Masego (musician)

Micah Davis (born June 8, 1993), better known by his stage name Masego, is a Jamaican-American musician. Masego is an international, contemporary genre-bending entertainer who refers to his own music style as "TrapHouseJazz" or Emotion. His collaborative record “Tadow” has amassed over 52 million views on Youtube. His record Navajo, first premiered by Berlin platform “Colors”, has been streamed over 20 million times, triggering a worldwide sold out tour.

Early life

Micah Davis was born to a Jamaican father and American mother. His father was in the U.S AirForce and his mother was an entrepreneur. Both his mother and father were also pastors and he was raised in a non-denominational Christian home. The military travels eventually led his family to Virginia. Here, Davis was shaped into the musician he is today. Davis used to beat on books at a young age, which eventually led to the drums becoming the first instrument he learned without formal lessons. Davis has spoken about learning piano, sax and various drum machines in order to impress his crush back in his years in school. It was in high school when Davis adopted the name Masego after finding out his family had roots in South Africa. He did his senior project on South African culture and came across the name “Masego” and its meaning ("blessing" in Tswana). This felt to Davis like a proper stage name due to his nickname back in church being “Blessing”. After a talent competition and a few records with the name used as the tag, Masego was born. Davis attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia before leaving to focus solely on his musical career.

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