GYPTIAN

Windell Beneto Edwards became the singer known as Gyptian when he left his rural home in St. Andrew, Jamaica, and travelled to Portmore, the town where the promoter known as Mr Wong ran his studio. Gyptian had grown up singing in his mother's Adventist church and listening to his Rastafarian father's music. Under Wong's direction, Windell became "Egyptian," then "I-Gyptian," and finally just Gyptian.

The smooth singer was eventually presented with a song that would suit his conscious upbringing, "Serious Times," and after adding his own verse to it, he cut the track in Wong's studio. Combining hypnotic nyabinghi drums with lyrics that plead for an end to violence and crime, "Serious Times" exploded across Jamaica. We’re so excited for Gyptian to perform at City Splash 2026.