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Reggae recording artiste Tishawn who
caught the attention of London based Pstreet Records
label manager Prince Gibbon
two years ago, said he does not have to sing gospel to believe that Jesus
Christ is Lord and Saviour.
Tishawn
is from the parish of Clarendon,
Jamaica and chose to pursue music as a
professional career in 2005. Of strong Christian background and sporting
dreadlocks, Tishawn
often blast thanks giving messages and bible scriptures on his Blackberry
messenger praising Jesus Christ and declaring his love, faith and belief in the
creator.
Certainly not a unique characteristic but as a young Rastafarian Jamaican Reggae artistes it is unlikely as most, believes that H.I.M. Haile Selassie I is the first. When prompt about his religion, a soft spoken Tishawn tells NIPnews of his religious background.
"I
was brought up in the church and was a member of the choir. I have no desire to
switch my faith and belief to suit my career," he said. Tishawn's
belief in Christ Jesus is not a gist or something that one switches on and off,
he was brought up that way and he believes that Jesus is the son of the
almighty.
Tishawn's religious belief strongly influences his choice of music. While he chooses to sing about his life and the world around him, keeping it positive is foremost. His first official recorded song on Pstreet label is entitled, 'Carry On' from which a video was released that quickly gained #1 position on Jamaica's Hype TV cable channel top 10 chart and held the spot for two (2) weeks.
Carry On is
about a relationship bonded by love but threatened by hardship that would push
the female to take the decision to call it quits. However
she was forced to rethink the decision as she found herself pregnant and so
according to Tishawn,
"she
haffi Carry Onnnn." Asked if this
particular song is personal, the 22 year old smiled.
Tishawn get through life's challenges by putting his trust and faith in Christ. When Pstreet Record released a track called, Stop the Killing, Tishawn got up one day to some tragic news of a 5 year old boy that was killed in Kingston. He took to twitter to voice his disgust at the murder and his reason for writing songs such as Stop The Killing. At the end of the week the post trended across the network and became one the week's top post where several major local media picked it up and retweeted it. Tishawn's song also got some airtime his message did not go unheard.
As a firm believer in Jesus Christ Tishawn is
not worried about his coming up or whether or not he will gain international
status. He said his trust and faith in God affirms that with time his
dream will come true. Tishawn starts his day reading a scripture and posting
a verse which he hope will impact someone's day positively and throughout his
day if he is ever challenged, would post scriptures to blast those challenges
and overcome his obstacles, "he never fails" he said.
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