Highah Seekah is a talented writer/songwriter and recording artiste, specializing in Reggae-Dancehall music that is heartfelt, shaped by an infusion of being Jamaican born-and-raised 'til 12, speckled with an American experience from then on, blended together in spiritual and self awareness, encapsulated with the influence of Him Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, the related Rastafari movement, and deeper revelations regarding the fullness of The Most High later on.
Richard Harvey, the name given to him at birth, was born in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica on August 6; his birthday is the island nation's Independence Day. He lived in the towns of Burnt Savanna and Frome his first 12 years, some of which were spent in church singing on a local church’s youth choir. His parents migrated the family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1993.
He wrote his first song in 1997, as an 11th grader; junior year; Piper High School; Sunrise, south Florida - on the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale. While in high school, he sang on the schools Chorus choir as a baritone. The next eight years, he would assiduously compose, record and practice; tuning and improving his talent, cultivating his passion, developing his vocal ability and skill. After reading Destruction Of Black Civilization, his name comes into his consciousness [Highah Seekah]; he accepts and adopts this name in 2005, the same year he performs for the first time, in public - open mic night at Banana Boat in Lauderhill.
Highah Seekah later gains notice by Reggae Festival Guide and is featured in the 2007 issue as ‘Reggae Artist On The Rise.' Subsequent to that first public performance in Fort Lauderdale in 2005, Seekah has since done live performances in the Southeast, Northeast, the DMV and the Midwest in cities such as Chicago and South Bend, Indiana - USA.
Since that first song, Seekah has amassed many promotional recordings and official releases, which he began to independently release in 2019.
Possessing an appreciation for music beyond his own, Seekah also shares music of other artistes, as creator and curator of Reggae-Valley Radio, a project inspired by and spawned from his venture into radio, creating and hosting The Reggae-Valley Radio Show on ‘college radio’ WMUA 91.1 FM at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA - UMass-Amherst - from 2013 to 2015.
A Long time Hemp enthusiast, he created Hemp Awareness Tour to educate and raise awareness, in accompaniment to his song “Free Up The Hemp" being featured on Marijuana Straight Talk via Free Speech TV, in 2015.
As the name implies, Highah Seekah simply means a seeker of higher consciousness, knowledge and relationship with Self and Creator. Rest assured that Seekah is an artiste that strives to create substance-filled songs that are thought-provoking and that inspire reflection and introspection on matters of life and the times.
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