Artist Name: Ziggy Soul

Birth Name: Fabian Arnold

Birth Place and Date: Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica


Official Bio
As a prodigy of world acclaimed Reggae artist, Bob Marley, Ziggy Soul (Fabian Arnold) gained a tremendous amount of exposure in Jamaica. His acoustic guitar playing and unique vocal delivery catapulted him to the next level in his career with the "Earth Disciples," and later "True Change." So indelible was his contribution to these groups, that the US-based "Wailing Souls," persuaded him to join their band. He was very instrumental in the production of four of the group's albums and was lead vocalist for two of its songs. Balancing tight rehearsal schedules with back-to-back concerts, Ziggy was heavily consumed by his job but he nonetheless felt an emptiness within him. This was when he knew he needed to move on. Ziggy launched a career of his own in June 1988. Within weeks he was chanting to the lyrics of more than 100 new songs that he wrote and composed with Ziggy Marley's bass player. "I was truly inspired," he said. "For the first time I was able to realize the extent of my full potential." He joined another group "Knowledge" in 1994. But as fate would have it, Ziggy had a calling far more noble and important to respond to. It was the voice of God. In October 1995 he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. For a while, Ziggy decided to put his music on hold and concentrate on other aspects of church ministry. "I really had no intention of going down that road again because I'd sung so much about Selassie," Said Ziggy. However, fresh inspiration to write his first gospel song, "Sing It Out," and constant encouragement from Pastor David Keane changed his plans. Now an established Christian artist, Ziggy's music brings with it a unique sound and solid lyrical content sure to captivate any music lover. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.