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Career

Delroy "Pele" Hamilton, Demar "Demz" Gayle, and Anthony "ToniDrumz" Watson met while studying music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, where they studied under Ibo Cooper, former keyboardist with

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, and a 2016 European tour bringing Stick Figure as support. That year they were nominated in the 'Most Outstanding Show Band' category at the International Reggae & World Music Awards. 2016 ended with ''Everlasting'' receiving a

nomination for Best Reggae Album. 2017 began with an extensive tour across the US supporting Tribal Seeds, followed by a summer tour in the UK supporting

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Band members

* Odean "Journey" Ricketts – guitar/lead vocalhttps://www.facebook.com/raging.fyah/ * Delroy "Pele" Hamilton – bass * Anthony "ToniDrumz" Watson – drums * Demar "Demz" Gayle – keyboards * Nicolas "Grossy" Groskopf – guitar

Videos

*"Far Away" *"Brave" *"Irie Vibe" *"Jah Glory" *"Barriers" *"Running Away" *"Nah Look Back" *"Milk & Honey" *"Dash Wata"

Albums

*''Judgement Day'' (2011), Raging Fyah Production *''Destiny'' (2014), Corner Stone Music *''Everlasting'' (2016), Dub Rockers

References

External links

*
Raging Fyah at Reggaeville.com
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