LAST ALBUM

RIDDIM OF LIFE - 2014

LIVE PERFORMANCES

BIOGRAPHY

Kenyatta “Culture” Hill's career as a singer began the day his father's ended. Joseph Hill, singer and songwriter from the iconic Jamaican vocal trio Culture, passed away in 2006 while on tour in Europe. Left without a lead singer, Kenyatta - then the band's sound engineer - stepped from behind the mixing board and onstage to deliver 19 electrifying performances until the completion of the tour. Fans, promoters, and critics all agreed: the legacy of Culture would live on.

Influenced by elements of dancehall, grounded in the roots tradition, and motivated to carry on his father's work, Kenyatta set out to finish songs that Joseph had started and create new music of his own. On his poignant debut album "Pass The Torch" (Tafari Records), he was backed by a masterful roster of musicians including Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. His first single, "Daddy," explored the emotional pain and uncertainty that he felt after the loss of his father. The album received critical acclaim and remains a fan favorite. Following his debut, Kenyatta embarked on a successful U.S. tour with Beres Hammond and released a celebrated tribute album in 2011, "Live On: A Tribute To Culture". He continued to tour extensively across the globe, honing his craft as a solo artist and keeping the legacy of Culture alive for reggae lovers everywhere.

After returning from the studio older and wiser, he is now ready to share a more complete picture of Kenyatta “Culture” Hill: the artist, the man. For instance his album Riddim Of Life (Honest Music), features members of the famed Roots Radics band, Culture backing band, and Thievery Corporation's reggae outfit The Archives. The anthemic first single and video "Afrikan" highlights the voice "commented on in countless articles and reviews as being a carbon copy of his father's [which] melts on the instrumentals like bittersweet chocolate," writes Gardy Stein-Kanjora of Reggaeville. "The lyrics stretch beyond purely philosophical matters to very private affairs [without] leaving Rasta-Grounds." As Kenyatta instructs, "Lend not only your ear, but your heart and mind." Tune in to the Riddim Of Life.

ABOUT "TWO SEVENS CLASH"
From 2017 onwards Culture's "Two Sevens Clash "40th Anniversary Tour was viewed on Global Stages and reached its finales on the main stage at Rototom Festival in 2019 and Rebel Salute in January 2020! The tour featured Kenyatta “Culture” Hill on lead vocals with original backing vocals, and gave everyone an opportunity to go back in time to the beginnings of The Golden Era of Reggae and see how relevant the albums still are today.

Culture's legendary "Two Sevens Clash" (Shanachie) was Reggae Album of the Year in 1977 and is acknowledged today by Rolling Stone Magazine (April 11, 2002) as #25 of the 50 all time coolest records (the only reggae album to make the list).

"Arguably the best reggae record ever made and the only reggae record to appear in Rolling Stones Top 100 coolest records ever made. Culture made only strong albums for 30 years. " The vibe is strong as ever since Kenyatta “Culture” Hill has taken the place of Joseph Hill on his passing while on European tour in 2006. 

"Likewise, the band's signature tune Two Sevens Clash, conceived by Joseph Hill as an apocalyptic prophecy to mark the ominous arrival of 1977, is still an infectious dance floor filler four decades later.

Kenyatta channels the energy, the passion, the voice and mannerisms to a tee and must be seen live to get the full experience.

At the moment Kenyatta “Cuture” Hill is preparing a new live showcase of his own works in combination with father’s classics!
Last year Kenyatta “Culture” Hill released the big tune “Free Africa” which was been produced through Mutima Productions by Freddy Poncin aka Steady Freddy, a legendary roots reggae drummer who is also bandleader of Kenyatta “Culture” Hill’s band when touring Europe.