Background
Henry was born in Saint Mary, where he was raised in a Rastafari community.
Henry was born in Saint Mary, where he was raised in a Rastafari community.
He also performs under the name of Dadawah. He set up the Zion Disc label in the mid-1960s, and also worked at Coxsone Dodd"s legendary Studio One as a session musician and released a number of singles. His band is called The Sons of Negus and are known for their traditional Nyabinghi drumming and chanting.
From 1974 they regularly released albums, combining electric instruments with traditional hand drumming.
With the Sons of Negus he recorded an album (Love Thy Neighbor) with Perry at the Black Arkansas He recorded "Give Love" with Suns of Arqa in 1984 for their album India?.
In all, he has recorded over 25 albums. Currently he lives in California.