Who Is The Challenger?
Born on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, Challenger was surrounded by the ever pulsating tunes of calypso, soca, reggae, and the music rooted from the island itself, bouyon; a style of music that blends all of the music from the Caribbean.
For twelve years after migrating to the USA, Challenger was lead vocalist and song writer of a Caribbean fusion band named Royalty Band, entertaining crowds with his electrifying voice. After performing at small private events Challenger and the Royalty Band started showing off their musical skills at many Caribbean festivals throughout the US, Canada and on islands like Tortola, St. Thomas and his homeland Dominica.
But to Challenger, reggae music was the vehicle to root his message about peace, love and world unity, and to bring light to everyday struggles. In January, 2015, he released his first EP, Man Is Just a Man.
Challenger is currently working on his first reggae album and staging at several venues on the east coast
alongside his band, The KingsGuard.
Challenger headlined LTC Industry Mixer at Suite 36 in 2016 and was the only reggae act at their Christmas event at The High Line Ballroom in NYC. The artist ended the Caribbean Jerk Festival at The Hall in Brooklyn performing two consecutive nights, closing off the event with much “fyah”.
In October 2016, Challenger released his first ever music video “Jah Walk with Me” via ReggeaVille and keeps receiving a remarkable response as his views continue to soar. The artist is currently working with media power house billyjoe media and several music producers – Obanga Productionz, S.D.R.G, Dirty Frequency, Otis Riddim Records, Andrew Robinson A.R.W.M Swiss/Jam Records & Izrah Music, and also with a video and production team to produce two music videos.
Closing off 2016, Challenger and his band KingsGuard got a great reception at the Highline Ballroom in NYC and in January 2017 performed a great show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn NYC.
From articles like Canada’s Reggae Exclusive Magazine and a spread in their yearly calendar, 2017 paved
the way for Challenger to become a household name through several media houses and other avenues.
The Jamaica Observer’s entertainment section by writer, Howell Campbell, consisted of an article about Challenger informing the reggae heads about the artist. The artist released two new music videos for his new records “Cyah Stop I” and “Summer Bounce” via ReggaeVille. His other video for the record “Jah Walk With Me” made waves on YouTube reaching at over 30,000 views in one week and topping Jamaica’s Flow TV music video chart two weeks in a row. “Cyah Stop I” a personal story of the artist was part of the Bloodless Revolution Campaign and took reign on several charts as well as making airwaves in Switzerland, France, Australia and South Africa. Challenger has been in full support of LTC’s L’s Up Peace Campaign and an advocate for the last three years and performed at their rally in Times Square’s Duffy Square November 2017 showing off his natural lyrical vibe to a crowd filled with culture. The response was great! This year makes for a year of great possibilities – more recording, video releases and even more stage appearances!Challenger, the given government (last) name of the reggae artist based in the U.S. brings inspiration and pushes him to challenge the issues and problems of this world. With love for people, he can empathize with, and understands the everyday struggles. He shows gratitude for everyday blessings in this life.
Challenger’s new single “Nah Bodda with Dem”, is a meaningful, inspiring record with electrifying lyrics that relates to our everyday struggles. On the positive end, the single promotes an anti-violence message which is greatly needed in the troubled communities we live in.
The artist is now working in studio working on new projects and currently under Production / Management – Kurt Israel Projects www.kurtisrael.com
Look out for more good music from the artist, And the up coming tour from yard to abroad in a city near you. Possibly a new album by early next year.
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