Kirk Diamond

Kirk Diamond is a Jamaican Canadian reggae and dancehall singer-songwriter based in Brampton, Ontario.[1]

Kirk Diamond
Birth nameKirk Douglas
BornSpanish Town, Jamaica
OriginBrampton, Ontario, Canada
GenresReggae, Dancehall
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsThe Movement Of Ahryel
Websitekirkdiamondmusic.com

Early life

Diamond was born Kirk Douglas in Spanish Town, Jamaica.[2][3] He immigrated to Canada with his family in the 1990s at the age of ten.[4][5]

Career

[5] In 2010 Kirk Diamond joined the Dancehall music group Don Dem.[6] With this group He released two singles, "Love in Heart" and "Blind to Them".[3] In 2014 he released a third single, Dem Nuh Real.[7]

In 2015 Diamond's reggae track Love Inna We Heart was nominated for a Juno Award.[4] In 2016 he traveled to Jamaica to collaborate with Derrick Morgan on a remake of the latter's 1960s song "Conqueror".[8]

Diamond released a seven-track EP of reggae music, Greater, in 2017.[9] That year he performed on the UK radio show BBC Radio 1Xtra,[5] at the Grace Jerk Festival in Toronto,[10] and at the Reggaefest in Calgary, Alberta.[11]

In 2018 the single "Greater" from his album won a Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year.[12][13] That year Diamond also performed at the Love Thy Labourer festival in Norfolk, Ontario[14] and the Jambana Festival in Brampton.[15]

References
  1. "Harvest party in downtown Simcoe". Monte Sonnenberg, Simcoe Reformer, September 14, 2018
  2. "Reggae & Dancehall Recording Artist Kirk Diamond “Greater” Than Ever". Jamaicans, 2016
  3. "Don Dem", BOSS Magazine, Winter 2013–14 issue,
  4. "Kirk Diamond wins Juno". Jamaica Observer, By Kevin Jackson, March 26, 2018
  5. "Kirk Diamond’s time to shine". The Voice, May 17, 2017
  6. "Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall Group Don Dem Successful In Canada". Reggae Times, December 13, 2012 . reprinted from Tropical Fete
  7. "CANADA-BASED REGGAE SINGER KIRK DIAMOND,YEARNS FOR THE BIG BREAK!". MIX 102, September 15, 2014
  8. "Derrick Morgan remakes 'Conqueror' with Kirk Diamond". Jamaica Gleaner, February 3, 2016 | Curtis Campbell
  9. "Kirk Diamond shining bright with Juno nod". Jamaica Obsrver, by Kevin Jackson. Monday, February 19, 2018
  10. " Grace Jerk Festival Takes Over Toronto With Fun For The Whole Family!". Toronto Caribbean, Noel Cunningham August 24, 2017
  11. "Calgary's Reggaefest cancelled after 14 years". Daily Hive, April 6, 2018
  12. "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners". CBC News, · March 25, 2018
  13. "Early Junos Go to Gord Downie, Grimes, Alvvays and More". Exclaim!, March 24, 2018
  14. "Harvest party in downtown Simcoe". Simcoe Reformer, Monte Sonnenberg, September 14, 2018
  15. "Jambana rocks Brampton". August 8, 2018, also "Jambama celebrates its 10th anniversary in Brampton". August 7, 2018, both by Marta Marychuk, Brampton Guardian

Website: www.kirkdiamondmusic.com

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