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| Album cover from his 2K5 Release, one of so many releases. |
Sizzla is another impeccable musician that embodies his craft and delivers outstanding pieces of work that can be considered collectable items if you are a lover of Reggae music and a lover of conscious lyrics. His talent is unmatched and he is in a class by himself.
Being an advocate for Positive lyrics, images and music; Sizzla falls in with other Reggae Artists who understand the impression they leave on society as a result of their work. The following are a few things that you may or may not know about Sizzla.
- Sizzla Kalonji was born on April 17, 1976 in Kingston, Jamaica to devout Rastafarian parents his birth name - Miguel Orlando Collins.
- Sizzla has 21 albums that have made it onto Billboard's Top Reggae Albums music chart. He has released over 45 solo albums and over 15 combination albums. According to Wikipedia he has released over 70 solo albums as of 2011.
- The record lables that Sizzla have been affiliated with include Greensleeves, VP, Digital B, Xterminator Records, Damon Dash Music Group and of course his own Kalonji Records.
- Sizzla Kalonji established Judgement Yard, a community center in August Town which also houses his recording studio and record label. Youth and Artists alike seeking guidance and help with their careers find that and more at Judgement Yard.
I could go on and on about Sizzla - he's just super talented and could flow to any rhythm or beat that you drop on him. In recent years unfortunately, Sizzla has not been able to perform in the United States. His last major public performance in the United States was in 2008 at Irie Jamboree at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. After that I haven't seen him since. No more bumping into him in Brooklyn at Bruk Down Recording Studio which incidentally is no longer on Church Avenue either.
From time to time I do speak with people from the Judgement Yard Camp and until the red tape is all cleared and his legal team continues to do their job with respects to coming back to the U.S. and working again - we just have to catch him outside of the U.S. - plan a trip to Jamaica! He just did Sting 30 :)
Thank goodness for the airwaves, internet and networks in keeping up with Sizzla Kalonji. The last tune I got from his people was a tune called "Love Connection" that was a minute ago. We all can't wait for the stamp approval back to the U.S. his return will be a win win. His back account will increase with all the bookings & his fans get to experience him live & direct again. Not through a screen - the physical is SO MUCH BETTER than virtual.
Ok, you dragged it out of me - just to give you an example of how powerful, Word, Sound & Power is - several years back I had collapsed from a coughing spell that came over me. I was in a coat room filled with about 5 nurses. One of the nurses ran all the shots once they located where my asthma pump was they administered it. They didn't want to give too much because that would have negative results. While all my other senses were failing me, my hearing was just fine - what kept me going throughout this ordeal was lyrics to a song. The song that I was singing in my head was "You can't keep a good man down." you know "Cause I'm so solid as a rock you just can't get me down." You know the rest, the bass line and those words held me until I came to. I just shared with you my own personal Sizzla moment :)
To stay in the know with all things Sizzla - he's on all major social networks so search for him. Judgement Yard Family, feel free to post all of Sizzla's latest bookings and his itinerary for 2K14 in the comments section below or just email me the info.
Till my next entry....
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| One of my all time favorite albums from Sizzla - a MUST HAVE for your collection! |
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| Sizzla Kalonji - don't sleep he's a 70's baby talent to di WORLD!!!! |
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