Kennedy Ongele Lorya professional Know with his Stage Name as Dynamq is a

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Reggae-dancehall artist, Professional DJ, Producer, the founder of Dynamq Sounds International and the Non-governmental organization Dynamq Foundation in

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Early life

Dynamq was born in a family of seven children. He grew up in a refugee camp in

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known as

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, having had to flee the civil war in his native

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. His love for music came from attending Sunday school. He got himself involved with Jamaican music while at the camp. His affiliation with sound systems began with the

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set. After relocating to

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he formed Dynamq 10 years ago and has competed in several sound clashes.

Career

Sound System , Sound Clashes

His first big stage show was at the 1996 King Lions Sounds 'Rasta Festival' held at the City Hall in Nairobi. He is the reigning Rumble champion and holds the Bermuda Triangle champion title, he has also made it to the semi-finals in the popular Boom Clash in Jamaica and the River Nile Crocodile and Jamie Hype from Young Hawk sound formed Team USA to compete in, and win, the famous War Ina East championship. He has shared the stage with various artists such as

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, Benjy Myaz,

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, Luie Culture,

George Nooks George Nooks, Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks (born c. 1958 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer who initially found fame as a deejay. Biography Nooks started his musical career in the youth choir at his church, and move ...

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Queen Ifrica Ventrice Morgan (born 25 March 1975), better known by the stage name Queen Ifrica, is a reggae singer and disc jockey from the hills above Montego Bay, Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the daughter of ska music, ska musician Derrick Morgan but was r ...

Mikey Spice Michael Theophilus Johnson (born 21 July 1965), better known as Mikey Spice, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Biography Spice sang in his father's church from age seven and learned to play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, and ...

I Wayne I Wayne, Rastafarian stage name for Cliffroy Taylor (born September 13, 1980 in Portmore, Jamaica), is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles " Living In Love" and " Can't Satisfy Her" from his debut album, '' Lava Ground''. ...

I-Octane Byiome Muir (born 29 April 1984), better known by his stage name I-Octane, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. He is known for integrating positive and socially conscious subject matter into his mus ...

and

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Dynamq on Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dynamq Living people Dancehall musicians Year of birth missing (living people) South Sudanese singers South Sudanese songwriters