Jah9
{{BLP sources|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{short description|Jamaican singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jah9
| image = Jah9.4.jpg
| caption = Jah9 in concert, October 10, 2019, Het Depot Leuven, Belgium
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| alias = Janine Elizabeth Cunningham
| origin = Montego Bay, Jamaica
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|5|23}}
| genre = Reggae
Roots reggae
Dub
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = VP Records
| associated_acts = Chronixx, Tarrus Riley
| website = http://jah9.com
}}
Janine Elizabeth Cunningham (born 23 May 1983), better known as Jah9, is a Jamaican singer and also a yoga teacher.{{cite news| last = Schwind| first = Gary| date = March 17, 2020| title = JAH9 DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM ‘NOTE TO SELF’, TRUSTING YOURSELF AND MORE (INTERVIEW)| magazine =Glide Magazine| url = https://glidemagazine.com/241488/jah9-interview/| access-date = August 19, 2020| quote = I’m a teacher of yoga as well. Having to do that work with my body helps my mind.}}
Biography
Jah9 was born in Montego Bay in Saint James, Jamaica. Her father was a Baptist minister and her mother was a teacher and social worker. She spent much of her childhood in Falmouth, Trelawny. In 1991 the family moved to Kingston. After a period at the university she commenced realizing her musical passion. Her music is often described as "jazz on dub", because her singing voice is influenced by Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, partly combined with the dancehall sound of Sizzla and the more potent dub rhythms similar to those of Augustus Pablo.{{Cite web|url=http://jah9.net/bio/|title=Bio {{!}} Jah 9|website=jah9.net|access-date=2019-07-03|archive-date=16 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916034232/http://jah9.net/bio/|url-status=usurped}} In 2013 her first album New Name appeared.{{Cite web|url=http://bigupradio.com/archives/50327|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819103833/http://bigupradio.com/archives/50327|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-19|title=Album launch. New Name is Jah9′s perfect blend {{!}} BigUpRadio Streaming Reggae Music|date=2013-08-19|access-date=2019-07-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jah9|title=Jah9 9 Chart History|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-07-03}} She has recorded three albums for VP Records including New Name (2013), 9 (2016) and the recently released Note to Self on March 13, 2020.{{cite magazine| last = Meschino| first = Patricia| date = February 14, 2020| title = Jah9 Premieres Video for Highly| url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8550990/jah9-highly-get-to-me-video| access-date = August 19, 2020| magazine = Billboard| location = New York|quote = the release of three outstanding albums for New York City based reggae independent VP Records, New Name (2013), 9 (2016) and Note to Self, due on March 13.}}
Discography
= Albums =
- New Name (2013)
- ‘’9’’ (2016){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jah9-9/release/9023700|title=Jah9 – 9|publisher=Discogs}}
- ‘’Mad Professor Meets Jah9 - In The Midst Of The Storm’’ (2017){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mad-Professor-Meets-Jah9-In-The-Midst-Of-The-Storm/release/10969025|title=Jah9 – Mad Professor Meets Jah9 - In The Midst Of The Storm|publisher=Discogs}}
- ‘’Feelings‘’ (2018)(mini-album, vinyl only){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/ja/Jah9-Feelings/release/12459334|title=Jah9 – Feelings|publisher=Discogs}}
- ‘’Note To Self’’ (2020){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jah9-Note-To-Self/release/14939955|title=Jah9 – Note To Self|publisher=Discogs}}
References
File:Jah9_Ghent_November_6_2016.jpg
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Category:Jamaican dub musicians
Category:21st-century Jamaican women singers
Category:People from Montego Bay
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