In a time when reggae teams are principally solo acts or full bands, Kuzikk is quietly rewriting the script. They is likely to be the one reggae trio rising with actual momentum for the reason that days of The Wailers, The Mighty Diamonds, The Uniques, Early Wailing Souls, and the unique Black Uhuru. However make no mistake, Kuzikk isn’t attempting to mimic. They’re the trendy evolution of that legacy. Rooted in message, wealthy in sound, and constructed for the now.
The group brings collectively three seasoned artists, every with their very own weight within the music. Kamau Imhotep, born Horace Morgan, singer, songwriter, and percussionist, and the unmistakable frontman of the acclaimed Dubtonic Kru, a band broadly considered one of many strongest dwell acts to emerge from Jamaica within the final twenty years. Krysi Webb, born Krystal Webb, delivers melodies that float between reggae, soul, and world grooves, formed by her years as a part of Anthony B’s background vocals. And Kool Johnny Kool, or Dalbert Wright, brings his hearth as a singer and songwriter with a deep musical legacy. Earlier than the excursions and pageant phases, Johnny etched his abilities on legendary Jamaican sound techniques like Scorching Sizzla and Silver Hawk, sharpening each voice and presence within the coronary heart of the tradition. His resume consists of touring with reggae giants like Max Romeo, Gregory Isaacs, Tradition, and, afterward, with Anthony B, constructing a basis of dwell expertise that now powers the Kuzikk machine.
What unites them isn’t simply concord, it’s function. All three usually are not solely singers but in addition prolific songwriters. And after they write, they don’t maintain again. Identical to within the basis days, Kuzikk speaks on what issues. Politics, faith, social rigidity, tradition, it’s all a part of their lyrical world. “Lyrically militant is who we’re. Cyaa change,” they instructed The Jamaica Gleaner in 2023, they usually stand by it.
In 2023, they dropped their EP Scorching Wata, produced by Laptop Paul, additional cementing their sound, a mix of roots, message, and trendy hearth. That very same 12 months, they launched the mission with a dwell efficiency, streamed dwell on World A Reggae’s YouTube channel, that gave a transparent sign: this isn’t simply one other Jamaican act, it is a rising motion.
Their observe file on stage speaks for itself. The Kuzikk members have already performed at a number of the most revered festivals across the globe, from SummerJam, Rototom, Garance, Uppsala, and Solar Ska, to Ostroda, Reggae na Piaskach, Reggae on the River, Sierra Nevada, Galveston Reggae Pageant, Wickie Wackie Fest, Reggae Sumfest, and Austin Reggae Pageant. Wherever they land, they go away an impression.
Kuzikk are a uncommon drive, a real reggae trio carrying the custom of concord, consciousness, and stage command into a brand new period. For promoters, bookers, and venues trying to provide one thing that also means one thing, that is the act to look at. Bringing that pure hearth to phases worldwide! “Kuzikk are the brand new Time Bomb!
By Danny Creatah
