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It is
said that when melodies and words flow from his mouth,
it reaches beyond the ear to touch the heart and soul of
his listeners, transcending them to higher heights.
Revalation, born Jason Williams turned to music as a
natural extension of his life. His harm onious
vocals and unique style combined with thought provoking
messages is a recipe to captivate listeners of all
backgrounds.
Hailing from the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Revalation, started singing around the age of
6, holding lead soloist spots in grade school, middle
school, high school and in various church choirs he
performed in before moving to Tortola, British Virgin
Islands, where his family migrated when he was around
the age of 13. Revalation moved to south Florida around
age 15 and started writing songs. He then moved back to
Tortola and polished his skills performing on stage
shows before moving back to south Florida where he was
introduced by fellow artist Pressure to Dean Pond and
Eno Stafford of Studio 340 and started recording.
Inspired by the teachings of Rastafari, Revalation in an
unapologetic manner speaks out against the issues that
plague us on a personal, political and socio-economical
scale, chanting out against injustices and challenging
the system with his inspiring lyrical perspective.
Seeing how music can inspire the lives of today’s youth
and make a difference in these times, Revalation has
made it his desire to spread the message of
righteousness. As he puts it, “…righteousness we use to
quench the whole world’s appetite...”
Revalation has opened for numerous performers such as
Capleton, Beenie Man, Barrington Levi, Tony Rebel,
Junior Kelly’, Elephant Man, Luciano, ‘Norris Man,
Bushman and Noriega in shows around the US and
Caribbean. His strong stage presence and stellar
performances has been talked about with high regard.
Since recording massive hit songs like “Self Esteem” and
“You Are Someone”, Revalation has been rapidly gaining
popularity, topping his hometown reggae charts and
creating a buzz of anticipation for his upcoming debut
album, Serious Matters scheduled for release in Spring
of 2008.
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Serious
Matters
United Reggae:
Here is Serious Matters, the debut album
from Revalation, hailing from Virgin Islands. The young
singer, native from St Thomas presents a fresh piece
from roots to hip hop vibrancies produced by South
Florida based duo, Dean Pond and Eno Stafford of Studio
340 who produced Pressure's first album The Pressure Is
On. The result of this collaboration is a 15 track-album
including Revalation biggest hit ‘You are Someone’ and
two combinations with Nyorah on ‘Petty Theif’ and
Pressure on ‘Real Revolutionary’.
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VI Roots:
Much like Pressure's debut album (The
Pressure is On), "Serious Matters" is a classic that
will introduce the world to a bright talent who will be
blazing the international reggae movement for years to
come. Revalation - hailing from St. Thomas, VI - has a
captivating and unique voice and excellent songwriting
that is beautifully showcased on this 15-track album.
There are two big combination tunes with fellow Rock
City reggae heavyweights - Pressure and Niyorah. The
production is outstanding with a wide range of rootsy
one-drop and hip-hop influenced bangin riddims. Serious
Matters is a must have album.
Achi's Reggae Blog:
Sabbattical
Ahdah may very well be the quintessential underground
artist and, although there have been a few efforts to up
his status (I’m about to talk about the largest one of
those in a moment), he almost seems to actually LIKE
being able to get his message out there strictly for
those who are meant to hear it, even if they may not be
such a very large group. His style is also one which is
kind of ‘normal’, but not really. He pretty much just
starts FLOWING as soon as the riddim drops.
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