Rory Cha (born 1989), known by his stage name Yaadcore is a Jamaican DJ, singer and music producer from Mandeville.[1][2][3]
Yaadcore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rory Cha 1989 (age 34–35) Jamaica |
| Occupation | DJ |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | reggae |
| Labels | 12 Yaad Records |
Life and career edit
Rory grew up in Mandeville[4] where his father, who was also a DJ, owned a sound system called Love People International. He begin his career as a DJ at age of 14 in 2003.[5] Yaadcore has been associated with reggae musician Protoje as his touring DJ. He is also the co-founder of Dubwise Jamaica, a reggae sound system and co-founder of reggae record label 12 Yaad Records.[6] He has performed at various events in Jamaica and abroad.[7] In 2022, he released his debut album Reggaeland under his own record label.[8]
References edit
- ^ Stephanie Lyew (29 April 2022). "Five Questions with Yaadcore". The Gleaner. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Laura Dowrich-Phillips (9 September 2021). "Yaadcore promotes the spliff, talks collab with Lee "Scratch" Perry". Loop News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Sasha Lee (27 August 2021). "A Conversation With Yaadcore: Radical Selector Turned Reggae Ambassador". DancehallMag. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Trina Calderón (12 January 2017). "Jamaica Native Yaadcore Spins Spiritual Reggae Sounds". Leafly. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Nothing lame, low quality or boring". Mashup Reggae Co. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Sharine Taylor (18 June 2018). "Yaadcore Wants You to Leave Your Badmind Behind On The Upbeat "Fenke, Fenke"". Vice News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Yaadcore set to perform at Hedo's Sexy Sensimilla". The Gleaner. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "YAADCORE ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM 'REGGAELAND'". reggaeville.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.