Where is taj weekes from

The Saint Lucian-born singer is without a doubt one of the most gifted songwriters in modern music with an unmistakable voice and trademark sound that has made him one of the most beloved artists in reggae today. When I sat down with Taj Weekes to discuss his forthcoming album he talked about why he decided to release a solo project after so much success recording with his band Adowa. The first album is done and we are working on the second and third albums. So it makes it very difficult.

It came about because I was able to be part of this thing. There were musicians, one from each country in the world, and we did a song together. So I met people from all over the world so I reached out to them and we started building on things. Isolation you know.

It made me want to do something new and something different. Jafe Paulino: Guitar. Eric Toussaint: Keyboards. Baldwin Brown: Drums. Team Label: Jatta Records. Managers: Shirley Menard ,. Booking Agency: Simon Says Booking. Booking Agents: Phil Simon ,. Publicist Company: iWelcom.

Weekes wears many hats: on paper he is a reggae artist, social activist, and humanitarian; he is also a firm believer in love, unity, and acceptance, an advocate for marginalized people, and a brave voice in the music industry. Born and raised on the Caribbean island of St.

Lucia] is a very musical island, so there was always music everywhere; the music I played on the radio, the music I had listened to before me, it was just a variety. We have no formal radio stations in St. As a child, Weekes spent his evenings both singing with his siblings and listening to his father singing.

When Weekes was 13, he became a DJ at a local radio station. Weekes and his brothers eventually had their own band that played at different state shows.

However, Weekes was bothered that his brothers messed up the lyrics during shows, so they eventually gave him that responsibility. He believes that this care for getting the lyrics right made him realize how much he cares about the messages and words in his music. Weekes began his relationship with Adowa through the Future of Reggae event.

Before he was with the band, Weekes sang at different restaurants, which is where he heard of the event. However, to attend Future of Reggae, Weekes had to rent a band to perform with him.

This moment led to the creation of Adowa. Weekes created Jatta because he did not want others to dictate his content and did not want to be told what he could or could not sing about.

When the group travels to perform, Weekes believes that the experience is always the people. You see their cultures and eat with them and you hear them speak so whatever animosity you may have had as propaganda before is kind of lessened.