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]
Mighty Mystic | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kevin Mark Holness |
| Born | 11 November 1980 St Elizabeth, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | www |
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
editAlbums
edit- Wake up the World (2010)
- Concrete World (2014)
- The Art of Balance (2016)
- enter the mystic (2019)
- Giant (2022)
EPs
edit- Wake up the World EP (2010)
Singles
edit- "Riding on the Clouds" (2006)
- "Revolution" (2008)
- "Here I Am" (w/ Shaggy (2008)
- "Slipped Away" (2009)
- "I Alone" (2010)
- "Rems Up" (w/ Lutan Fyah) (2010)
- "Original Love" (2011)
- "Concrete World" (2013)
- "Cali Green" (2014)
- "War (Rumors of War" (2014)
- "True Love" (2014)
- "Happy" (2014)
- "Something Bout Mary" (2016)
- "How I Rock" (2016)
Television
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Gargan, Scott (2014) "Boston reggae singer Mighty Mystic celebrates new CD with Bridgeport show", Connecticut Post, 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Mighty Mystic aims to conquer world", Jamaica Observer, 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016
- ^ "A Mighty ‘Wake Up’ call from local reggae artist", The Somerville Times, 3 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016
Sources
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20160409192348/http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/entertainment/Mighty-Mystic-s-work-of-art_55584(2016)
- https://topshelfreggae.com/reviews/mighty-mystic-the-art-of-balance-album-review (2016)
- http://www.metro.us/entertainment/mighty-mystic-says-boston-is-a-bigger-reggae-town-than-you-realize/zsJobd---zV4fwmeac1YVY/ (2015)
- http://www.thepier.org/mighty-mystic-to-release-new-record/ (2015)
- http://www.metro.us/entertainment/mighty-mystic-says-boston-is-a-bigger-reggae-town-than-you-realize/zsJobd---zV4fwmeac1YVY/ (2015)
- http://reggaearoundtheworld.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/healing-boston-with-reggaes-remedy-our-interview-with-mighty-mystic/ Reggae Around The World (2013)
a* http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/ent/ent2.html (2013)
- http://www.reggaeville.com/nc/artist-details/artist/mighty-mystic/ac/artistReleases.html (2014)
- http://www.mtviggy.com/videos/mighty-mystic-concrete-world/ MTV – MTV Iggy
- http://mixturemagazine.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/reggae-artist-mighty-mystic/ Mixture Magazine
- http://www.reggaemovement.com/Artists/Mighty-Mystic Reggae Movement: