Biography
Artist Name: Amarachi
Birth Name: Amarachi Austin
Birth Place and Date: Lagos, Nigeria
Official Bio
Born in Lagos, Nigeria Amarachi Austin began playing music at an early age. As a youth in Lagos, he studied percussion, drums and guitar, performing in various secular bands throughout the city.
After becoming a Christian in his early teens, Amarachi began playing contemporary Christian and Gospel reggae music, releasing "He Died of a Broken Heart," his first solo Christian album on EMI records in 1977. This album as well as his sophomore release, "Not By Might," earned much success for Amarachi and quickly solidified his place as a true pioneer of contemporary Christian and gospel reggae music in Nigeria.
Since relocating to the United States in the early 80's, Amarachi has continued to write, record, and produce gospel reggae and African music with albums such as "Keep On Singing," "Redemption Echoes," "Living Water," "Adonai Reggae Hymns," and "Amara Ya."
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Ministry
"I wish to enrich the world through music by edifying the body of Christ, evangelizing to the unsaved, and ultimately glorifying God in all I do."-Amarachi
Discography
Amarachi has been involved in Gospel Reggae music for over 30 years with many albums, singles, and productions to his name. The five albums we currently have available on GospelReggae.com are:
Keep On Singin'
Living Water
Adonai Reggae Songs of Praise
Amara Ya
Redemption Echoes
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