Tall, dreadlocked Junior Kelly is a devout Rastafarian on a serious musical mission which is manifested through the quality of his contemplative lyrics, the diversity of his substantial subject matter and his inspirational delivery. Born on 23rd. of September 1969 in Kingston 13, Junior was raised in nearby Spanish town. Throughout his childhood, he was surrounded by music, as his grandfather and father both played the banjo, his mother sang in the Church and his oldest brother Jim was a popular Deejay[rapper] with the Killamanjaro Sound.
Despite the attention IF LOVE SO NICE has deservingly received, Junior Kelly is more than a one hit wonder ; A listen to his Jet Star albums "Rise and Juvenile , not to mention his VP Records debut album of the same name If love so nice more than supports this claim. They all demonstrate the diversity of his song writing expertise and continue along the same positive path.
His fifth album, released in August 2003 on the VP label is entitled Smile and features a much more mature Junior Kelly. He preaches messages of love on tracks such as Never let you down , Sinking Feeling , and Baby can we meet ; Black consciousness on the hit track Black am I ; Social Commentary on tracks such as Running from the law , Do dem something and Youth dem scared . The title track Smile he says, is for all those persons who experience hardships and stumbling blocks on a daily basis, put your faith and trust in the Most High and just Smile, never let them see you cry, because things will soon get better .
