Mighty Mystic

Kevin Mark Holness (born 11 November 1980), better known as Mighty Mystic, is a Jamaican-born, Somerville, Massachusetts-based reggae artist.[1] He is the younger brother to current Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.[2]

Mighty Mystic
Birth nameKevin Mark Holness
Born (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980
St Elizabeth, Jamaica
GenresReggae
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active1998–present
Websitewww.mightymystic.com

Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he moved to Boston at the age of nine with his family.[1][3] He began performing as 'Mystic' and broke through with his 2006 single "Riding on the Clouds", which received radio airplay across the East coast of the US.[1] His debut album Wake up the World (2010) included "Revolution", "Riding on the Clouds", "Original Love", and "Slipped Away", with appearances from Shaggy and roots rocker Lutan Fyah.[4]

Discography

Albums
  • Wake up the World (2010)
  • Concrete World (2014)
  • The Art of Balance (2016)
  • enter the mystic (2019)

EPs
  • Wake up the World EP (2010)

Singles
  • "Riding on the Clouds" (2006)
  • "Revolution" (2008)
  • "Here I Am" (w/ Shaggy (2008)
  • "Slipped Away" (2009)
  • "I Alone" (2010)
  • "Rems Up" (w/ Lutan Fyah) (2010)
  • "Original Love" (2011)
  • "Concrete World" (2013)
  • "Cali Green" (2014)
  • "War (Rumors of War" (2014)
  • "True Love" (2014)
  • "Happy" (2014)
  • "Something Bout Mary" (2016)
  • "How I Rock" (2016)

Television

References
  1. Gargan, Scott (2014) "Boston reggae singer Mighty Mystic celebrates new CD with Bridgeport show", Connecticut Post, 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
  2. Henry, Davina (19 May 2013). "Mighty Mystic looking to crack 'Concrete World' – Andrew Holness' brother pushes 'hard reggae' from US base". The Gleaner. Jamaica. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Mighty Mystic aims to conquer world", Jamaica Observer, 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016
  4. "A Mighty ‘Wake Up’ call from local reggae artist", The Somerville Times, 3 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016

Sources

a* http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/ent/ent2.html (2013)

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