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Meet Asante Amen
Gavin Walters a.k.a Asante Amen was born on the 20th of November. At the age of 4, Asante realized that he had a love for music and by the age of 12 he found him-self becoming more interested in singing.
As a result, he began performing at his local church, school, fetes, birthday parties and weddings. In his pursuit of stardom Asante Amen joined three different harmony groups during his teenage years; but each one eventually disintegrated and this forced the young singer to become a solo act in 2001.
It turned out to be a positive move for him as in 2002 Asante released his debut single entitled “Ras Tafaris Love” on the One Drop Music label. The single received mild attention in the Caribbean and in North America and resulted in him doing two performances in the Bahamas in the summer of that same year with Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica and others.
This was followed by more performances in Jamaica that same year, the most notable being a New Years Eve concert in Montego Bay where he performed on the same bill with acts such as Beenie Man, Ken Boothe and Bob Andy where he was well received by the audience.
Since 2002, Asante who is a University of the West Indies graduate, was accepted into a prominent university in England in 2003, where he pursued a post graduate degree in Health psychology and since his return to Jamaica in 2004 has been Lecturing in Cognitive Psychology at the University.
Asante has released a few singles since returning to Jamaica namely, Party Time (Levetie Productions), Only Rastafari (Street Kid Productions), Save them Jah (Triple T Productions), and Live Together (Outta Town Records) with the last mentioned singles getting moderate airplay both in Jamaica and abroad.
He has also graced the Jamaican stage since his return to the Island by being the opening act at Natty Kings Album launch (April, 2005) and was one of the acts slated to perform on the 60th birthday celebration of Bob Marleys life in February 2005.
However his most treasured appearance was at the coveted Rebel Salute in January 2006. At this event Asante received an out pouring of love from the audience and he believes it has set the stage for his career as a Reggae singer.
Asantes’ current global anthems – “More Fire” and “Not For Sale” have absolutely established his place on the hit charts for decades to come.
Asante recently signed to Musical Ambassador Records, is currently recording new singles for various producers and is preparing himself for more stage appearances both at home and abroad.
Asante Amen is a dynamic artist with an abundance of Talent; which, Jah willing, will be revealed to the world as he continues to utilize his musical talents to elevate our consciousness on the global situation.
