Ras Shiloh (born Thomas Williams; January 6, 1975 in

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, United States)Album Review: Ras Shiloh 'Coming Home'
", YardFlex.com, June 09, 2007, retrieved 30 December 2009 is a

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

artist who made ''From Rasta to you'' in 2002 and ''Only King Selassie I'' in 2007 concerning

Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or '' Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (') under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930. Wid ...

the God reincarnate or the king by holy appointment of the

Rastafari movement Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of the movement and much ...

. His

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

vocals have been compared to the late

Garnett Silk Garnet Silk (born Garnet Damion Smith; 2 April 1966 – 9 December 1994) was a Jamaican reggae musician and Rastafarian, known for his diverse, emotive, powerful and smooth voice. During the early 1990s he was hailed as a rising talent, however ...

.Anderson, Rick " ''Coming Home'' Review, ''

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

'', Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 30 December 2009Nickson, Chris " ''From Rasta To You'' Review, ''

'', Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 30 December 2009ReggaeReviews: Ras Shiloh
, ReggaeReviews.com, retrieved 30 December 2009

Discography

*''Chants'' (1997), Melchezidek - Ras Shiloh & Idrens *''Babylon You Doom'' (1998), Shiloh B *''Listen Well'' (1999), Who Dun It *''From Rasta To You'' (2002), VP *''Coming Home'' (2007), VP *''Only King Selassie'' (2007),

Greensleeves "Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580,Frank Kidson, ''English F ...

*''Humanity EP'' (2012), Flava McGregor Records

References

Living people Musicians from Brooklyn 1975 births Performers of Rastafarian music American Rastafarians VP Records artists {{reggae-stub