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Winning Jah | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kingsley Eno Osagie |
| Also known as | Nigeria King of Reggae |
| Born | 1973 (age 47–48) Kano, Nigeria |
| Genres | Reggae, Black music, Dancehall |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, Music producer |
| Instruments | multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1984 –present |
| Labels | Enorecords LLC...[1] |
| Associated acts | Evi Edna Ogholi, Veronica Rudian, King Wadada, Lucky Dube |
| Website | www |
Kingsley Eno Osagie MON (born 12 December 1973) also known as Winning Jah is a reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, record label chief executive officer and a philanthropist.[2] He is best known for his album "Big Man", which went platinum in Nigeria and performed in some festivals such as Rototom Sunsplash and Sanremo Music Festival in the 1990s.[3] In 2011, he was awarded Order of the Niger for music merit by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the president of Nigeria[3]
Early life[edit]
Winning Jah was born on 12 December 1973 in Kano State in Nigeria[4]
Music career[edit]
In 2016, Jah was signed to VP Records[5] and released albums such as Nouveau Business, "Africa Inside Me"[6] and some singles such as "Rude Boy", "Living in Fire", "C-Krit" and "Now I know (Made in Africa)" featuring Stephen Marley, which peaked at 14th position on the Top 100 Reggae albums on iTunes in 2020.[7]
Awards and honours[edit]
Jah had received over 300 awards.[3] Among other awards he received are:
- Member of the Order of the Niger awarded by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, president of Nigeria, in 2011.[3]
- Africa Grammy awards, also known as Obaland Royal Awards[8] for 'Best Edo state/Diaspora Philanthropist' and 'Best Africa reggae artiste'.[9][10]
- Aid People Change Naija (APCN) Humanitarian awards for 'Best Charitable Singer of the Year' and 'Best Nigerian Reggae Act of the Year'.[11]
- In 2020 he was honored and described as the "Nigeria King of Reggae" on Splash 105.5 FM Ibadan.[12]
Discography[edit]
- Studio albums and EPs[13]
- Big Man (1990)
- Nouveau Business (2016)
- Africa Inside Me (2017)
- FumiLongtin (2020)[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Enorecords LLC – Record Label | Artist Management". 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
- ^ Dondona, Paola (22 January 2017). Winning Jah. Africa inside me. Autopubblicato. ISBN 9791220022200 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Nigeria – Italian Reggae star, Winning Jah celebrates 30 years of music career(June 11, 2021)". vanguardngr.com Vanguard (Nigeria). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Untold story of reggae star Winning Jah's humanitarian work, spreading love through music". 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Reggae star, Winning Jah, announces release of new album (2017)".
- ^ "Il re del reggae esce con un nuovo album" [The king of reggae comes out with a new album]. www.vocepinerolese.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Egypt Apple Music Top 100 Reggae Albums". www.top-charts.com.
- ^ Victor, Basola (2 March 2018). The Genesis of Obaland Awards: Africa Grammy Awards. Independently Published. ISBN 9781980840770 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shatta Wale, Maja Spencer, Eedris Abdulkareem, Winning Jah, others set for Obaland Royal Awards - Vanguard News". 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ "OBALAND ROYAL AWARDS - Cici Tiwa Blog". 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ https://punchng.com/reggae-is-not-dead-winning-jah/ (2019)
- ^ "- Splash Fm Interview with Africa's Queen of Reggae - Evi Edna Ogholi".
- ^ "Winning Jah - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Fumilongtin by Winning Jah" – via music.apple.com.
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