“Warrior King’s new single is getting a lot of spins on radio in Jamaica, and in Europe, and the requests for shows are coming in steadily. We have Gary G’s Kite Festival on Easter Monday, then we
do Western Consciousness the 14th of April. After that he, will be heading to Japan to do a one-week tour beginning June 1st, so Warrior is getting a nice buzz in the international market right now,” Anil ‘Phantom’ Montague, Warrior King’s new manager, said.
Since he made his breakthrough over a decade ago, popular reggae singer Warrior King has had a stellar career, despite the many obstacles he has faced in his career. The singer, whose most popular song to date is his breakthrough monster hit, Virtuous Woman, which is still a favourite in the music world whenever he hits the stage to deliver one of his emphatic and energetic stage performances.
Proving that the hits have not dried up, Warrior King last year topped the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles Chart with the self-produced single, Wanna Give You Love, which spent two weeks at the pole position. His latest, Tell Me How Me Sound, for the Tad’s Records label, is also moving units online based on the strength of his new single, Lose My Culture.
Born Mark Dyer in Sanguinetti, Clarendon, Warrior King was a mechanical engineering student at the National Tool and Engineering Institute when he hit pay dirt with Virtuous Woman, a catchy song on the revived Zion Gate beat. Produced by Michael Johnson, Virtuous Woman was his first release. It was one of the most popular reggae songs in Jamaica in 2001. He survived the one-hit wonder tag with his follow-up hit, Never Go Where Pagans Go, produced by Sheldon ‘Calibud’ Stewart which was another huge hit. Both songs were included on Warrior King’s debut album, Virtuous Woman, released by VP Records in 2002.
Warrior King is now refocussed on building his local presence, He recently lent his image to a new anti-gang television campaign initiated by the Ministry of National Security and Justice that will begin airing soon.
“Warrior is ready to take his place as one of the leaders of the reggae movement in the 21st century,” Mr. Montague said.
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