**Winner of the Native American Music Award for World Music Recording**
Growing up on the reservation Casper was raised on traditional music and the traditional ways, learning to live in harmony with the Great Spirit. When he first heard reggae something in the rhythm connected with the traditional music on which he had been raised: "The message of awareness and responsibility made me open my eyes."
ORIGINAL LANDLORD
Original Landlord is a reference to the Hopi claim of its land taken by the federal government. If you think we've covered it all with reggae from Jamaica, South Africa and Texas, consider the Native American reggae of Casper Loma-Da-Wa.
Sparse bass/drum/keyboard/guitar one-drop rhythms bed Casper's dancehall dj-styled vocals with unusual blends of expression of Native American concerns The Beat says: "It's Casper's unique perspective and engaging delivery that make this one of the more unusual reggae releases of the day."
THE SOUNDS OF REALITY
The follow-up to Original Landlord, Casper again creates a new environment of Native American themes with reggae, rock and r&b.
"The singer's passion sets your heart on fire. He sings in a Jamaican patois as thick as a jungle vine and undoubtedly resistant to any Babylon machete that would try to cut off its message of unity and suffering. The one-drop "riddims" are deep enough to echo the beating of the Earth Mother's heart, and the band crackles with energy. The music is a potent blend of roots reggae, dancehall, and DJ, Jamaica's own brand of rap."
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