Perennial Grenadian Calypso King-turned-Gospel artiste Edson “King Ajamu” Mitchell has dropped “Blessed Love,” hoping to positively influence listeners globally.
“The music was written and launched with the intent of getting a constructive message to the folks within the midst of an avalanche of unfavorable songs dominating our airwaves at dwelling and world wide,” Ajamu advised Caribbean Life solely over the weekend.
“This file speaks of the significance of demonstrating religious love in direction of humankind,” he added, endeavoring to convey a message of “love and never carnal love.
“I really feel blessed that God has granted me the privilege and that reward of music to be nonetheless capable of attempt to make a constructive contribution in direction of humanity,” Ajamu continued.
“Blessed Love” says partly: “In the event you see your brother hurting/as an alternative of cheering and rejoicing/sympathize/regardless of the circumstances/don’t let hatred smash your possibilities/empathize.”
Ajamu, a musician, arranger, and file producer, added: “We live in an advanced world, so let’s attempt to look in direction of the straightforward issues like ‘Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.’”
In his first religious efficiency in Brooklyn, King Ajamu, in September 2023, rocked the Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights, Brooklyn throughout the inaugural Gospel of Reward Live performance hosted by the Brooklyn-based Dee Vee Worldwide Productions.
In a high-octane efficiency, backed up by his band and singers, King Ajamu supplied a gospel feast to the bubbling viewers, belching out, amongst others, “Sing for You,” “Born Once more,” “By no means Get Weary,” and “Prodigal Son.”
The four-hour-long live performance additionally featured a number of different gospel artistes and performers, together with then six-year-old Kelaiah Ventour, granddaughter of Grenadian Derek Ventour, president of Dee Vee Worldwide Productions, accompanied by DJ Web page; Apostolic Voices; God’s Property Dancers; Veron Richards; Dr. Zorina Frederick; Princess Tyetia Hodge; Jacqueline Williams-King; Williams-King’s daughter, Abena Amory; saxophonist Joe Alert; Gerard Placide; and Donn Warde.
“I used to be not new to this, however I’m true to this,” stated Ajamu, receiving a shock award on the occasion. “Thanks very a lot, Mr. Derek Ventour. Mr. Ventour by no means ceases to amaze me.”
Born on July 27, 1963, in a village known as Mama Canne in Grenada, King Ajamu stated he has been a musician since “a really tender age.”
He stated he started singing calypso in 1983 after a one-year stint in Trinidad & Tobago, the place he skilled first-hand “the nice calypso stars in motion.”
As soon as he arrived on the calypso scene, followers welcomed this “breath of contemporary air” and dubbed him King Ajamu, a title he stated he solutions to, however his humble nature has not embraced.
Acknowledging his expertise, King Ajamu has since been hailed by each Calypso Rose, the Calypso Queen of the World, and The Mighty Sparrow, the Calypso King of the World, as a gifted, gifted, and top-class calypsonian.
King Ajamu holds the unprecedented title of nine-time Grenada Calypso Monarch, successful in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2014, and 2015.
He additionally received the Grenada Street March title in 1990 and Soca Monarch in 1995.
As well as, King Ajamu continues to make excellent musical contributions, producing CD after CD and hit after hit.
At simply 5′ 7″, he performs guitar, keyboards, and drums and is an authorized sound engineer.
He has written, organized, and produced songs for a number of prime Grenadian calypsonians and remodeled many calypsos together with his ending touches.
King Ajamu stated he concluded a fantastic 12 months in 1997 by successful the coveted “Male Vocalist of the Yr” title on the spectacular “Sunshine Awards” in New York, beating out different calypso stars like Trinidadian David Rudder and Barbadian Edwin Yearwood.
He stated his musical efforts have been acknowledged by the worldwide music neighborhood, as he has been featured recurrently in Billboard Journal’s “Bible of the Music Trade.”
In December 1998, Ajamu was honored by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as certainly one of an elite group of three calypsonians with the distinguished title “Member of the British Empire” (MBE) for his companies to the calypso artwork kind.
Though he’s acknowledged primarily for Calypso and Soca, he’s equally at dwelling within the reggae style.
With the discharge of his first reggae CD, “Jah Is My King,” audiences obtained a style of his versatility.
This was adopted in 2005 by the long-awaited launch of “Dwelling Water.”
Prime reggae artistes worldwide acknowledge King Ajamu and has shared the stage with lots of them.
His second and long-awaited reggae CD was launched in 2005.
“Blessed Love” is out there on all main social media platforms.
You can too attain King Ajamu straight at (347) 351-6706 or (473) 449-6764.
