Errol "Akila" Barrett is a singer and songwriter, is the son of the late drummer Carlton Barrett of The Wailers (murdered in 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica) and nephew of Aston''Family Man, the Wailers bass player also.
Born in 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica, started his career in 1994 as drummer of the Julian Marley Uprising later went solo and composed the song "Human Race" ..
Music has been in Akila's blood since birth. Much of his knowledge of life and learning came from growing along with his father and uncle in the center of the most famous creators of Jamaican Reggae music. With such education, it was clear at an early age that Akila was destined to be a musical force to be reckoned. He began his career in 1994 as drummer with Julian Marley, his band protective coating Uprising Band. In the past 6 years he developed his talents as a multi-instrumentalist, song writing and performance skills, gaining self confidence as well as detailed knowledge of the music industry in its process. Akila spends many of his hours with his acoustic guitar strapped by his side, finding your own voice and unique sense of style. He soon began to fit a riddim on his guitar to help him with singing and writing songs about personal views and experiences in life. Akila releases first''Human Race''that begins to give significant interviews in radio shows and magazines music to Jamaica, South Africa, Ghana, London and France. The single was distributed on his own label One Drop Music''and features a great solo electric guitar by Junior Marvin (Wailers).
Finally, it was time for Akila Barrett spill their life experience and talent on a solo album, called''Changing People''and released in 2004. To spearhead this disc potential of lighting, Akila selected the Tuff Gong studio as highly spirited training ground to expose the breadth of his talent and improve the texture of his voice. At Tuff Gong gathered around him some of the best veteran musicians that Jamaica has to offer, including the Wailers with Uncle Aston''Family Man, Earl 'Chinna''Smith,''Leroy Horsemouth''Wallace, Desi Jones, Ibo Cooper (former Third World), Dean Frazer and Glen Brownie ..
The album features suggestive conscious lyrics and sometimes provocative with an overall sound that rocks the roots strong hypnotic grooves of reggae and rock that include elements of dub true to this genre of music. The tactics of improvised guitar on the track title''Changing People''works well with the wah-wah pedal''''''Earl Chinna Smith'', used as a device to emphasize certain parts of the poems líricos.O uncle Errol, Familyman delivers his authentic touch in''Babylon Is Burning''and Akila himself expands his creative gift playing rhythm guitar and drum Kette in''Mother of the Nation'' that shows his talent and showing awareness of Rastafari this new musical artist.
singer, writer, musician and curator and head of cultural reggae band is dedicated to making music roots reggae. It is limited simply to generate success on several levels because it has a keen sense of understanding of motivation, creativity and business, making him the ideal artist to become a contributor today significant in the music scene. Extracting the Rastafarian faith at the forefront of his vision for mythical themes that create the likeness of interpretations of reality that witness, he takes us on a whole circuit of his personal being, the songs sound the composition not only unique, but militants . In his first self-produced album 'Changing People' Akila Barrett emerges to indicate a talent that continues the tradition set by his distinguished family, and the world famous musicians who played with reggae legends like Bob Marley and Augustus Pablo ..
The instruments are all real, though a bit programmed, the riddims are continuous (particularly evident in the dubs) and Barrett has a voice command and convincingly. Plus, the feel funky on "In Control," with his guitar á la Santana, is a brave departure from the reggae beat that keeps the pace as much as conscience. This is a strong first album from an artist with plenty to offer and a true reggae spirit coursing through his veins. Akila
also recorded the acoustic album,''Acoustic Noches Contra Babylon''in 2006, working in Argentina in Argentina
In 2007 he opened 40 shows for UB and Matisyahu Argentina Summer Fest at the festival.
Akila also performed as a singer in connection with the Wailers for one month in April 2006.
is now working on her second CD,''Sounds''which Universal will have different genres of music including Roots Reggae, R & B, country, blues, pop and rock. It's good to welcome the newest member of a brilliant second generation of reggae musicians who seem to follow the spiritual steps of his famous ancestors. DISCOGRAPHY ------------------
Changing People (One Drop Muzic, 2004)
Noches Contra Babylon-Acustico-2006
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