| | Ras Kimono
Label: Blue Pie Productions
Artists Genre: Urban
Born in Shanty town in Nigeria, Ras Kimono was bred in
the Ghetto. As a youth, he experienced oppression,
brutality, hardship and inequality, factors that
became a major influence on his philosophy as a man:
detesting injustice, corruption, favoritism and
discrimination. Ras Kimono now goes around the world,
propagating unity among humankind, irrespective of
color, creed, religion, race or geographical
boundaries.
Ras Kimono is Nigeria's number one reggae artist and
an indisputable leader in Africa, but Kimono's
popularity transcends the reggae boundaries. His
message is embraced by lovers of good, positive
vibrations and his ardent followers can be found
amongst lovers of all kinds of music. A vegetarian,
Kimono is a Rastafarian in the purest form. He is a
farmer, fisherman and God-fearing.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Released by Polygram International in 1988, Kimono's
debut album, UNDER PRESSURE, won the Gold Disc Award.
The follow-up, WHAT'S GWAN clearly surpassed the first
with Platinum Disk. That album swept all major music
awards in Nigeria including:
Reggae Artist of the Year Award
Song of the Year Award
Album of the Year Award
Artist of the Year Award
Very solidly, Kimono has moved from height to height,
balancing high record sales with outstanding
impressive stage performances. He has taken his
message out of Nigeria onto the world by playing major
concerts in the United States, England, Italy, Kenya,
Ghana and Papua New Guinea where his Benson and Hedges
stadium concerts attracted a record average of 45,000
people per concert. He is an all round performer who
handles the guiter and saxophone. He has also emerged
as a powerful composer, arranger and vocalist. He has
developed his own style of root reggae music that
skillfully blends his African roots with classical
Jamaican rhythm. Ras Kimono has performed with Top
Reggae artist such as Shaggy, Shaba Ranks, Lee Perry,
Lucky Dube, Culture, Inna Circle, Steve Wonder, Eve
and K.C. and JoJo and a host of other international
artists.
In the United States, where he is presently based,
Kimono has performed in reputable clubs such as New
York's Tramps, SOBs and MONDO Festival at the Central
Park. He has also played at the Equator (Chicago) ,
Carabana (Houston), Masquerade (Atlanta) and in
various clubs in St. Louis.
Elsewhere, he performed at the PANAFEST in Ghana,
URTNA in Kenya, ROTOTOM Reggae Sunsplash in Italy and
Golden Tones and Raggae Sunsplash (Lagos and Kano,
Nigeria)
Kimono has six albums to his credit.
Peace and Love, Selah.
You can get Ras Kimono out now digital for the world
on Blue Pie Productions for MGN productions Nigeria.
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