Cedric Myton

Born in 1947 in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Cedric Myton rose to prominence in roots reggae for his instantly recognizable high-pitched voice and a career linked to several of the island’s key groups. He made his debut in the late 1960s with The Bell Stars, then sang with The Tartans alongside Lincoln Thompson and Devon Russell, before taking part in The Royal Rasses. Myton later joined The Congos, a vocal trio formed with Roydel Johnson and Watty Burnett, whose aesthetic fused spiritual harmonies, deep rhythms and Rastafari themes. Myton’s story is closely associated with Heart of the Congos, released in 1977 and produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at Black Ark, a record that became a landmark in Jamaican roots reggae. Over the decades, he has pursued parallel projects under his own name while regularly reuniting The Congos on stage and in the studio. His career has also led him to collective projects such as Inna de Yard, where his voice features in an acoustic, pared-down reading of the Jamaican repertoire. Between reggae, Nyabinghi and vocal harmonies inherited from the 1970s trios, Cedric Myton spans generations without altering the core axis of his music.