Mista Savona

Mista Savona
Background information
Birth name	Jake Dominic Savona
Also known as	Mista Savona
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Reggae, Dancehall, Hip hop
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Muti Music, Elefant Traks, Soulbeats, ABC Music, VP Records, Baco Records and Cumbancha
Website	Official webpage

Mista Savona (born Jake Dominic Savona)[1] is an Australian reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop producer and keyboardist based in Melbourne, Australia.

Career

In 2007, his self-produced album Melbourne Meets Kingston was released by Elefant Traks. The 21-track album was recorded in Jamaica and Australia,[2] and features Anthony B, Determine, and Big Youth. In 2009, he released the "Fire Dragon" riddim, featuring Sizzla, Burro Banton, and Vida-Sunshyne.^[citation needed] It was followed in 2011 with the release of the studio album Warn the Nation, which was recorded in the UK, Jamaica, Australia, and Africa. Warn the Nation features Capleton, Sizzla, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, and Burro Banton.[3]

Other releases include two solo albums, Invasion Day and Bass & Roots, and Born a King, a full-length album with Sizzla.[4]^[non-primary source needed] The single "I'm Living", taken from this album, was remixed by Gaudi.

In 2017, Savona released the album Havana Meets Kingston, a collaboration between Cuban and Jamaican musicians.[5] The album featured Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie, guitarist Ernest Ranglin, and original members of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, and Irakere.[5] International tours followed, including a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the BBC Proms.^[citation needed] The performance received a positive review in The Times.[6]

Sly Dunbar, Jake Savona and Robbie Shakespeare in Cuba in 2015

Jake Savona in Melbourne, 2007

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
		Invasion Day	Released: 2004 Label: Mista Savona Formats: CD
Melbourne Meets Kingston	Released: 2007 Label: Elefant Traks (ACE029) Formats: CD, 2×LP
Warn the Nation	Released: 2010[7] Label: Elefant Traks (ACE053) Formats: CD, LP, Digital
Born a King	Released: 2014 Label: Muti Music (MUTI164) Formats: CD, Digital
Havana Meets Kingston	Released: November 2017[8] Label: ABC Music (56700381) Formats: CD, 2×LP, Digital
Havana Meets Kingston Part 2	Released: June 2022 Label: ABC Music Formats: CD, Digital

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Havana Meets Kingston	Best World Music Album	Nominated	[9]
2022	Havana Meets Kingston Part 2	Best World Music Album	Nominated	[10]

References

1. [1] ^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
3. [2] ^[dead link‍]
4. "Born a King". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
5. "Havana Meets Kingston". Havanameetskingston.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
6. Davis, Clive (18 May 2023). "Prom 23 review: Havana Meets Kingston at the Royal Albert Hall". The Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
7. Ritchie, John (2 March 2010). "Mista Savona new album "Warn The Nation"". Musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
8. [3] ^[dead link‍]
9. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
10. Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.