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Guitarist,
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Clyde
"Malachi" Penniston was born on
the tiny beautiful island of Bequia, in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. Although in his home country the predominant music
is calypso and soca, from an early age he was captivated by the
pulsating sounds of Dancehall reggae. He describes his musical
style as a wicked combination of soca, soul, hip hop and reggae.
He remembers toasting hot verses and hokes over hip hop and
dancehall beats in bars and clubs around his home town, and
credits his early influences to Alston "Becket" Cyrus, Buju
Banton, Peter Tosh, Tupac and Lionel Richie. Encouraged by his
long time friend and cousin , Malachi began nurturing his skills
on guitar and elevated his career to a hold new level. In 2000
they combined their efforts to release the "Busout rhythm"
(produced by Mandrike), a barrage of Dancehall songs; the first
project of this kind to come out of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. Malachi wrote three of the songs and performed one
himself, which received wide airplay and great admiration from
fans. The highlight came when they opened for Jamaican reggae
band Morgan Heritage; he describes the experience as
overwhelming: "the crowd was in a frenzy by the time we spit the
first verse", to say it in his own words. They later went on to
help form "Sound Machine" band, entertaining foreigners and
locals alike.
In 2001 Malachi and friends teamed up to form the notorious
"Flex" band, jamming onboard Carnival and Norwegian Cruise
lines. In that same year he toured with New Direction, a
recording band out of Bequia, performing at Caribana events in
Toronto Canada.
You can catch him performing with Maffie and Crew or his band "Shizzle",
giving an electrifing performance everytime they hit the stage.
It is Malachi's wish that his music may be an inspiration to
youths in his hometown and an upliftment to the underprivileged
all accross the world.
Stay locked for more on this artist.
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Song
Preview: "We Comin" by Malachi |
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