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RAS MIDAS… Singer, songwriter, performing and recording artist, composer and producer, Ras Midas has produced critically acclaimed roots rock Reggae music since 1974, when he began recording unique and innovative songs for legendary Jamaican producer, the late Harry Johnson (Harry J. Recording Studio, Kingston, JA).

His first international hit, “Kude-A-Bamba,” was recorded in English and Swahili on Harry J. Records/ Island Records (1974); the single quickly sold half a million copies worldwide.
Kude-A-Bamba (1978) and Rain & Fire (1979) were released on Harry J. Records/ Island Records; Rastaman In Exile was recorded at Harry J’s and released on Disc AZ International (France) in 1980, followed by Stand Up Wise Up, recorded at Harry J’s and released on Celluloid (France) in 1984.

In 1979, Ras Midas collaborated with the late Jamaican DJ I-Roy (Roy Samuel Reid), on 12” disco mixes of “Kude-A-Bamba,” “Trouble Town” (Harry J. Records/Virgin Records), and “Good Old Days” (Harry J. Records/Tribesman Records, U.K.), all receiving critical acclaim.

Stand Up Wise Up was re-released in the U.S. on Ras Midas’s label, JML Records, in 1988, followed by Loving Vibration (1998), Confirmation (2000), Reaching Out (2006), and Fire Up (2010). Loving Vibration was rated No. 3 by music critics in the 1998 Top Ten independently produced World Music albums category and, two years later, Confirmation was voted into the Top Ten for consideration for a Grammy Award.

Always recording with top-notch, respected musicians and vocalists, Ras Midas’s albums feature Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, Rita Marley, Pam Hall, Annesa Banks, Keble Drummond (The Cables), and Carlton Smith, Junior Moore, and Derrick Lara (The Tamlins) on backing vocals.
Sylvan Morris, one of the most acclaimed Reggae music engineers and arrangers, worked with Ras Midas on all but Ras Midas’s last two albums.

Musicians include: Drums – Sly Dunbar, Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, Mikey Richards, Santa Davis Bass – Robbie Shakespeare, Val Douglas, Circle Lewis (Inner Circle), Ranchie McLean Guitars – Ernest Ranglin, Andy Bassford, Dwight Pickney, Gitsy Stuart, Earl “Wire” Lindo Piano/organ – Gladstone “Gladdy” Anderson, Ansell Collins, Winston Wright, Franklin “Bubbler” Waul Clavinet/synthesizer – Peter Ashbourne, Robert Lynn Horns – Dean Frazer, R. Nambo Anderson, Junior Chin Percussion – Sticky Thompson, Noel “Skully” Simms, Bongo Herman – and many other prominent musicians.

A Rastaman with a distinctive style and a silky smooth voice, Ras Midas sings with the mission of a musical revolutionary. Dubbed “The Musical Prophet” early in his career, Ras Midas’s powerful messages of social justice, love, unity, and spiritual consciousness have remained unchanged over four decades.

Consistently presenting electrifying performances showcasing positive lyrics sung over solid, original, and authentic roots rock Reggae rhythms, Ras Midas continues to push traditional Reggae music into a new and contemporary dimension while still retaining its roots.

Discography

Albums

Rain & Fire (1979) Harry J. Records/Island Records
Rastaman In Exile (1980) Disc AZ International (France)
Stand Up Wise Up (1984) Celluloid (France)
Stand Up Wise Up (1988) JML Records (U.S. release)
Loving Vibration (1998) JML Records
Confirmation (2000) JML Records
Reaching Out (2006) JML Records
Fire Up (2010) JML Records

12” Disco Mixes

“Kude-A-Bamba” with I-Roy (1979) Harry J Records/Virgin Records
“Trouble Town” with I-Roy (1979) Harry J Records/Virgin Records
“Good Old Days” with I-Roy (1979) Harry J Records/Tribesman Records (U.K.)
“Rain And Fire” (1979) Harry J Records/Warrior Records
“Can’t Stop Rastaman Now” (1979) Harry J Records/Warrior Records
“Can’t Stop Rastaman Now” (1980) Nocedicoco: A Goody Music Reggae Line (Italy)
“Can’t Stop Rastaman Now” (1984) Celluloid (France)

Songs on Compilations

“Trouble Town” (Disco Mix) on Reggay Roots (1977) Harry J Records
“Rastaman In Exile” on Reggae Party From Jamaica (1983) Disc AZ International (France)
“Good Old Days” on 12 The Hard Way (1988) Tribesman Records (U.K.)

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