Zareb(Ranford Mc Curdy) was born and raised in Clarendon, Jamaica. When he was a young man of sixteen he realised there is nothing more for him than a life as one of the common craftsmen, working with steel or as a carpenter. But this kind of life didn’t meet Ranford’s expectations. That’s why he made for Kingston, to escape of country life and to experience the world. It was a hard time, living on Kingston’s streets with no assets and no job. One day one of his friends took him along to one of the many music studios in town. There Ranford, naturally more of a withdrawn personality, found a way to express himself, his thoughts and feelings. Singing became his passion. In the beginning he covered Songs of his musical ideals Half Pint and Junior Reid, but soon he developed his very own style and created his own lyrics. He felt he finally found his determination and so he spent more and more time in studios, as for example at Kilimanjaro’s, Anchor or Tuff Gong. That’s how he got the first chance for a very own song recording on the Stereo One Label. Using his then artist name Mr. Flash he recorded several songs with his friend and Macka Tree Crew-Member Fantan Mojah. This called the attention of many soundsystems and producers. Bobby Digital, Lion Vibes und Calibud wanted to work with him as well. Tracks like Rastafari ist he ruler are the results of this collaboration. The scene was crazy about this one and celebrated it as big tune as well as another tune called Authentic Love. Combinations with Jah Mason and Perfect followed until he felt it was time for a next step. This was 2006 when he changed his name into Zareb. He didn’t want to leave his carrer to chance and intended to work specificly on it to make his way as a respected artists in the long run. At this time he met producer and label manager Ingo from Pow Pow, who worked on one of his productions in Jamaica. Direct from the start the vibes between the both musicians were right and the idea of a joint project, Zareb’s debut album, was born. Since that time there were numerous Live-Shows with Fantan Mojah all around the world. Zareb used the chance to refine his voice and stage presence. He now looks forward to the start of his album Authentic Love, which is his first outright creation with a spectrum of songs that allows him to express all aspects of his personality and presents him as a matured artist, ready to enter the world of reggae music.
You will hear a lot more from zareb keep listening ,JAH LIVE.
Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above. Peace is the whole truth that wishes to enrapture humanity. War is the whole falsehood that wants to capture humanity. Peace begins in the soul and ends in the heart. War begins in the mind and ends in the body. War forgets peace. Peace forgives war. War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine. Our vital passions want war. Our psychic emotions desire peace. War is clear futility in dire spear-stupidity. Peace is flowing infinity in glowing eternity. Man seeks war when he thinks that the world is not his. Man invites war when he feels that he can conquer the world. Man proclaims war when he dreams That the world has already surrendered to him. Man seeks peace because his earthly existence desperately needs it. Man welcomes peace because he feels that in peace alone is his life of achievement and fulfilment. Man spreads peace because he wants to transcend death. The animal in man wars against peace in the outer world, in the world of conflicting ideas. The divine in man wars against ignorance in the inner world, in the world of mounting ideals. The animal in man wants war for the sake of war, war to devour the snoring world. The divine in man wants peace for the sake of peace, peace to feed the hungry world
“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that all has finally come together. What you have always wished has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did it get through all of that?”
Keep the Light shining. Haile Selassie I - JAH RASTA FAR I
