Mista Savona
Jake Dominic Savona, known professionally as Mista Savona, is an Australian reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop producer and keyboardist based in Melbourne.
Career
In 2007, his self-produced album Melbourne Meets Kingston was released by Elefant Traks. The 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia, and features Anthony B, Determine, and Big Youth. In 2009, he released the "Fire Dragon" riddim, featuring Sizzla, Burro Banton, and Vida-Sunshyne. It was followed in 2011 with the release of the studio album Warn the Nation, which was recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia, and Africa. Warn the Nation features Capleton, Sizzla, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, and Burro Banton.Other releases include two solo albums, Invasion Day and Bass & Roots, and Born a King, a full-length album with Sizzla. The single "I'm Living", taken from this album, was remixed by Gaudi.
In 2017, Savona released the album Havana Meets Kingston, a collaboration between Cuban and Jamaican musicians. The album featured Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin, and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, and Irakere. International tours followed, including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms. The performance received a positive review in The Times.