Jamaica. He is the oldest boy of eight children and grew up in a musician

family with his father being a singer as well. At the age of the 13 Deyansa

migrated to the United States where his love for music matured to get him

heard and played throughout the country. It was a long time friend of Deyansa who was the inspiration for his moniker

and soon to be famed name in reggae. For the last 25 years Deyansa has

moved his art form from battle clashing and participating with sound

systems to writing and recording his own music. In 1993 he began singing

professionally and has worked alongside well famed industry leaders such as sir Coxon Dodd and musician John Ford. Upon signing to the Natural

Resource Label, Deyanasa released singles on Gems Vol. 1 in the UK.

Another major accomplishment came for Deyansa in 2004 when he formed

the band ‘Deyansa and the High Roots. The band created such a buzz in the

scene that they caught the attention of the label Silver Kamel Audio. It was

under that very label where his Grammy Nominated creation ‘Holding On

To Life’ came to life.

His unique blend of reggae and r&b has made Deyansa a household name in Brooklyn where he is based. Deyansa is currently working on raising the bar even further, blending roots, pop and reggae together all soon to be released. His music has spread outside of NY to reach fans across the US and internationally. Deyansa has performed on several major shows including the summer storm tour opening for Gyptian and Merciless. Deyansa has also graced the stage with dancehall group Voicemail, Glen Washington and

King Yellowman at the ocean state reggae festival showing that there is no

show too big or too small for Deyansa to tackle.

Deyansa describes his stage personality and real life persona to be very

much alike. Simplicity is key with Deyansa and putting forth positive music

continues to be his ultimate goal. When Deyansa is not busy performing and writing music, he enjoys reading, meditation , running and writing.

No stranger to the press, Deyansa has also been featured on news 12

offering his input abut reggae music and power it holds on an international

scale. His latest album 'Holding on to life' is currently available on iTunes,

amazon and J&R records. Make sure to check out Deyansa online at

twitter.com/Deyansa, like his facebook page at Facebook.com/Deyansa and get linked up with the tunes for a fresh take on reggae music.