Winning Jah

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Winning Jah

Winning Jah , actually Kingsley Eno Osagie , (born December 12, 1973 in Kano , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian reggae musician and songwriter. His most famous album is "Big Man", which has sold over 650,000 times. In Nigeria, Winning Jah is known as the "Nigeria King of Reggae" (Nigerian King of Reggae).

biography

The fifth of ten children, Winning Jah was born in Kano and grew up in Benin City . At the age of six he became the lead singer of the band "Emababa Reggae Group", which was founded by Winning Jah's mother. They played at various social events and won the prestigious John Player Goldleaf Award for Best New Act in late 1989, before the band split up and Winning Jah began as a solo artist, and were the first children's reggae group in the country.

Winning Jah toured several countries and performed at major national and international festivals alongside musicians such as Luciano (singer) , Baba Sissoko, Ky-Mani Marley , Jahcoustix ,

He opened memorial concerts for Miriam Makeba , Fela Kuti and Alpha Blondy . He released three albums. In 2016 he released the album "Nouveau Business". The album received positive feedback in Italy and Nigeria. The fifth track "Deep Sea" became a kind of national anthem and was nominated for the Amnesty International Music Prize. In 2017 Winning Jah released another album entitled "Africa Inside Me" featuring Bob Marley and his son Stephen Marley . The song "Trust" appeared on various mixed tapes of international DJs two days after it was released by VP Records VPAL.

In 2018 a Nigerian newspaper reported that the singer had converted from the Rastafarian belief to his self-founded religion "Winningjahrian".

Discography

Albums

  • Big Man (1990)
  • Nouveau Business (2016)
  • Africa Inside Me (2017)

Singles

  • Djembejazz (2014)
  • To Whom It May Concern (2015)
  • C KRIT (2016)
  • Now I KNOW (Made In Africa version feat. Stephen Marley (2017))
  • Rude Boy (2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Winning Jah. Retrieved January 27, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ^ Il re del reggae esce con un nuovo album. ( vocepinerolese.it [accessed January 27, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Winning Jah bounces back with "Africa Inside Me" album - Vanguard News . In: Vanguard News . November 7, 2017 ( vanguardngr.com [accessed January 27, 2018]).
  4. ^ Reggae Chose Me, I Never Chose Reggae - Winning Jah - Leadership Nigeria Newspapers. Retrieved January 27, 2018 (American English).
  5. ↑ Gianduia Reggae Explosion 2015 -ritmoinlevare.it Torino . In: Ritmoinlevare.it . June 19, 2015 ( ritmoinlevare.it [accessed June 19, 2015]).
  6. ^ Amnesty International Italy Music Award nominates Winning Jah - Vanguard News . In: Vanguard News . April 3, 2017 ( vanguardngr.com [accessed January 27, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Reggae star, Winning Jah, announces release of new album - Premium Times Nigeria . In: Premium Times Nigeria . November 4, 2017 ( premiumtimesng.com [accessed January 27, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Winning Jah. Africa inside me. Retrieved January 27, 2018 (it-IT).
  9. ^ Nigerian Reggae Artiste Unveils New Religion Against Greed, Violence | Independent Nigeria . In: Independent Nigeria . January 7, 2018 ( independent.ng [accessed January 27, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Winning Jah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osagie, Kingsley Eno (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian reggae musician and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Kano