Mighty Mystic

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Mighty Mystic
Birth nameKevin Mark Holness
Born (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980 (age 42)
St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Genres Reggae
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active1998–present
Website www.mightymystic.com

Kevin Mark Holness (born 11 November 1980), better known as Mighty Mystic, is a Jamaican-born, Somerville, Massachusetts-based reggae artist. [1] He is the younger brother to current Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. [2]

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Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he moved to Boston at the age of nine with his family. [1] [3] He began performing as 'Mystic' and broke through with his 2006 single "Riding on the Clouds", which received radio airplay across the East coast of the US. [1] His debut album Wake up the World (2010) included "Revolution", "Riding on the Clouds", "Original Love", and "Slipped Away", with appearances from Shaggy and roots rocker Lutan Fyah. [4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gargan, Scott (2014) "Boston reggae singer Mighty Mystic celebrates new CD with Bridgeport show", Connecticut Post , 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
  2. Henry, Davina (19 May 2013). "Mighty Mystic looking to crack 'Concrete World' – Andrew Holness' brother pushes 'hard reggae' from US base". The Gleaner. Jamaica. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Mighty Mystic aims to conquer world", Jamaica Observer , 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016
  4. "A Mighty ‘Wake Up’ call from local reggae artist", The Somerville Times, 3 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016

Sources

a* http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/ent/ent2.html (2013)