Fantan Mojah Tours Europe After “Nice Recovery” From Heart Problems

Reggae star Fantan Mojah is ecstatic that his European tour has been progressing well with several sold out shows all over the continent. 

“I just did three shows back to back in Holland, and two in Germany. The last one was sold out on Saturday, the one before that was a meet-and-greet and that drew a large crowd where I signed pictures for the fans. It’s been a great experience,” he said. 

The Stronger singer said that he has recovered well from his recent health challenges which caused him to be hospitalized in Martinique in July last year.  “I have made a nice recovery with my health as you can see with my energetic performances at these shows,” Fantan said. 

He recently performed at the Melkweg,  a music venue and cultural center in Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherland on January 19th. He has several more gigs in Europe and is slated to return to Jamaica in the first week of March.

Fantan, whose given name is Owen Moncrieffe, gained popularity in the 2000s for thoughtful, reflective songs. He was among the top new Reggae acts of the mid-2000s when he was signed to Downsound Records.  While in that camp, he released the song Hungry, which shot to the number one position in the Jamaican charts, where it stayed for eight consecutive weeks straight.
Fantan also released his acclaimed debut album Hail the King in 2005, which comprised hits such as the title track Hail the King, Corruption and, Nuh Build Great Man, which featured Jah Cure.

He later released the albums Stronger in 2008, Rebel I Am in 2012 and Rasta Got Soul in 2016.

In recent years, Fantan released risqué songs and music videos, such as Fire King and Touch That Body, which have attracted criticism for their content. However, the singer has said he is pleased with his Dancehall tracks.

“Everybody love the song, everywhere it ah create a buzz, Suriname, Caribbean, Africa. People love the dancehall side of Fantan Mojah. I had always wanted to go dancehall, but I never found a producer who was confident enough to try the dancehall side of Fantan Mojah…,” he had said.