Roydel Johnson

Roydel Anthony Johnson (born 12 April 1943), better known as Congo Ashanti Roy is a Jamaican reggae singer best known as a member of The Congos but who also recorded solo and as a member of Ras Michael's Sons of Negus.

Biography Johnson was born in 1943 in Kendal, Hanover Parish, Jamaica, At the age of sixteen he moved to Kingston to live with an aunt, and began hanging around recording studios, where he was taught guitar by Ernest Ranglin. In 1977 he met Perry again, who after hearing Johnson play "Row Fisherman Row", invited him to his Black Ark studio to record the song.

When the Congos split up, Johnson began recording as Congo Ashanti Roy, and worked with Adrian Sherwood on his Singers & Players project and Prince Far I, the latter producing his debut solo album, Sign of the Star in 1980. Johnson contributed to Far I's Showcase in a Suitcase album the same year. A second album, Level Vibes, followed in 1984, this time produced by Sherwood.

In 1997 he rejoined Myton in the Congos for a live performance, and in 2002, he appeared on The Slackers' Slackers and Friends album along with Glen Adams, Cornell Campbell, and Ranking Joe. In 2004, The Congos, including Johnson, announced plans to tour the world, and in 2006 they toured Europe and Asia.

Discography Sign of the Star (1980) Pre Level Vibes (1984) Sonic Boom Big City (1994) Jah Power/Jet Star Light Up the City (1995) Jah Power