Souljah Fyah

Souljah Fyah
Origin Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres Roots reggae, Dancehall
Years active 2001–present
Website www.souljahfyah.com
Members Janaya Ellis
Dorant Ricketts
Paul Joosse
Norm Frizzell
Bongbeimi Nfor
Past members Olivia Street
Derrick Sine
Kevin Prebushewski

Souljah Fyah is a reggae band based in Canada. The band is led by vocalist–bassist Janaya "Sista J" Ellis (Love Empire Entertainment) and stylistically straddles Roots Reggae and Dancehall.

Their second full-length album, Truth Will Reveal, released in 2008, was nominated for a Juno Award for "Reggae Album of the Year",[1] and won both "Outstanding Urban Recording" at the Western Canadian Music Awards and "Best Reggae Album" at the 2009 Reggae Music Achievement Awards.[2][3] The album's producer, IBO, was nominated for a Reggae Music Achievement Award for his work on the recording.[4]

Souljah Fyah was named "Top Reggae Band" at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards. That year, Souljah Fyah released an EP of songs produced by Stew Kirkwood called Tears of a Fool. A third full-length album, I Wish, was released at the end of 2010.[5] The band also released a self-titled album in 2004.[6]

Discography

References

  1. Archived April 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110111144607/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Smooth+sailing+Souljah+Fyah/3924578/story.html. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Souljah Fyah | Discography". AllMusic. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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