Jah Dore wants to make positive change

In appreciation for what he considers a blessing, Jah Dore, real name Sean McDonald, has committed himself to producing songs that will uplift and ignite change for his listeners.

"What I'll bring is experience and talent. Good music and inspiration for people to look into themselves. I want to bring back the music to the right place, because I believe it has decreased significantly," he said.

Jah Dore, a long-serving musician, who has recently made the transition into a recording artiste and a silky-smooth reggae singer, takes pride in the fact that he's armed with experience and talent.

"I'm a musician, I'm also artistic. So, I don't limit myself musically. There's also experience, which I think is very important to any success," said Jah Dore, who also studied jazz and Latin music at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

After getting his early musical education at Edna Manley, the youngster, who grew up in Ebony Vale, in Spanish Town, St Catherine, ventured straight into touring and found himself sharing the stage with reggae icons like Jimmy Cliff, Buju Banton, and Luciano.

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Known as a prolific saxophone, keyboard and piano player, Jah Dore has been to several Caribbean and European territories, with another set to begin mid-April, through to the end of May, in parts of Australia.

Each of those tours has provided invaluable lessons.

"I learned a lot about how people appreciate music outside of Jamaica. We ourselves don't show that amount of love for it (reggae music). So, it's my duty to continue on that path doing music, which will only entertain and educate."

Examples of the music he speaks of can be found in tracks like This Love is Over and Harlem Blunts.

The former is a witty tale of a love gone sour while the latter serves as a playful, party-flavoured tune.

Upon the urging of people who thought he was stifling his potential by just being one-dimensional, Jah Dore believes his transition into the recording aspect of the business was fate and that he acted on a feeling which began years ago.

"From a tender age I always find myself going to the doctor to check out my tonsils because of the numerous times I try to emulate Buju Banton. I think it (transition) was automatic; it was only a matter of time before the reality took place," said the singer, who plies his trade at Rountoun Music Productions.

Jah Dore is adamant that his music will spark the revolution that's needed to reinvent the business and bring it to the standard that was set by the likes of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.