the uprising band

Hometown

kingston jamaica

Bio

                                                         AKINSANYA
                                                   “avenging spirit of the ancestors”

A humble son of the garden parish of st.Ann, Lloyd Palmer born of hardworking rural folks. a mother who is a social worker and an industrious father who tills the soil profusely. Akin grew up in southern Trelawney attending the William knibb memorial high where he was involved in school and community cultural activities.

Such a experience has help to groom and mold Akin into pursuing the arts as his chosen profession as a poet and a musician. Akin sees poetry as a holistic therapy to spiritually likewise socially uplift humanity. The artiste/musician’s role is to express the thouhts, emotion, plight and concerns of the masses. Majority of whom are grassroots people facing inequality and needs a voice to utter for justice, truths and rights.

*JUS’ POETS, a series of poetry shows which was organized with other poets such as Elaine Thomas, Bill Blast and I-Sense in 1994.
*2005 Runner Up in the RED BONES Literary Series.

PROJECTS TO DATE
* TUFF TUFF TRANGLE debut album “Urban Journey” as a poet.
* INNA DE YARD projects featuring artiste such as; VICEROY, CONGOS,                                                    
    LINVAL THOMPSON, PRINCE ALLA AND EARL” china” SMITH.