He is a multi-instrumentalist, being able to play guitar, bass, drums and piano. His musical career began in the reggae group Reggae National Tickets, when he was 15 years old. Back then, he was known as Stena. But, in 2001 Alborosie decided to try a solo career. He moved to Jamaica to be close to reggae music's roots and rastafari culture. There, he started working as sound engineer and producer. His biggest hits are Kingston Town and Herbalist. He has also worked with artists like Gentleman, Ky-Mani Marley } His first solo album was called Soul Pirate. In the summer of 2009 he released his second album which is called "Escape from Babylon. The music video for the song "Herbalist" was banned in Jamaica because of its depiction of drug dealing.
In August 2008 he played at the Uppsala Reggae Festival.
Alborosie's hits include "Rastafari Anthem", "Kingston Town", and "Call Up Jah". Alborosie recently started his own record label, Forward records. He has given concerts all round the world, including most of Europe and Jamaica.
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