Nasio Fontaine

b. Dominique, West Indies. Fontaine was the youngest of seven siblings and spent his childhood immersed in the local music scene, although it was the neighbouring Jamaican sounds that had the most influence on him. In 1981, Fontaine migrated to St. Martin where he worked for five years to finance his first recording in 1987. The sessions resulted in the singer's debut, ‘Born To Be Free', that proved a hit throughout the Caribbean. He promoted the release touring the islands, which led to his arrival in Jamaica. By 1992 he embarked on sessions at the Mixing Lab studios where he...