D.bé Jayri is a globally influenced music artist who uses different vocal techniques to inspire the human soul. Born and raised in Kingston Jamaica, Jayri started singing in the Church at the age of 8 years old. His style of singing consists of many genres including Gospel, R&B, Soul, Dance (Soul House), Pop and Classical (Opera) music. Though the Church may be a typical starting point for many Gospel, R&B and Pop artistes, he has taken, and wishes to further share his talent in different areas of life and societies.
In 2001, at the age of 14 years old, he decided to pursue a profession in music, he desired to become an international recording artist.
After migrating to the Greater Toronto Area in Canada in 2009, Jayri continued his journey in music. In his undergraduate years at York University, he took all of his elected courses in music; the York University Gospel Choir (as a tenor, 2012 to 2014) under the direction of Professor Karen Burke, the Male Vocal Ensemble as a bass vocalist (classical, as a bass, 2011 and 2013), Introduction to Classical Singing (as a tenor, 2012) and Staging and Movement in Classical Singing (as a tenor, 2012)…which some of these performances can be found in videos on one of his YouTube Channels.
Now a two time graduate of York University, while during his Graduate Studies (Masters degree) in African, Caribbean and Latin American history, he got motivated to create and release his first EP album in 2016 which introduced D.bé Jayri to the music industry. The completion of his Master’s Degree in 2017, then propelled his passion to begin his next music project called “Glorious, Beautiful and Black,” that incorporates the power of music, history and story-telling. The album was released January 2020.
Spotify link to song: https://open.spotify.com/album/3O3q23xWWVFKmQhUh7B30b?si=6LwrwbPsRJKj06kSZqG6yA
Apple Music link to song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/christmas-day-single/1491844142
Email: dbe.jayri@gmail.com
Website: www.dbejayri.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d.bejayri/?hl=en
