Prince OsitoPrince Osito (A.K.A. Osita Jonah Ikegwuonu) was born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He made his early steps on stage in his homeland at the age of 15 under the name "Al Paccino" and received an award at a local music show in Port Harcourt in 1996, meaning the beginning of his musical calling. 　　Osito hit the road to Europe in 1998 to pursue his football career - this long, tough exodus deeply marked his music and identity. Settled in Spain, Prince Osito first performed on the reggae scene along with Sound Systems (Roots & Vibes, One Blood, Nyabinghi, etc) and as the leading voice of the reggae band "Urban Roots". In 2005 he presented the video of his very dancehall tune "Big Fat Woman", distributed to Nigerian music TV channels, which initiated a strong local fan base in Nigeria. He performed with Bongo Lounge in Barcelona club La Paloma and shared the stage with the soul/funk musician Aqeel (Los Angeles) at the Cultura Urbana Festival (Madrid) in May 2006. The German reggae artist Gentleman invited Prince Osito on stage as a special guest during his concert in Barcelona (Bikini, May 2006) and reiterated at the Monegros Festival in 2009. Prince Osito joined the Breakstorm Drum & Bass crew (Dj Fran) in 2007 as its main vocalist. 　　Prince Osito blends african music, dancehall, hip-hop and drum & bass influences into his personal version of reggae. He draws his musical inspiration from African artists (Fela Kuti, Majek Fashek, Lucky Dube) and Jamaican singers (Luciano, Culture, Sanchez, Beres Hammond, Anthony B, Bushman). 　　In 2007, Prince Osito released his expected debut album "Diobu Boy", in reference to the humble neighbourhood where he grew up. The album enhances the versatility of the singer/songwriter: stepping from ragga-dancehall tracks such as 'Shake it' (mixed by Mafia & Fluxy) or 'Ganja Farmer' to more spiritual new roots songs such as 'Wait', 'The power of Jah'. The album was mixed by Hugo, One Blood Studio, and recorded in Barcelona, London and Port Harcourt. "Diobu Boy" includes seasonable combinations with Spanish and international artists namely Shinehead, Jahnkonoo, Aqeel, Lyricsson, Jah Nattoh, Yuanan. 　　Since his album release, Prince Osito has been touring in Europe and Africa, with dates in Spain (Barcelona, Malaga, Valencia, etc), Slovakia, France, Nigeria and Benin. As an instance we could hear him with Jah Cure at the Aldajah Festival (Valencia) in June 2008; he warmed up for Alpha Blondy (Barcelona) in November 2009 and for Tiken Jah Fakoli (Barcelona) in August 2009; he is also performing every year at the Monegros Festival, considered as one of the most important music event in Spain. There, Prince Osito showed once again that he is first of all a 'stage artist'. Simultaneously, Prince Osito has been working on new singles, including an unreleased duet with the international artist Junior Reid ("Mama Africa"), always thriving to innovate through lyrics of his own style and unheard beats - in sync with producers Professor Angel Dust and DeLippo. In 2009 he brought out his tune "Wake up Africa", calling for drastic changes on his native continent, and also shot the video clip backed up by the Spanish band Urban Roots.