Ras Michael

Michael George Henry OD (born 1943), better known as Ras Michael, is a Jamaican reggae singer and Nyabinghi specialist. He also performs under the name of Dadawah.

Biography Henry was born in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, where he was raised in a Rastafari community. As a teenager he moved to Kingston's Waterhouse district where he played with local Rastafari musicians. He was the first member of the Rastafari movement to have a reggae radio program in Jamaica (The Lion of Judah Time program first aired in 1967 on the JBC). His band is called The Sons of Negus and are known for their traditional Nyabinghi drumming and chanting. The album did not sell well, so Cowan produced a second album, Rastafari (1975), with the group augmented by top studio musicians, With the Sons of Negus he recorded an album (Love Thy Neighbor) with Perry at the Black Ark.

Discography Nyahbinghi (1974), Starapple/Trojan Dadawah – Peace & Love (1974), Wildflower Freedom Sounds (1974), Dynamic Sounds Rastafari (1975), Grounation Tribute to the Emperor (1976), Trojan Irations of Ras Michael & Sons of Negus Volume One (1977), Top Ranking Kibir Am Lak (1977), Top Ranking Movements (1978), Dynamic Sounds Love Thy Neighbour (1979), Jah Life Promised Land Sounds (1980), Lion's Gate Disarmament (1981), Trojan Revelation (1982), Trojan Rally Round (1985), Shanachie Zion Train (1988), SST Know Now (1989), Shanachie Rastafari Dub (1989), ROIR Mediator (1992), High Times Spiritual Roots (1999), VP Lion Country (1999), Roots & Culture A Weh Dem a Go Do Wid It (2003), ROIR Try Love (2006), Vista Ave Entertainment Live Ina Babylon (2009), Sankofa None A Jah Jah Children (2018), VP Live by the Spirit (2020), Hen House Studios Jah Love (2022), Zion Disc

Compilations New Name (1994), Culture Press Anthology (2001), Culture Press Merry Peasant (2003), 2b1 Reggae Best (2004), Culture Press Reggae Masters (2009), Creon