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Ominelle Joseph




Bio

Ominelle Finella Joseph, also known as Omajjé was born on the 16th may 1982 at the Mackenzie Hospital in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden, Guyana. Guyana although part of South America is the only English speaking country and is identified as part of the Caribbean countries as well. She was born to Guyanese parents David Joseph and Carlotta Knights, who later got married. Omajjé is the eldest of six siblings. Her talent for singing was discovered by her mom, who started grooming her from the age of three. Her mom also formed a choir consisting of all the siblings. Being avid church goers their stage was the Christian Brethren Church. Omajjé quickly became recognized because of her distinct alto voice and was soon being invited to perform at other churches. This is where song writer, Michael James, fell in love with her voice and begun writing songs for her. Her first album were Gospel songs and he still writes for her to this date. She related that she loved listening to all genres of music but realized soon that she had a special interest in jazz and reggae.

Omajjé moved to the capital city of Georgetown in Guyana at the age of sixteen where she attended secondary school. There she performed at school concerts, graduations etc. After graduating from Brickdam Secondary School she went back to her hometown (Linden) where she met the father of her two sons. Omajjé took a break from singing for ten years to focus on her family. In 2014 she auditioned for the GTT jingle and song competition where went to the duet stage. She auditioned again in 2015 and progressed to the semifinals stage. The exposure further gained her recognition and landed her first jazz-reggae single out of Brutal Tracks. Omajjé pursued her dream, eventually having the opportunity to perform on stage with renowned international artists such as First Born, Chronixx and other well-known Guyanese artists. She visited the USA where she was the opening act on the Guyana day show in 2019 where she performed some of her popular songs like 'Thank Jah' and also in 2021 shared the stage with International Women in Reggae (IWIR) group in Connecticut. In the summer of 2022 Omajjé performed at the African Arts Festival In Brooklyn where she shared the stage with Olotunji and many others. Her tour that summer also included a performance on The Guyana Day at Coney Island where she shared stage with the likes of known Jamaican international recording artist Glen Washington, Trinidadian recording international artist Farmer Nappy and other top Guyanese artist.