Black Judah
Black Judah is the name of the upcoming group from the duo Sugar Black
and
Dylan Judah, on the Mountain Paradise label. Black Judah music comes
from
the best musicians in Jamaica and Los Angeles, these two singers
respective
home towns. Dancehall, Hip-hop and Reggae are the flavors of this
release.
Black Judah is a mix of amazing singing from Sugar Black and rough
dancehall/ragga vocal styles of Dylan Judah. These songs keep a
positive
message all the while letting the people let loose and feel good in the
clubs, in their cars or listening on the radio at work. Black Judah is
here
for the masses!
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Sugar Black started his musical career at a very young age. As a child
he
was a member of his school choir, where he was singled out for his
talent
and began performing as lead vocalist. In 1979 his family moved from
rural
Westmoreland to Kingston and it was there that he was introduced to the
sound system. At age 12 he became the youngest apprentice of the Black
Star
Sound System.
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Dylan Judah is a singer, song-writer and producer who began his musical
career as a young drummer, driving the rhythm of his teenage ska band
Caught
in the Act (C.I.A.), 1988-1992. During those formative years Dylan
traveled
to apartheid- era South Africa, and Jamaica on several occasions. From
these
most influential and eye-opening experiences, Dylan emerged as an
impassioned singer.
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In 1995 Sugar Black started recording for Tony Rebel’s Flames
Production and
released a series of singles including the 1997 hit “Oh Jah”. Together
with
Lehbanculeh he participated in Tony Rebel’s “Jah By My Side”
international
tour which took place in 1996-97. In 2000 his first full-length CD
entitled
“Black Attack” was released by US based “Issachar Productions”.
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Dylan Judah helped to form Cannons, (1997-2003), one of the West
Coast’s
most skillful and heartfelt reggae bands. Non-stop club and festival
performances from back in 1997 up until now have been the platform for
Dylan
Judah to sing his songs from Cannons’ first two independently produced
cd’s:
THANKS & PRAISE (1999) & LIFE-ELEMENTS-VISION (2002), and more recently
from
his debut album DYLAN-JUDAH (2004).
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Sugar Black and Dylan Judah’s solo works are playing on the radio
around the
world. And now we have Black Judah. These are the vibes that keep you
alive.