Description

When you are able to fuse words together andadd a melody in all but 2 minutes, you must be internationalrecording artist Lyrikal. Trinidadian born Devon Martin startedsinging in the church choir at the age 7, once he realized he couldactually sing he began participating in school talent shows andneighborhood block parties. As a youngster his biggest inspirationswere Crazy, Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Bob Marley and Super Cattheir styles of music helped him to develop his own style. Hemigrated to the United States at the age of 13, where he gotheavily involved in soccer and track and field, but music prevailedand by age 16 he was back at it, performing at block parties andtalent shows, it was fun and he loved it, he even opened for theWutang Clan at Club Wave and Sean Paul at St George, Staten Island.Devon although very talented only took his music career seriouslyin the year 2003, where he started to record. His first recordingwas at Dainjamentalz studio in New York, where he recorded a trackentitled tiger bone. Since then he has managed to be a consistentvoice on the airwaves worldwide and is now one of the most soughtafter performing artist. His music has taken him on tour to London,Bermuda, Toronto, Bermuda, North America and the Caribbean. Lyrikalhas built an extensive catalog, and has released several hits. Hisrepertoire consist of over 40 releases including Cloud 9, Loner,Conquer Meh, Locked Down, Part Of Yuh Nature, All Over De Gyal,Ramajay, 25/8, and countless collaborations with leading artistes.He is currently working on his first album.