, vocals and keyboards, "Stormin' Norm" Frizzell on keyboards, and Bongbiemi "The Original Tribesman" Nfor on percussion.

The band also released a self-titled album in 2004, recorded in Edmonton at Bruce Suzuki Studios[5]. IBO and Janaya Ellis co-produced the album at Calgary's Tac Time Studios. In June 2009, Souljah Fyah released an EP of songs produced by Stew Kirkwood called Tears of a Fool. A third full-length album is planned for early 2010.

Souljah Fyah has recently played the prestigious Edmonton Folk Music Festival, as well as numerous other Canadian Music Festivals.[6]

Discography

Souljah Fyah (2004)

Truth Will Reveal (2008)

Tears of a Fool EP (2009)

References

  1. ^ http://www.junoawards.ca/nominees-2009/en/categories.html
  2. ^ http://www.wcmw.ca/nominees-artistic
  3. ^ http://communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/blogs/pluggedin/archive/2009/02/03/sweet-love-for-souljah-fyah.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.reggaemusicachievementawards.com
  5. ^ http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=454
  6. ^ http://efmf.ab.ca/004.performers/004-02.programme.htm#performers

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