Jahrimba started his music career at the age of twelve with cover up songs of Shaba Ranks, Buju Banton, Yellow Man and in 1991 he started writing and composing his own stuff. 

He started recording with Ragga Blastaz in 1996 and made some succesful hits together, for instance Ragga Koket, Canmtorag and other popular tunes which took their fans by storm.

But in October 2000 he decided to leave the group and make a fresh start as a solo artist. From there he changed his name and style of music. 

He signed a contract with Jugling Records in England for seven months were he worked side by side with producer Trevor T. Nine other artists were under the same label as he was. There he produced his new album called Jahrimba which will be launched this year in France, Canada, the Caribbean and Seychelles. The album comprises Creole and English songs in a variety of genres, from hiphop to R&B and ragga. A couple of love songs will also feature on the album. 

“My songs are mostly based on how people live and what I see around me and also serve as an educational medium,” he said.

Jahrimba also worked side by side with producer Basil Bouchereau to produce the ever famous Ki mon oule tande which he wrote in April this year.  

“It all started when I heard an interview by Patrick Victor on Paradise FM and I heard the song Pti parol, so I added pti parol and mon kontan ou and came up with this song,” he said.

The song has topped the Paradise FM Hot Forty for one month now. 

“I expected it to enter the charts and do well but not stay for one whole month as number one,” he added. 

He also joined other local artists on a new album called Divan Sa Nouvo Lannen, a Christmas/New year compilation with a song entitled Fer Lafet.

Jahrimba studied at the La Misere primary and Grand Anse Mahe secondary schools, the National Youth Service (NYS) and spent two years at the hotel school in the Kitchen & Pastry department. He is now working at the Mahe Beach Hotel as a cook.  

“My future plans are to settle down and have a family of my own and I don’t want to become a millionaire but live a million years,” he added.

So all Jahrimba fans watch out for the new album due out this year.

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