[SOUTH FLORIDA] – While reggae has struggled to maintain mainstream success since its onset, there have been artists whose passion to breakthrough globally while staying true to the core of who they are have been more prominent than others.
Today, I am happy to share that we are working with Montego Bay raised Jamaican vocalist, songwriter and producer Hezron Clarke. He will be releasing his album, M.O.A.M. (Man on a Mission), available on all streaming platforms on August 19 via Tad’s Record (Ernie Ranglin, Tanya Stephens).
Hezron has embodied his own classic vocal and musical style while taking notes from some of the greats. Drawing inspiration from classic soul artists such as Luther Vandross, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. 90’s favorites KC and Jojo and Dave Hollister and iconic Jamaican singers Beres Hammond and Dennis Brown.
While he dabbles in traditional romance and love songs, his music inspires real change. “Reggae was always in me,” he reveals. “R&B doesn’t accommodate expressing social issues, but Rastafari, reggae gave us music to sing about those things; it’s my culture and my responsibility to write those kinds of songs to authentically represent the music.”
