A son of western Jamaica, Reconyze could tell the difference between real Rastafarians and persons who wore dreadlocks as fashion, since he was a child. He has strong words for the fakes in Rasta Imposter, his latest song.
Released in July, the self-produced single is a scathing rebuttal of persons, especially men, who give the Rastafarian faith a bad name by wearing locks and not honoring its tenets.
“This is about people who wear dreadlocks an’ when they do bad things it’s Rasta who get di blame,” said Reconyze. “Peoole know dat real Rasta don’t rob, rape or kill.”
The Philadelphia-based artist wrote Rasta Imposter some time ago, but recorded it this year after getting enthusiastic response when he performed it in Negril in 2021.
Previously known as Indian Mittoo, he recently changed his moniker to Reconyze. Since then, he has recorded four songs including Bad Addiction, another self-produced single.
Reconyze is from St. James, a rural parish in western Jamaica where Montego Bay, the internationally-famous tourist resort is located. For many years, it and other leisure spots in Jamaica have been ridiculed for producing dreadlocked men who provide sexual services to aging tourists looking for some holiday fun.
As Indian Mittoo, he worked the tourist circuit in Negril and Montego Bay as an audio engineer and artist, but his recording career launched three years ago in Philly with Baby I Love You, a song dedicated to Susan, his wife.
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