Birth name Jesse David Royal Instruments Vocals Genres Reggae, Dub, Roots reggae | Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Years active 2011–present | |
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Born 29 April 1989 (age 27) ( 1989-04-29 ) Origin Maroon Town, St James Parish, Jamaica Albums In Comes The Small Axe, Misheni Associated acts Chronixx, Jah9, Philip "Fatis" Burrell Similar Chronixx, Protoje, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Lutan Fyah Profiles | ||
Jesse David Royal, also known as Jesse Royal is a Jamaican musician and reggae artist.
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Early life
Jesse Royal was born 29 April 1989 in St James Parish, Jamaica to a family of Maroon ancestry and Rasta faith. The Royal family relocated to Kingston in 1997 to accept a job at a telecom company, where Jesse became friends with Daniel Bambata Marley, son of reggae artist Ziggy Marley.
Career
Royal began his career with and was mentored by the late Fatis Burrell (the son of whom's high school Royal attended), who also produced Jesse's first two releases, Singing the Blues and Long Days and Short Nights in 2010 Jesse Royal has toured extensively in Jamaica as well as Europe and the United States, before releasing his first major work produced by his friend Walshy Fire in 2014.
In 2015, Vogue Magazine listed Jesse Royal as part of a greater ongoing "Reggae Revival" movement (along with other such artists as Chronixx, Jah9 and Protoje) happening in Jamaica and the rest of the world, revitalising the genre of roots reggae.
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Songs
Gimmie Likkle2014
Modern Day JudasMisheni · 2012
Feel Your PainIn Comes The Small Axe · 2013