YOUNG SHANTY

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area USA, Young Shanty (aka Iyahson) seamlessly blends reggae, dancehall, hip hop, rap, soul, funk and r&b together. Co-Founder of Chalice Row Records, Young Shanty currently releases music through his own imprint as well as parent label Giddimani Records. The 2016 commercially released EP, Chalice Row or Dig a Hole received worldwide radio airplay and in April of 2017, it debuted on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart at #1, staying on the charts for 4 weeks. On June 30th, 2017, the concept album with producer Dr. Edward Love entitled Smokers Music, Vol. 1 was released. In its first week of release, it debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers (Pacific) albums chart and reached #8 on Amazon Music's New Release Reggae Chart. The Poor Can't Take No More single, video & album was released in 2018. Filmed in Jamaica, the video gained rotation on various cable TV outlets in the Caribbean. Young Shanty has toured and performed at both big and small events across the world, including in Canada, Belize, Jamaica, Germany and throughout the USA. When worldwide tours are back up & running, look for & request Young Shanty in a city near you.