Mighty Mystic

Birth name| Kevin Mark Holness
Born|  (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980 (age 44)
St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Genres| Reggae
Occupation(s)| Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active| 1998–present
Website| www.mightymystic.com

Musical artist

Kevin Mark Holness (born 11 November 1980), better known as Mighty Mystic, is a Jamaican-born, Somerville, Massachusetts-based reggae artist.[1] He is the younger brother to current Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.[2]

Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he moved to Boston at the age of nine with his family.[1][3] He began performing as 'Mystic' and broke through with his 2006 single "Riding on the Clouds", which received radio airplay across the East coast of the US.[1] His debut album Wake up the World (2010) included "Revolution", "Riding on the Clouds", "Original Love", and "Slipped Away", with appearances from Shaggy and roots rocker Lutan Fyah.[4]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Wake up the World (2010)
* Concrete World (2014)
* The Art of Balance (2016)
* enter the mystic (2019)
* Giant (2022)

### EPs

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* Wake up the World EP (2010)

### Singles

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* "Riding on the Clouds" (2006)
* "Revolution" (2008)
* "Here I Am" (w/ Shaggy (2008)
* "Slipped Away" (2009)
* "I Alone" (2010)
* "Rems Up" (w/ Lutan Fyah) (2010)
* "Original Love" (2011)
* "Concrete World" (2013)
* "Cali Green" (2014)
* "War (Rumors of War" (2014)
* "True Love" (2014)
* "Happy" (2014)
* "Something Bout Mary" (2016)
* "How I Rock" (2016)

## Television

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* WCSH Channel 6

## References

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1. ^ a b c Gargan, Scott (2014) "Boston reggae singer Mighty Mystic celebrates new CD with Bridgeport show", Connecticut Post, 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
2. ^ Henry, Davina (19 May 2013). "Mighty Mystic looking to crack 'Concrete World' – Andrew Holness' brother pushes 'hard reggae' from US base". The Gleaner. Jamaica. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. ^ Jackson, Kevin (2013) "Mighty Mystic aims to conquer world", Jamaica Observer, 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016
4. ^ "A Mighty ‘Wake Up’ call from local reggae artist", The Somerville Times, 3 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016

## Sources

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20160409192348/http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/entertainment/Mighty-Mystic-s-work-of-art_55584(2016)
* https://topshelfreggae.com/reviews/mighty-mystic-the-art-of-balance-album-review (2016)
* http://www.metro.us/entertainment/mighty-mystic-says-boston-is-a-bigger-reggae-town-than-you-realize/zsJobd
zV4fwmeac1YVY/ (2015)
* http://www.thepier.org/mighty-mystic-to-release-new-record/ (2015)
* http://www.metro.us/entertainment/mighty-mystic-says-boston-is-a-bigger-reggae-town-than-you-realize/zsJobd
zV4fwmeac1YVY/ (2015)
* http://reggaearoundtheworld.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/healing-boston-with-reggaes-remedy-our-interview-with-mighty-mystic/ Reggae Around The World (2013)

a* http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/ent/ent2.html (2013)

* http://www.reggaeville.com/nc/artist-details/artist/mighty-mystic/ac/artistReleases.html (2014)
* http://www.mtviggy.com/videos/mighty-mystic-concrete-world/ MTV – MTV Iggy
* http://mixturemagazine.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/reggae-artist-mighty-mystic/ Mixture Magazine
* http://www.reggaemovement.com/Artists/Mighty-Mystic Reggae Movement:

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Korea

Artists|

* MusicBrainz