In 2005, the previously unknown singer rose to international acclaim when his debut single Serious Times hit the top of the local and overseas reggae charts, and defeated even Junior Gongs Top Ten Billboard hit Welcome to Jamrock, to be declared Jamaica’s Most Important Song of 2005. Nominated for Best New Entertainer at the 2006 International Reggae and World Music Awards, the twenty-three year old velvet-voiced singer has been dominating the charts with a slew of hit singles including Is There a Place, Beautiful Lady, and the chart-topping ballad Mama, Don’t Cry.
Jud: Have you always been identified as “Gyptian”?
Gyptian: Yes, the name was given to me from I was a youth.
Jud: What is your current religious belief?
Gyptian: Free lifestyle, whatever you do is up to you. Just to live and respect each other as you would want someone to respect you.
Jud: Born of parents who identified with different religious backgrounds; your mother was a
Protestant and your father was a Rastafarian. How would you describe your childhood growing up in such a household?
Gyptian: It was normal, nothing was forced on me, I was taught to be independent and to make I own decisions. Even though they were of different religion it was taught to me to Love and Honor the One Above. Continue reading Interview with Reggae Artist Gyptian
His musical style is reminiscent of a dieing breed of vocalists: the ones whose voice pulsates in our souls, leaves memories on the heart that will last throughout the years, and will be recalled to the mind time and time again generations later. As he crones and serenades not for the love of money but for the love of his fans, Anthony Cruz remains at the forefront of this dieing breed.
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