Mista Savona

Jake Dominic Savona, known professionally as Mista Savona, is an Australian reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop producer and keyboardist based in Melbourne.

Career In 2007, his self-produced album Melbourne Meets Kingston was released by Elefant Traks. The 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia, and features Anthony B, Determine, and Big Youth. In 2009, he released the "Fire Dragon" riddim, featuring Sizzla, Burro Banton, and Vida-Sunshyne. It was followed in 2011 with the release of the studio album Warn the Nation, which was recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia, and Africa. Warn the Nation features Capleton, Sizzla, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, and Burro Banton.

Other releases include two solo albums, Invasion Day and Bass & Roots, and Born a King, a full-length album with Sizzla. The single "I'm Living", taken from this album, was remixed by Gaudi.

In 2017, Savona released the album Havana Meets Kingston, a collaboration between Cuban and Jamaican musicians. The album featured Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin, and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, and Irakere.

Discography Albums Title Details Invasion Day Released: 2004 Label: Mista Savona Formats: CD Melbourne Meets Kingston Released: 2007 Label: Elefant Traks (ACE029) Formats: CD, 2×LP Warn the Nation Released: 2010 Label: Elefant Traks (ACE053) Formats: CD, LP, Digital Born a King Released: 2014 Label: Muti Music (MUTI164) Formats: CD, Digital Havana Meets Kingston Released: November 2017 Label: ABC Music (56700381) Formats: CD, 2×LP, Digital Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 Released: June 2022 Label: ABC Music Formats: CD, Digital

Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards 2019 Havana Meets Kingston Best World Music Album 2022 Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 Best World Music Album