Dinho Da Rastaman Impresses With ‘Fallen For You’

Roots singer Dinho Da Rastaman has emerged as one of the brightest new voices in reggae music with his multifaceted, forthright lyrics — drawn from Rastafari philosophies and global observations — and unique ability to interact with diverse audiences.

“Mi do love music, mi do revolutionary music. I am a believer in crossover music, reggae, roots, ska, jazz, pop, hip hop and R&B have big influences in the songs I write. It’s all feel-good, catchy, memorable music that anyone can listen to,” he said.

The artist’s latest release, Fallen For You, is a joint project between World Universal Records and 1Fam Entertainment. The song has been igniting FM radio with Dinho Da Rastaman’s sharp clear vocals and fresh sound impressing music critics and fans. He is clearly one of reggae’s most vibrant millennial voices.

The Manchester-born artist has been finetuning his sound while performing on the hotel circuit in the resort town of Montego Bay.

“I am in Montego Bay now doing the Bob Marley tribute, where I do several Marley songs every week with three girls and a band. This has allowed me to become an even better singer,” he said.

He has rocked stage shows across the island, but remembers one of his best career-defining performances at a jam-packed ‘One Love’ concert in French Guiana in 2014.

Dinho Da Rastaman is working on an album which is centred around what he calls “grounded songs” and social commentary with singles such as When Pigs Fly, Beautiful Day and Revelations.

“The single ‘When Pigs Fly’ is expressing frustration with the mentality of a people and the presiding government over the years, simply hinting that change is only gonna come ‘when pigs fly’,” he reasoned.

Another standout song is ‘Beautiful Day’ which is slated for release later this month.

“It’s preaching about mindset and philosophy, about choosing to have a beautiful day despite the odds. Money is not everything, I mean, you can go through the whole day and not spend a dollar, you won’t die you know,” he said.

He worked with different producers to create labels such as Willy Wheelz, SAS Sounds in South Africa, Jamaican producers Steve Golding and Horace James of J & G Tracks, Bravodon Entertainment and others.

US-based music executive Neville Muir, who has been part of his team since 2022, is the executive producer of the project and also heads the artiste’s management team.

Dinho Da Rastaman is looking forward to touring to promote the album which is slated for release in June.

“My biggest fan base I would say is in Jamaica of course, then Hamburg Germany, then England close behind as they are big fans of my song, ‘Greatness’,” he said.

A cousin of reggae artiste Lymie Murray, Dinho Da Rastaman started his career in Manchester singing in clubs before moving on to major hotels in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios where some of Jamaica’s top singers and musicians including A J Brown, Mikey Spice, Benjy Myaz and Paul Kastick first made an impression.

“I left Royal Flats in Manchester, then went to town and met up with my cousin, Lymie Murray while trying to get my footing in the business, and then I kind of branched out on my own after a while, doing songs at different studios, so my sound is now clearly defined,” he said.

Now, he is ready to take on the world stage. Look out world, here comes Dinho Da Rastaman.