Born on the island of
Dominica
on October 16th,1978
Amaziah Moses a.k.a.
Aima grew
up in the village of Kingshill.
Aima came from a poor church
going family which consisted of
three brothers and one sister.
Every member of the family
contributed to music by singing
or playing a musical instrument.
He was very close to his mother
and is still very close. One of
the reasons for this is her
undying love, understanding and
affection towards her children.
Attending the Newtown Primary
School,
Aima was a member of the
school choir, which made him
more interested in music. While
attending high school he
participated in a few musical
contests. In one contest, he had
to free-style a song on stage
because the song that he was
originally going to perform was
deemed too political.Approaching the stage
he started, knowing that the
Prime Minister was sitting up
front. He paused for a moment
knowing that his political song
would possibly cause some
discomfort to the Prime Minister
as well as the judges because it
fell into a quite controversial
category.Nonetheless, his
free-styled song came in second
place.
In addition to his passion for
music, he is also interested in
business and agriculture. His
inspiration in music stems from
the seventies and eighties Pop,
Rock, Soul, Jazz and Hip Hop to
Reggae’s greats like Bob Marley,
Peter Tosh, Shabba Ranks,
Capleton among others. He showed
real interest in music from high
schooldays when he and his
close friend Michael would
listen to Caribbean and American
music rhythms, then create songs
to those rhythms. Realizing that
he showed more interest towards
music he started visiting record
shops on his own like
‘MusicLand’ in town of Roseau.
There he would ask for his songs
to be recorded with the familiar
rhythms. Aima says that he
adored music with a passion and
that his initial feelings in
pursuing this career was such of
excitement and a challengeknowing that it wouldn’t be
easy.
According to Aima, the first
time he performed he was eager,
terrified, and nervous at the
same time and that it was
impossible to stand still, but
when he said his first words
into the microphone he found
himself to be fearless. The
first time he heard his song on
the radio he couldn’t bear the
excitement alone, so he
immediately called everyone
nearby to listen.
According to him,
disappointments were experienced
in the beginning. He saw how
people can be greedy and
dishonest in the music business,
nevertheless, he stayed focus
and away from the ‘sharks’.
There were many times he felt
like giving up but the spirit of
the music but his fans in
particular kept him and gave him
the will to continue. Aima says,
“Once it’s JAH’s work I can’t
give up. The love for music
and teaching others through the
art form, seeing what is going
on around him, and the
injustices in the world also
keeps him writing and making
music.
In 2005,
Aima won ‘The Best
Reggae Album’ in one of
Dominica’s local radio station
annual event called the Dominica
Broadcasting Station Flamboyant
Awards for his first Album
called ‘No Barriers’. He
performs at various stage shows
both local (Commonwealth Of
Dominica) and abroad (St.
Maarten, Antigua) with
international artists such as
Sizzla, Capleton, Tarus Riley,
Morgan Heritage, Beres Hammond
and Beenie Man to name a few.
Right now, Aima is working on
new material and looking forward
to a new album.He stated, “Music is
a job and must be done
responsibly to the best of your
ability.”
Aima’s music is uplifting,
spiritual, powerful,
educational, and very cultural
which he uses to fight crime,
oppression, injustice, and
corruption. He writes and sings
wonderful songs expressing his
love and respect for the ladies.
Fans can look forward to a
continuation of good music and
electrifying and charismatic
performances.
Aima says he sees his music
taking him to international
status in the future and he is
ready for the world. His
ultimate goal is to prosper in
this music business while
opening the eyes and minds of
others through his Rastafarian
faith. Next on the agenda for
Aima is a second album and
traveling to promote his music
worldwide.
