![]() ![]() ![]() The partnership led to the album’s re-release, and it was selected as Best Reggae Album in 1996 by Reggae Roots International Magazine. The album surfaced in 1994 and led to a US promotional tour where Fontaine signed with Aphelion Productions Inc. ![]() By 1992 he embarked on sessions at the Mixing Lab studios where he recorded his debut, Reggae Power. He promoted the release touring the islands, which led to his arrival in Jamaica. The sessions resulted in the singer’s debut, ‘Born To Be Free’, that proved a hit throughout the Caribbean. Martin where he worked for five years to finance his first recording in 1987. Fontaine was the youngest of seven siblings and spent his childhood immersed in the local music scene, although it was the neighbouring Jamaican sounds that had the most influence on him. He is very focused on what his music is saying, the message he wants to portray.B. He is also influenced by Marvin Gaye, the Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, and Dominican Cadence music, like Chubby and the Midnight Groovers. Nasio’s musical inspiration comes from Rastafari but on the earthly plane, reggae greats such as Culture’s Joseph Hill, Burning Spear, Jacob Miller and of course Bob Marley. According to the village residents, Nasio was often the highlight of the annual school talent shows, and a blessing to listen to. My Dad, Atto, made my very first instrument, a piece of board with fishing lines for strings it meant everything to me. Nasio had a habit of making instruments out of everything he could find. When he was eight years old, Nasio began singing in the Bagatelle school and the village Catholic church. Before heading off to school, Nasio and his brothers and sisters walked miles to the Gwiyo River to fetch fresh water for the household. The family lived in a one room wooden country house without running water or electricity. Nasio was the youngest of seven children born to a Carib Indian mother and father of African descent, in the village of Carte-Bois, Dominica. His voice has an unmistakable resonance and his lyrics speak to all Jah children. ![]() His name is Nasio Fontaine and his music has the power to flow into your consciousness and lift your energy. From the rugged green mountains of Dominica a passionate manifestation of Rastafari comes forward in reggae. ![]()
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