Mista Savona
Background information
Birth nameJake Dominic Savona
Also known asMista Savona
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresReggae, Dancehall, Hip hop
Years active2007-present
LabelsMuti Music, Elefant Traks, Soulbeats, ABC Music, VP Records, Baco Records and Cumbancha
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Mista Savona (born Jake Dominic Savona)[1] is an Australian reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop producer and keyboardist based in Melbourne, Australia.

Career

In 2007, his self-produced album Melbourne Meets Kingston was released by Elefant Traks. The 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia,[2] and features Anthony B, Determine, and Big Youth. In 2009, he released the "Fire Dragon" riddim, featuring Sizzla, Burro Banton, and Vida-Sunshyne. It was followed in 2011 with the release of the studio album Warn the Nation, which was recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia, and Africa. Warn the Nation features Capleton, Sizzla, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, and Burro Banton.[3]

Other releases include two solo albums, Invasion Day and Bass & Roots, and Born a King, a full-length album with Sizzla.[4] The single "I'm Living", taken from this album, was remixed by Gaudi.

In 2017, Savona released the album Havana Meets Kingston, a collaboration between Cuban and Jamaican musicians.[5] The album featured Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin, and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, and Irakere.[5] International tours followed, including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms. The performance received a positive review in The Times.[6]

Sly Dunbar, Jake Savona and Robbie Shakespeare in Cuba in 2015
Jake Savona in Melbourne, 2007

Discography

Albums

Title Details
Invasion Day
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Mista Savona
  • Formats: CD
Melbourne Meets Kingston
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE029)
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP
Warn the Nation
  • Released: 2010[7]
  • Label: Elefant Traks (ACE053)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
Born a King
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Muti Music (MUTI164)
  • Formats: CD, Digital
Havana Meets Kingston
  • Released: November 2017[8]
  • Label: ABC Music (56700381)
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, Digital
Havana Meets Kingston Part 2
  • Released: June 2022
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 Havana Meets Kingston ARIA Award for Best World Music Album Nominated [9]
2022 Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album Nominated [10]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Born a King". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Havana Meets Kingston". Havanameetskingston.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Davis, Clive (18 May 2023). "Prom 23 review: Havana Meets Kingston at the Royal Albert Hall". The Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Ritchie, John (2 March 2010). "Mista Savona new album "Warn The Nation"". Musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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