Asha Heights

Roots and Culture’s rising star

Asha Heights has always been surrounded by music. His father was a sound man for a local sound system in Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica, so he grew up at the forefront of the Jamaican Reggae scene.

 

During his teenage years Asha had a very keen interest in music and was often on the wrong side of the teachers at school for always singing in class.

 

Asha Heights has many musical influences from the pioneers of Reggae Music Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, to Buju Banton, the late Garnett Silk, Bounty Killah, and Roots and Culture heavy weights Capleton and Sizzla Kalonji..

 

At the age of 20, he decided to peruse a career in the reggae music industry.

 

 

While at work in the local barber shop in South London, Asha would sing, and the customers were always pleased with what they heard and one regular customer invited him to a local studio. The early studio days was a great learning experience and confidence builder for a young Asha.

 

After spending a lot of time at the studio, Asha saw friends who also shared the same musical passion, vision and the same drive to spread the divine word of RastafarI. So, the group I4 was formed.

 

I4 consisted of Asha Heights, Iration, Judah and I I. Their first track was ‘do something for Africa’. This song was popular on the reggae underground scene and on pirate radio stations. After a number of years together the group they decided to go their separate ways.

 

Asha Heights decided to pursue his music career as a solo artist.

 

In 2005, Asha collaborated with reggae producer ‘Charisma’ and recorded his first promo CD called ‘heightsing high’ that was released independently in late 2005.

 

By November 2007, Asha decided to go back to Jamaica for some fresh ideas for his album, it was during this time he recorded his first single for hiss debut album, at the legendary Front room studio in Kingston.

This song was ‘Royal Faith’. A video for the song was also produced in Jamaica.

 

In December 2007, Asha returned to the UK and worked on many more musical releases including ‘greatest thing’ which was released on the Golden Gates Riddim.

 

Asha also entered The big talent competition in conjunction with London’s Roots FM where he made it to the final which took place on Saturday 8th November 2008.

 

In 2010 Asha worked with many producers including Jazzbo and Chris Peckings from the legendary Peckings Label.

 

With regular airplay on London based radio stations RJR 98.3fm, hot 96fm and also Image radio 103fm, he was booked to perform at a number of venues including, Ealing Hospital and the Hootenanny in Brixton.

 

In 2011 goes Asha Heights opened for Queen Omega from Trinidad, when she comes for an exclusive performance on Saturday July 16th, 2011 at Master’s Wine Bar, Harrow, London.

 

In the same year, Asha Heights supported Tarrus Riley and Beres Hammond, at the London Indigo o2.

Asha wowed the crowd with his performance of his popular single ‘everything gone up’. Asha Heights was also booked to open for Dancehall superstar Mavado and UK Grime Artist Chipmunk on their joint tour of the UK. Asha was booked to open at the Oxford, gig. Unfortunately, due to problems behold his control, the tour was cancelled.

 

Asha Heights’ debut album was released on Rasta Christmas, known as ‘Rasmas’ on 7th Jan 2012. The album is entitled ‘reporting for duty’. In 2012 Asha did a lot of promotion for the album in the UK and across Europe, playing intimate dates in France and The Netherlands.

 

In 2013 Asha collaborated with music producer The Musical Genius to release his EP called ‘Unity’.

 

The project was well received and made it into the official UK reggae ITunes Charts, peaking within the Top 65 albums.

 

With his music spreading Asha returned to Jamaica where the Radio DJ’s wanted to interview him and play his new EP.

 

Asha made appearances on Jamaican radio stations Roots FM, Bess FM

and Irie FM with Elise Kelly and during that time his EP was on regular rotation.

 

The peak of his promo tour came when he was booked to open a stage show called ‘Easter Monday Fest’ which was headlined by Sizzla Kalonji.

 

In 2014 Asha Heights released his own reggae Riddim called “Heights Riddim” where he worked closely with Queen Ifrica, Fantan Mojah, Spring Wata and many other artists.

The Riddim has received thousands of views on YouTube and social media and has been played on a number of radio stations including Vibes FM, Irie FM, Colourful Radio and many others.

 

A medley video for the Riddim was released in the summer of 2015 and featured on Jamaican TV stations including Hype TV.

 

In 2016, Asha performed at a number of events including A Tribute to Sledge at the Tabernacle in Ladbroke Grove and The Rasta Family Day in Kennington Park.

 

He also released a new video for his song ‘Nobody Knows’ in 2016 , and a next video for ‘Building Up The Empire’ on Reggaeville youtube channel in 2017 .

Asha Heights has released a number of singles since then – ‘Frenz Like These’ produced by Supahype UPTrecords , ‘For You ‘ produced by AudioTraxx Productionz and Most recently ‘Trodding JAH road’ with Reggae Super Star Lutan Fyah produced by R.Y.R & AudioTraxx.

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