Chezidek
Chezidek (born Desbert Johnson; 1973) is a Jamaican roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles, "Call Pon Dem" (featured in Grand Theft Auto IV), "Can't Hear Must Feel", "Inna Di Road", and "Leave De Trees".
Also recorded as Desbert Johnson · Mel-Chezidek · Chilla Rinch
Chezidek

Alyssa Tomfohrde · originally posted to Flickr as Chezidek at Rockit Room, San Francisco · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- Chezidek
- Birth Name
- Desbert Johnson
- Birthplace
- Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- Born
- 1973
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Fields
- roots reggae · reggae
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Chezidek (born Desbert Johnson; 1973) is a Jamaican roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles, "Call Pon Dem" (featured in Grand Theft Auto IV), "Can't Hear Must Feel", "Inna Di Road", and "Leave De Trees".
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• Name — Chezidek • Birth Name — Desbert Johnson • Alias — Chezidek, Mel-Chezidek, Chilla Rinch • Birthplace — Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica • Born — 1973 • Genre — Roots reggae • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 2000–present • Label — Cousins, Greensleeves Records, Massive B, Our Promotion, VP Records • Website — chezidekreggae.com
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Biography
Chezidek started singing from an early age at school concerts, and was a member of St. Ann's Bay Marching Band. After finishing school he performed on sound systems in the area, as Chilla Rinch, singing and DJing at various dance and talent shows. He left St. Ann's Bay for Kingston where he linked up with record producer Philip "Fatis" Burrell from Xterminator Production. He recorded his first album in 2002, entitled Harvest Time (distributed by VP Records), with popular tracks such as "Can't Hear Must Feel", "Breakfree" and the title track "Harvest Time". His first number one hit single "Leave De Trees" on the Our Promotion label, produced by Hugh Miller (aka Bunny Dan) went on BBC Top 10 dancehall chart. Since then he has performed on major events such as Magnum Sting, Teen Splash, Dancehall Jam Jam, Bob Marley Tribute, and Tribute to Peter Tosh, Rebel Salute and Western Consciousness. He was awarded best new artiste by the Jamaica Federation of Music and Affiliated Artiste (JFM) for Middlesex (County). Chezidek's album Inna Di Road was produced by Bobby "Massive B" Konders and distributed by Greensleeves Records in September 2007. "Call Pon Dem" as well as covers of "Mi Nah Run" from his album Inna Di Road is featured on the fictional radio station Massive B Sound system in Grand Theft Auto IV.
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List of charted songs, showing year released, chart positions and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart position — Album • Jamaica Music Society • "Let's Stay Together" — 2021 — 9 — Reggae Virus: First Dose
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