Nyki Lindsay King

Nyki Lindsay King is a soulful rock songwriter- a natural on stage, which spurs him on to dig in, take risks--and reach new musical heights. Nyki  is regarded by many as one of the most original-sounding singers of our time. His father was a big influence: Eric Lindsay (aka, Youth Rass-E-Mung) had recorded reggae albums in Jamaica's legendary Studio One and produced some of Montreal's first reggae shows. Nyki was onstage at 8 years old along with his brothers Kwame and Tarie--performing as "The King Brothers." Popular, performing throughout the 80s and sharing the stage with Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Paula Clarke and others. influenced by the current rock scene, including Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Raine Maida and Scott Weiland, in 1995 he fronted his first rock band ("Frantic"--with brother Tarie on drums) which played some major venues and in 2000 released Dinner At M'as. In 2003, Nyki released his debut solo album, Couch Potato, And in 2005, he joined a group, One End Left (later renamed Magdalena). "I realized it's my passion," Nyki states, "Just the thought of being able to touch somebody ...who may be on the other side of the world and yet he or she can relate to what you write, because of a certain experiences in life is moving to me.. Nyki grew up listening to as a child (the Doors, Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Hendrix and even The Carpenters), the alternative/grunge rock of his adolescence, and the soulful reggae of his Jamaican ancestry,