Raging Fyah is five-piece reggae band from Kingston, Jamaica, formed in 2006. They released their first album in 2011, and in 2016 signed to VP Records, with third album Everlasting earning them a Grammy nomination.
Delroy "Pele" Hamilton, Demar "Demz" Gayle, and Anthony "ToniDrumz" Watson met while studying music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, where they studied under Ibo Cooper, former keyboardist with Third World.[1][2] They formed Inside Out in 2002, changing their name to Raging Fyah in 2006.[2][3] According to Gayle, the band's name came from their time as house band at a studio in Standpipe owned by a man known as 'Raging', with someone remarking after one of their performances that the band's sound "was not just Raging, it was a 'Raging Fyah'".[4][1]
In 2011, they released their debut album Judgement Day. In that same year the band hit the road to perform on a number of global stages as well as to headline several major reggae festivals in Europe including Summerjam, Rototom Sunsplash and Garance.[5]
The group's second album, Destiny, was released in 2014, and included the anti-bullying themed single "Brave".[6]
In Fall 2015 Raging Fyah signed a multi-album deal with VP Records.[2] In Spring 2016 Raging Fyah released Everlasting, their debut album for VP Records’ Dub Rockers imprint, recorded live at Kingston's Tuff Gong Studios with producer Llamar "Riff Raff" Brown, and featuring collaborations with Busy Signal, J Boog, and Jesse Royal.[1][2][7] The album peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, and featured at no. 5 in the magazine's "10 Best Reggae Albums of 2016".[8][9] It also reached the top 10 of the CMJ World Charts.[10] Raging Fyah spent the rest of the year touring the US with Stick Figure and Fortunate Youth, and a 2016 European tour bringing Stick Figure as support. That year they were nominated in the 'Most Outstanding Show Band' category at the International Reggae & World Music Awards.[10]
2016 ended with Everlasting receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album.[11] 2017 began with an extensive tour across the US supporting Tribal Seeds,[12][13] followed by a summer tour in the UK supporting Ali Campbell's version of UB40.[14][15] In 2018 lead singer Kumar Bent left the band to concentrate on a solo career. In 2019 the band released the single "Better Tomorrow."
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^Campbell, Howard (2017) "Six-string Hero", Jamaica Observer, 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017
^Delahaye, Jordane (2013) "From A Spark To A Raging Fyah", Jamaica Gleaner, 31 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2017
^Hyde, Ashley (2016) "From Spark to Raging Fyah" IRIE, 5 May 2016, retrieved 5 May 2016
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Raging Fyah is five piece reggae band from Kingston Jamaica formed in 2006 They released their first album in 2011 and in 2016 signed to VP Records with third album Everlasting earning them a Grammy nomination Raging FyahOriginKingston JamaicaGenresReggaeYears active2006 presentLabelsDub RockersVP RecordsMembersOdean Journey Ricketts Delroy Pele Hamilton Anthony ToniDrumz Watson Courtland Gizmo White Demar Demz Gayle Nicolas groskopfWebsiteragingfyah wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Band members 3 Videos 4 Albums 5 References 6 External linksCareer editDelroy Pele Hamilton Demar Demz Gayle and Anthony ToniDrumz Watson met while studying music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston where they studied under Ibo Cooper former keyboardist with Third World 1 2 They formed Inside Out in 2002 changing their name to Raging Fyah in 2006 2 3 According to Gayle the band s name came from their time as house band at a studio in Standpipe owned by a man known as Raging with someone remarking after one of their performances that the band s sound was not just Raging it was a Raging Fyah 4 1 In 2011 they released their debut album Judgement Day In that same year the band hit the road to perform on a number of global stages as well as to headline several major reggae festivals in Europe including Summerjam Rototom Sunsplash and Garance 5 The group s second album Destiny was released in 2014 and included the anti bullying themed single Brave 6 In Fall 2015 Raging Fyah signed a multi album deal with VP Records 2 In Spring 2016 Raging Fyah released Everlasting their debut album for VP Records Dub Rockers imprint recorded live at Kingston s Tuff Gong Studios with producer Llamar Riff Raff Brown and featuring collaborations with Busy Signal J Boog and Jesse Royal 1 2 7 The album peaked at no 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and featured at no 5 in the magazine s 10 Best Reggae Albums of 2016 8 9 It also reached the top 10 of the CMJ World Charts 10 Raging Fyah spent the rest of the year touring the US with Stick Figure and Fortunate Youth and a 2016 European tour bringing Stick Figure as support That year they were nominated in the Most Outstanding Show Band category at the International Reggae amp World Music Awards 10 2016 ended with Everlasting receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album 11 2017 began with an extensive tour across the US supporting Tribal Seeds 12 13 followed by a summer tour in the UK supporting Ali Campbell s version of UB40 14 15 In 2018 lead singer Kumar Bent left the band to concentrate on a solo career In 2019 the band released the single Better Tomorrow Band members editOdean Journey Ricketts guitar lead vocal 16 Delroy Pele Hamilton bass Anthony ToniDrumz Watson drums Demar Demz Gayle keyboards Nicolas Grossy Groskopf guitarVideos edit Far Away Brave Irie Vibe Jah Glory Barriers Running Away Nah Look Back Milk amp Honey Dash Wata Albums editJudgement Day 2011 Raging Fyah Production Destiny 2014 Corner Stone Music Everlasting 2016 Dub RockersReferences edit a b c Meschino Patricia 2015 Jamaican Band Raging Fyah Eyes American Reggae Market Signs Multi Album Deal With VP Records Billboard 4 November 2015 retrieved 4 November 2015 a b c d Jeffries David Raging Fyah Biography Allmusic Retrieved 12 September 2017 Campbell Howard 2017 Six string Hero Jamaica Observer 31 March 2017 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Delahaye Jordane 2013 From A Spark To A Raging Fyah Jamaica Gleaner 31 March 2013 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Hyde Ashley 2016 From Spark to Raging Fyah IRIE 5 May 2016 retrieved 5 May 2016 Johnson Richard 2014 Bullying Under Raging Fyah Jamaica Observer 20 November 2014 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Jackson Kevin 2016 Raging Fyah makes Billboard debut Jamaica Observer 7 June 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Raging Fyah Chart History Billboard Retrieved 12 September 2017 Kenner Rob 2016 Billboard s 10 Best Reggae Albums of 2016 Critic s Picks Billboard 23 December 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b Raging Fyah up for award Barbados Today 25 August 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Johnson Richard 2016 Raging Fyah humbled by Grammy nomination Jamaica Observer 9 December 2016 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Meschino Patricia 2017 Why Half of This Year s Best Reggae Album Grammy Noms Are Not Jamaican Billboard 10 February 2017 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Fyah on ambassadorial duties Jamaica Observer 28 January 2017 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Johnson Richard 2016 Raging Fyah humbled by Grammy nomination Jamaica Observer 9 December 2016 retrieved 9 December 2016 Anson John 2017 Ali s special treat for reggae lovers as UB40 bring Grandslam tour to Blackpool Lancashire Telegraph 30 March 2017 Retrieved 12 September 2017 https www facebook com raging fyah user generated source External links editOfficial website Raging Fyah at Reggaeville com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raging Fyah amp oldid 1079029570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
