Mista Savona

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Mista Savona
Jake Savona in Colombia.jpg
Background information
Birth nameJake Dominic Savona
Also known asMista Savona
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresReggae, Dancehall, Hip hop
Years active2007-present
Labels, Elefant Traks, , ABC Music, VP Records, and Cumbancha
Associated actsHavana Meets Kingston, ,
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Mista Savona (born Jake Dominic Savona)[1] is a highly regarded reggae, dancehall and hip-hop producer and keyboardist based in Melbourne, Australia.

He first gained international recognition with the release of his self-produced album , released by Elefant Traks in 2007. This 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia, and is the first ever album length collaboration between Australian and Jamaican musicians.[2] It features performances from Jamaican singers and deejays such as Anthony B, Determine and Big Youth. It was followed in 2011 with the international release of his follow up studio album "", recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia and Africa. It features internationally renowned artists such as Capleton, Sizzla, Horace Andy (Massive Attack), Alton Ellis (in one of his last recordings), Burro Banton and more.[3] The album received widespread critical acclaim, including Triple J describing it as “Australia’s definitive reggae album”.[4]

He is also the first Australian producer to release his own riddim series in Jamaica, the successful 'Fire Dragon' riddim released in 2009 which features artists such as Sizzla, Burro Banton and .[5] Other releases include two solo albums, Invasion Day and , as well as , a full-length album with Jamaican singer Sizzla (released by US label in May, 2014) which is being hailed as one of the strongest of Sizzla's career.[6]

In 2017 Savona released his seminal album Havana Meets Kingston, a world-first collaboration between the musicians of Cuba and Jamaica.[7] Recorded at the legendary EGREM Studios in Havana, Cuba (where the now famous Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded in 1996),[8] the album was released to universal claim and described by Readings as “a one-of-a-kind musical project…Jake is pioneering a new frontier of cross-cultural musical exchange.”[9] Musicians featured on the album include Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, famed guitarist Ernest Ranglin and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van and Irakere.[10] International tours followed including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms, televised in full on BBC TV & Radio, and described by The Times as "Nothing Short Of Explosive”. [11]

Jake Savona releases his music on ABC Music, VP Records, and Cumbancha, and is due for release in October 2021.[12]

A photo of Sly Dunbar, Jake Savona and Robbie Shakespeare in Cuba in 2015
A photo of Jake Savona in Melbourne, 2007


Mista Savona
Mista Savona's 2017 album Havana Meets Kingston
Mista Savona's 2017 album Havana Meets Kingston
Background information
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Discography[]

Solo[]

Illzilla[]

Guest appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Mystic Country' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ^ Inertia Records
  3. ^ Inertia Records
  4. ^ J Mag
  5. ^ One Love Jamaica
  6. ^ J Mag
  7. ^ Havana Meets Kingston
  8. ^ Buena Vista Social Club
  9. ^ Readings
  10. ^ Havana Meets Kingston
  11. ^ The Times UK
  12. ^ Havana Meets Kingston
  13. ^ http://havanameetskingston.com/discography.html
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://mistasavona.com/discography.html
  15. ^ MusicFeeds - Mista Sanova new album "Warn The Nation"

External links[]

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