KonshensWhen you mix the strict lifestyle of a military up bringing with the rough, volatile life of a Jamaican garrison, the educational background of a scholar and an overdose of musical influence, the end product is Konshens.
Konshens is on route to becoming a musical powerhouse and to earning his spot in the hearts of music lovers worldwide and in the pages of music history. His entrance onto the reggae/dancehall scene is quickly becoming a distant memory as he is already being dubbed "The new face of Reggae/Dancehall music" by many. He has received various awards and nominations such as the EME (excellence in music) award’s "Best New Artiste 08", the Stone Love’s "Best New Artiste 08" award, and several nominations at the IRAWMA, HYPE TV and RE.TV awards including Song of the Year for his debut single "Winner", the only new artiste to have been nominated for this award.
Konshens’ musical career started in early 2005 while in the duo Sojah with his older brother Delus. While living in Sherlock Crescent and still doing the 9 to 5, the brothers searched for the means to manifest their musical calling. They were soon directed to Cash Flow Studios in the neighboring Cooreville Gardens community where they recorded a string of demos and stumbled upon what would be the track to jump-start their career.
“PON DI CORNER”
The single "Pon Di Corner" became an instant hit upon its arrival into the Japanese market. It was #1 on the charts for most of 2005 and has been huge in the "street scene" to this day. This prompted a 1 month tour of Japan in 2005, another 3 week tour in 2006 culminating with the release of an album exclusively to Japan the same year. Since then, Sojah has released an album in Europe and has toured extensively, making stops in Austria, Germany, France, Finland, Czech Republic, and more.
The international success was not enough and the brothers longed for that "home support". Thus, they decided to become three entities...SOJAH, KONSHENS, and DELUS as separate acts in an attempt to "spread out the attack" according to Konshens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho61OM_DIEA“WINNER”
The first signs that this plan was going to work came after the release of Konshens' debut single "Winner”. The track caught the reggae/dancehall scene totally off guard. In the midst of a worldwide financial crisis, the track’s message of hard work, drive and a hustling mentality along with gritty hard hitting and controversial lyrics came with impeccable timing and it was an instant hit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRmuh37Fj8
"GOOD GIRL GONE BAD" with Tarrus Riley
Konshens’ summer 2009 collaboration with Tarrus Riley propelled him to the number spot in the Caribbean with “Good Girl Gone Bad”. This trac
