OVER the years, Guyana’s reggae ambassadors, ‘First Born’, has continued to score notable points on the international and local music charts, and their fame has spread far and wide.Today, even though they number just three (singers), their talents and musical gifts continue to woo the hearts and minds of many music lovers.
Come today, the group will release its hot new single, ‘Why Did The Cock Crow’ on ITunes, Amazon, and several other musically-inclined websites. Purchase of the new song can be made on these websites too.

Reggae ambassadors
Out of Guyana, the Land of Many Waters, comes First Born, a group which began with eight young Guyanese men, gradually became five members, and is now down to three.
Guyanese by birth, Rastafarians by choice, grounded in the roots reggae culture of Jamaica, this group delivers a strain of reggae music that exudes spirituality, culture, tremendous brotherly love, and originality.
Originally conceived as an a cappella outfit in the 1990s, the group achieved a breakthrough in 1997 with a live showcase at the Freddy McGregor concert at the Guyana National Park, promoted by Walter ‘Wally’ Fraser’s Vizion Sounds Records.
First Born’s performance at the event so impressed Wally and the late great Dennis Emmanuel Brown with its unique originality, that Wally immediately signed the group to his Vizion Sounds Records Company, and Dennis Brown offered his special vocals on the group’s debut single, ‘Repatriation Time’, which featured prominently on the group’s acclaimed debut album, ‘Exodus Chapter XIII Verse 2’, recorded at Leggo’s Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, with saxophone contribution and musical direction by the extraordinaire Dean Fraser.
The album earned the group two Guyana National Awards for Best New Artistes and Best New Group.
Since joining the Guyana and Jamaica-based Vizion Sounds Records family, the group has produced five albums, namely Exodus, Exodus Remix, Wake Up Call, Confident, and Iritis.
First Born’s talent, craftsmanship and presence, both in studio and on stage, have blossomed and matured almost beyond belief. In November 2002, the group was invited to Jamaica to participate in the celebration of the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I., which was attended by the grandson of His Imperial Majesty.
The group was deeply honoured when asked to perform the National Anthem at the Guyana Miss Universe Pageant, and the annual Boxing Day Boxing Championships of 2002.
They culminated that year’s home-front engagements with several performances at the flag-raising ceremony commemorating the anniversary of Guyana’s Independence.
In September 2002, the group travelled to Suriname and opened for international reggae dancehall artiste Shaggy. Barbados was the group’s next port of call. In March 2003, they open for Sizzla at the Block party concert, leading into Sizzla’s ‘Rise to the Occasion’ birthday celebration in 2004 at Caymanas Park, Jamaica, where they shared stage with Coco Tea, Beres Hammond, Sizzla, Marcia Griffiths, Richie Stephens, Chezidek and many more.
Since hitting the streets, First Born has indeed been making some serious strides, not letting up on their goal to make a name for themselves as a prominent reggae band. And, with their hardworking manager Walter ‘Wally’ Fraser, they have been seriously achieving their goals.
Their 2005 single ‘Irits’ has been getting good airplay on the airwaves, peaking at number 4 on the Mega Jamz Reggae Chart. The singles ‘How Are We Gonna Survive’ with Buju Banton, and ‘Muzik Is the Rock’, done with Gregory Isaacs, are also in heavy rotation. Also released in 2005, the singles ‘Early in the Morning’ (remix), ‘Love Trap’ and ‘War I See’ are growing in popularity.
Making the rounds on the music video channels from the group are the videos for ‘Irits’, ‘Bounce Them Head’ (both directed by Steven Ventura) and ‘Way of Life’ with label mate LMJ (directed by Ras Kasa). The group has also released the new single, “Help Someone”.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more on Troy Azore, Trayon Garrett, and Rolston Richmond – members of the outstanding First Born: ‘Forever Inspirational; Reaching Souls; Teaching Brotherhood, Obedience, Righteousness…Naturally’.