Black Prophet is a Reggae artist that represents a new generation of African Roots Rock Reggae, he carries the flame of Jah music from Africa to Jamaica and the rest of the world. What makes Black Prophet unique is the sound of his voice and his diversity as an artist. His vocal ability takes the listener on an emotional journey, where the listener can experience the pain and despair or the hope and joy, through the stepping sounds of quality Roots Rock Reggae. Ghanaian-born Black Prophet is bilingual and sings in different languages and can also speak 32 dialects of Ghana.

In common with many great reggae performers he is deeply committed to his art and believes in the spiritual power of music, saying ‘Music lives in me and I live in it.’’ and “My music is to educate and elevate people from their slumber’’.
Black Prophet’s music fuses elements of traditional African music with Jamaican reggae and throws in a hint of rock and dash of Hiphop for good measure!

Black Prophet has played in over 30 countries from Germany to Ghana, Sweden, Jamaica and the UK to list a few, performing at festivals, in nightclubs, headlining his own concerts to supporting worldrenown reggae artists

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