CJ Rasta

Jah James also known by his stage name CJ Rasta is an award winning singer, songwriter and producer from West Africa; at a very young age he became interested in and knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. He became increasingly interested in the guitar, and began teaching himself to play whenever he could sneak a chance to practice on his brother’s guitar. He started playing music professionally for Churches, the refugee band Balawala International and various local recording artists, this led to him meeting and touring with one of Africa’s biggest reggae stars, the legendary Tiken Fakoly Jah using the stage name Chillton De Merchant James. In 1996 retired professional footballer George Oppong Weah and Mr. Kekura Kamara took Chillton and other musicians to the World Rhythm Festival in Milan Italy, where he shared stage with the late Lucky Dube, Alpha Blondy, Maxi Priest, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.