Son of the legendary "Father of Reggae" Joe Higgs, Coltrane "Paul" Higgs is a true Roots Reggae master. Hailing from Trenchtown, Kingston, JA, Paul Higgs has been living Reggae music his whole life. His father Joe is famous for being the chief musical teacher of Bob Marley & the Wailers. Paul grew up living with and being around Bob and the Wailers in Jamaica and even played percussion on several songs on the Uprising and Survival albums. [Bob Marley fans-Recall those "plucky" cowbell sounds on songs like "Forever Loving JAH", "Zimbabwe", and "So Much Trouble"? Thats Paul Higgs as a teenaged percussionist!] In addition to singing, songwriting and percussion, Paul also plays drums, bass, and keys.
Paul Higgs, known as, "The Son of Reggae", is also known as the "Original Spirit Dancer" for his explosive, acrobatic dance moves. As a youth, Paul was featured on the Jamaican TV show, Ring Ding doing his high-power dance moves, a "version of what they call the cripple-skank". Pauls dancing was influential to many Jamaican youths at the time, including Bob Marley who, in the latter years of his career (about 1975-1981), would often do his own inspired versions of Pauls highly energetic "Spirit Dance" when He performed.
Another 70's Pop Music Icon that was greatly influenced by Paul's Cripple Skank dance is none other than the young Michael Jackson, who met Paul in 1975 when the Jackson 5 visited Bob Marley's house in Jamaica. To witness Paul Higgs dancing and singing live and direct is truly something that audiences never forget!
Paul is a devout Rastafarian who sings a powerful message of redemption for all mankind, and his songs definitely show a reflection of the timeless songwriting genius of his father Joe Higgs...