Jesse Royal (musician)


Jesse David Royal is a Jamaican reggae musician.

Early life

Jesse Royal was born in St James Parish, Jamaica to a family of Maroon ancestry and Rasta faith. The Royal family relocated to Kingston in 1997 to accept a job at a telecom company, where Jesse became friends with Daniel Bambata Marley, son of reggae artist Ziggy Marley.

Career

Royal began his career with and was mentored by the late Fatis Burrell, who also produced Jesse's first two releases, Singing the Blues and Long Days and Short Nights in 2010 Jesse Royal has toured extensively in Jamaica as well as Europe and the United States, before releasing his first major work produced by his friend Walshy Fire in 2014.
In 2015, Vogue Magazine listed Jesse Royal as part of a greater ongoing "Reggae Revival" movement happening in Jamaica and the rest of the world, revitalising the genre of roots reggae.
In 2016 he featured on the Ragin fyah album in a song called Humble
In 2017 he recorded the album Lily of da Valley, released by Easy Star Records in October. The album topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

Discography

Singles