Junior JFK is first and foremost an “in your face, live n direct” reggae roller-coaster show where old-school meets new beats with melodies to rock your soul.
Having played at numerous festivals in Europe over the past ten years (The Montreux International Jazz festival, Rocktambule, The Interceltic Orient festival, Rencontres & raciness, Roots n culture, etc..) and shared stages with international artists the likes of Tiken Jah Fakoly, The Gladiators, Burning Spear, U-Roy, K2R and many more, Junior JFK has been lucky enough to witness at first hand the magic, hardships and joys of “living the life”, on and off stage and putting those emotions and experiences to music.
Born in the 70s in the UK, son of a soldier and deaf until the age of 6, it would be partly thanks to the northern Irish conflict, terrorist explosions and the ensuing progresses in inner ear surgery in military hospitals that Junior JFK would be given the chance of finally breaking out of the silence. The melodies of Otis Redding, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, the Beatles and The Police would forge within him a rich and powerful musical foundation. Growing up on the back-streets of Cyprus, Berlin, Kingston London,