Jah9 was born in
Montego Bay in Saint James,
Jamaica. Her father was a Baptist minister and her mother was a teacher and social worker. She spent much of her childhood in
Falmouth,
Trelawny. In 1991, the family moved to
Kingston. After a period at the university she commenced realizing her musical passion. Her music is often described as "jazz on dub", because her singing voice is influenced by
Nina Simone and
Billie Holiday, partly combined with the
dancehall sound of
Sizzla and the more potent
dub rhythms similar to those of
Augustus Pablo. In 2013 her first album
New Name appeared. She has recorded three albums for VP Records including
New Name (2013),
9 (2016) and
Note to Self released in March 2020. == Discography ==