#NoFame Music Video w/ @RoryStoneLove OUT NOW! 
Link: http://bit.ly/ZiaBenjaminNoFameVideo

Reggae and Retro Dancehall meets Jazz and Blues: Rum Shop Blues.

Born and grown in Kingston, Jamaica, Zia Benjamin is a poet: songwriter first, singer second. Her songs are seductive and soulful, with defiance evocative of the retro dancehall and reggae vixens who inspired her growing up. Her lyrics are often ironic, enticing and rude with a sense of humour and sensuality which is entirely Caribbean. 

Zia's is a voice people may know without knowing. She featured as a songwriter and vocalist on Sean Paul's 'Tomahawk Technique' album, Major Lazer's 'Free the Universe' (Billboard #1, US Dance Electronic Albums) and a few other dope tracks. She has since been working on an EP with veteran reggae producer Rory Stone Love - her first single is called 'No Fame'.

GANGUNJAH NEVADYE MUSIK BAND  

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'GANGUNJAH' the man of many names and titles

No. 60 Monday, March 1, 2010
When he was first introduced to the Montego Bay entertainment fraternity, he was known as Nevadye (Never Die) because of his indomitable spirit to survive the curse of the dancehall which has witnessed many untimely ends to the career of many of its icons. It was his ever-changing opinions and philosophies on life 
   The former National Water Commission (N.W.C) employee and winner of N.W.C's Islandwide Talent Contest 1995 has to date performed with incredible energy on Reggae Summerfest Blast Off 1993; Crystal Spring Resort alongside Errol Lee and the Bare Essentials Band; Assylum Night Club; Red Bones Cafe Calabash Festival 2005; Tastee Talent Finals 2005; 
   Gangunjah was also featured several times in the Gleaner, Star, the Western Mirror, the HardCopy entertainment magazine and the Northcoast Times. Gangunjah, at Calabash 2005 (at Treasure Beach), reportedly brought the house down (so to speak), as he per­formed in the open mike selection on Sunday, the final day of the 2005 Festival. He is also a certified Tastee talent.
   Amazingly, Gangunjah has spent a lot of time researching his family roots and has come up with an interesting finding, He has discovered that he is a blood relative to Cudjoe, Marcus Garvey, Jimmy Cliff, Garnett Silk, Peter Tosh, the late legendary singer Brent Dowe, Ernie Smith, Anthony Cruz and the famous West Indian fast bowler, Uton Dowe. His great, great grandfathers, William Reid and William Stennett (a.k.a. Becky James) were both hanged with Samuel Sharpe during the Kensington Rebellion. His great grandfather, Simon Marston, survived the onslaught and his great, great grandmother, Esther Nathan, 
   He has gained over five C.X.C. subjects, certificate in Voice & Speech for radio, television and platform purposes and certificate in sound recording techniques and also a certificate from the World Health Organization (G.T.Z.) for outstanding contribution to Jamaica Aids Support, certificate of Outstanding Performance from the National Youth Service, as well as certificate of Participation from the Tastee Talent Competition Board for performance in Tastee's semi-final 2005. He also serves as House Father: a member of the Camp's Management Team and was a former National Water Commission and Ministry of Education employee with over 15 years experience in the field of customer service, sales and entertainment.
   There seems no end to his multi-faceted talents because he is also known to many as a playwright, farmer, M.C., Herbalist, dub­poet, radio presenter, eulogist, motivational speaker, historian, philosopher, statesman and freelance journalist.
   According to the former Heineken Green Synergy Champion D.J. Pauly from St. Martin, "I play Gangunjah Nevadye's song, 'Crystal Bawl' ever so often; it is regularly requested and rotated on my programme here in St. Martin: Crystal Bawl is surely a bomber. Gangunjah was also given a live 25 minute interview on D.J. Pauly's radio programme via telephone line St. Martin/Jamaica.
   Gangunjah's recently-released debut album entitled the Seer Still Choppin', is now available and ready and features tracks like Money Cuffy, Card Madness, Dem No Teach I (Marcus), Deabeng, Politician, Crystal Bawl, Crystal Ball (Remix), Oh Mama, Ticky Picky, Battlefield, Naah Dweet & Hungry A Bite.

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