ishmaelhinds

Kingston, Jamaica

Independent recording artist, Ishmael Hinds I aka Ishmael I, has a mission to spread love, bring cultures together and create opportunities for the disenfranchised through his music.   Born and raised in the Waterhouse inner-city community of Kingston Jamaica, Ishmael hails from the concrete jungle that also shaped greats like King Tubby, King Jammy, Black Uhuru, The Jays, Don Carlos, Mykal Rose, Junior Reid, Beenie Man, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and many more.   With musical roots that run all the way back to Jamaica’s Ska and Rocksteady era, Ishmael literally has the blood of this era’s pioneers and legends flowing through his veins. His elder cousin, Justin Hinds of Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, was one of the biggest acts in Jamaican music during the 1960s and 70s. His first recording with Duke Reid in 1963 was “Carry Go Bring Come” was done in one take. “Carry Go Bring Come” became a big hit, topping the Jamaican chart for two months.