ZION JUDAH (b. Angelo Damian Singh), bears a multi-ethnic, West Indian background and was born in Trinidad. He currently resides in Staten Island, New York, where he does his own production at his record label/studio called Mt. Zion Records. Here he recorded and mixed his debut album - "Divine Creation", as well as his single, "Roots & Culture", Khari Kill's hit tune - "Picture Of Selassie", and Dan Wallace's, "Apple Of My Eye", on a recently released version of the "Truth & Rights" Riddim from Bobby Konders(Massive B) - NYC's premier, reggae dj from HOT 97.
ZION JUDAH is currently gaining exposure in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Alabama, California, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, as well as Toronto, Montreal, Australia, Hawaii, Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and more. "Professor Skank" of Skank Productions included the title track "Divine Creation" on the play-list for the "Best of 2004" edition of his radio program "Positive Vibrations" on KDHX 88.1 FM in St. Louis, MO. The Professor has also licensed that track for his new cd - "Crucial Reggae from Outside Jamaica Vol. 2". Check it out at www.skankproductions.com. Meanwhile "Dj Bahilman" of the rapidly growing "Creation Steppin' Radio" (winner of Live 365 Radio's 2004 Best Professional Website & Best Reggae Station!) has been consistently playing several of Zion Judah's songs since October of 2004, and in his "Top 30 Albums of 2004" countdown the album "Divine Creation" came in at NO. 5. Log on to www.creation-steppin.com. ZION JUDAH has also been featured as "Selector's Choice" by Miami, FL based DJ/Caribbean music promoter "Lance-O" on the only internationally syndicated, reggae, radio program called "Reggae Vibes" which can be accessed at www.kulchashok.com.
Maximum respect and love has been given to the artist by Austria's premier reggae show "Ackee & Saltfish" heard on Orange 94.0 FM and at www.orange.or.at/programs/ackee_saltfish. He received two massive "Spotlights" from this program, touting his songwriting ability, vocal skills and the debut album as a whole, as a standout amongst all the debuts that they have been presenting from late 2004 into early 2005. Veteran French reggae radio DJ "Prince Thierry" has included the singles "Divine Creation" and "Roots & Culture to the playlist of his show "Dance Hall Style" on "Radio Mega" 99.2 FM. The program has been on the airwaves in France since 1982, and airs every Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday and can also be accessed online at www.dancehallstyle.net.
ZION JUDAH was a big hit at The 6TH Annual Dennis Brown Memorial Concert on July 9th , 2005, at "The Base" in Brooklyn, and has been heating up other venues all over the tri-state area with his passionate vocal wizardry. He is also due to appear at the Vermont Roots Reggae Festival, on August 12th and 13th, 2005.
ZION JUDAH's website - www.zionjudahmusic.com has full music samples, reviews, photos, upcoming gigs, videos, message boards and links to other great sites, and his debut album - "Divine Creation" can be purchased there via the following links: www.cdbaby.com/cd/zionjudah, www.towerrecords.com, www.amsterjammin.com, and at increasing Digital-Download sites (AppleiTunes, Sony Connect, MSN Music, Napster and many more). With the blessings of The Most High Jah, ZION JUDAH is prepared to deliver a musical tour de force of pure niceness and positive vibrations to the people, imploring one and all to "Give Thanks For Life I-tinually!" "Blessed Love!. Rastafari!"
Media Release
Contact:
Caroline E. Bailey
Director of Marketing & Promtions
Mt. Zion Records/MTZ Music
Phone: 718-273-0798
Email: mtzionrecords@earthlink.net
August 20, 2005
Modern NYC Rootsman Zion Judah produces cutting-edge reggae debut
According to acclaimed NYC, novelist/reviewer, Alex Mueck, "Zion Judah's brilliant 14 track, debut album, Divine Creation, can best be described as, Future-Roots Reggae in full effect! - A modern, Marleyesque, cutting-edge, message-driven sound, with lyrical content revealing moods of deep contemplation, conscious rhetoric, and story-telling, probing ideals of social awareness, justice, peace, love and spiritual living, coupled with a formidable and distinct vocal delivery, displaying range, tempered intensity and versatility. Inherent in his sound, is a sophisticated, utopian, Rasta consciousness, that's harmoniously fused to create a vitalizing, Roots Reggae recipe with a Universal Appeal!"
ZION JUDAH (b. Angelo Damian Singh), is a NYC based, singer/songwriter/producer and indie label owner, who was born in Trinidad, and bears a multi-ethnic, West Indian background. He emigrated solo, to New York City in his late teens, where he attended Baruch College and went on to work as a Commodities, Trading Floor Clerk, at 4 World Trade Center, where the movie, Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd was filmed; where Zion worked alongside platinum selling, Rn'B, recording artist, Keith Sweat, before Keith made it big; and where he personally survived both deadly attacks on that landmark, NYC site. Zion says, "9-11 was a jolt to my system!&I underwent a sudden awakening, and realized that we were spiritual beings, having a human experience, and not vice versa, and that I had a gift that I was not fully utilizing."
Zion now owns and operates Mt. Zion Records/MTZ Music (BMI), his indie label/publishing/studio/media center in Staten island, New York, where he recorded and mixed most of the songs on his fine, freshman effort, using merely, PropellerHead Reason and Recycle, keyboards, some live percussion, one mic and a Yamaha AW16G multi-track station.
Professor Skank from US reggae label, Skank Productions included the title track, Divine Creation produced by Zion and Ewart Wilson Jr (the real producer of John Legend's "Ordinary People" remix) on the playlist for the Best of 2004 edition of his radio program, Positive Vibrations on KDHX 88.1 FM in St. Louis, Missouri. The Professor subsequently licensed this track for his new compilation cd, Crucial Reggae from Outside Jamaica Vol. 2. Check it out at Skankproductions.com.
Meanwhile Dj Bahilman of the rapidly growing, Creation Steppin Radio (winner of Live 365 Radio's 2004 Best Professional Website & Best Reggae Station) has been consistently playing several of Zion Judah's songs since October of 2004, and in his Top 30 Albums of 2004 chart, Divine Creation came in at #5. Log on to Creation-steppin.com.
Zion's wife/manager/business partner, Caroline, had scheduled, an online promotional release for the cd, Divine Creation, with RadioDirectX of Toronto, Canada, that commenced on July 18th, 2005. Caroline says, "What initially was supposed to be an attempt to gain some modest exposure for Zion in the USA, Canada and hopefully, Overseas, produced a response that greatly exceeded our expectations! Worldwide requests for his cd spanned countries from A to Z! Radio stations, club and sound system djs, as well as, music industry and media folks, numbering in the hundreds requested the album within a matter of days! The cd also made it to RadioDirectX's, Top 10 Requested Cds list within 2 weeks. An astounding 8 or more cuts off the album, are currently receiving generous radio airplay globally, as a result, making the task of choosing just 1 or 2 singles to promote, that much more challenging! Mind you, Zion isn't complaining one bit about this windfall of spins and exposure!"
He might still be flying under the so called radar, but this gifted, self-contained artist who exhibits the ability to please the ear, soothe the soul, stimulate the mind and make you sing along, will not remain unknown for much longer! Zion vows, "With the blessings of The Most High Jah, I am prepared to deliver a musical tour de force of pure niceness and positive vibrations to the people, imploring one and all, to Give Thanks For Life I-tinually, By Doing Something Postive With Your Life!&Blessed Love!&Rastafari!"
The album, Divine Creation is available at ZionJudahmusic.com, CDBaby.com, Towerrecords.com, Amsterjammin.com, Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Napster, Sony Connect, Weedshare and many more.
