Ras General Stano says Which Kin Ting Be Dis
Afrobeats artiste Ras General Stano is out with his latest single Which Kin Ting Be Dis.
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Which Kin Ting Be Dis voices the numerous instances when all we say “It Is Well.”
The song challenges everyone to wake up to the realities of surrendering your ability to change your situation with that simple platitude.
The Texas based Ras General, aka Stanley Onyebuchi Onwu started his foray into music after an attempt to join the army in Nigeria floundered.
Viewing music as a vehicle for social change which he had wanted to do through a career in the army, he gathered his siblings and in 1985, formed the first family reggae band Africa, similar to the Morgans Heritage band. The Rasta Officers Band was signed to Leader Records in Nigeria where they released ”Rasta Officers Take Over” in 1991.
Ras General then relocated to Ghana where he teamed up with Original Ras Korby to form the militant reggae group Nazirite Vow. The group recorded an album, “Free” for the German based label Kelele Records.
The Ras General is also a writer, poet and actor who self published his first book as a member of the Rainbow Organization of The Rastafarians of Nigeria (ROOTRON) in 1990. The book, “The Nigerian Rastafarians, Who Are They?” found its way into the National Library Catalog in Nigeria. He also has a book of poems out, “Dangerous Game” on Outskirt Press.
He costarred along with Jamaican movie star, Paul Campbell in the blockbuster movie, “Jamaican Mafia.” He’s also starred in his own production, “Not Just Enough” and is currently working on some movie scripts.
As a musician, he’s shared the stage with reggae stars like Buju Banton, the late Culture, Don Carlos, Mutabaruka and Yasus Afari and continues to record on his own labels, People’s Army Production and People’s Army 432.
