New band, same message: Love

Navasha Daya and Fanon Hill present new Reggae band,  ‘Oneeki Roots’ By Sean YoesSpecial to the AFRO The music video for the new song by Navasha Daya and her husband, Fanon Hill, “Matters of a Woman’s Heart,” smoothly transcends the distance between the beaches of Monterey, Calif., and the narrow streets near Hollins Market in South Baltimore. It’s a familiar endeavor for Daya and Hill, partners in love and music, who have traveled around the world to perform and create various genres of music. And their formation of the reggae band “Oneeki Roots” is the latest chapter in that journey. & “We are both multifaceted musically and so it’s important to have different avenues to express those different genres. Oneeki Roots really speaks to our reggae and roots reggae background,” said Daya. “And Fanon is extremely knowledgeable about all the African Diaspora music, and reggae is definitely one of his fortes.” The band’s debut single, “Matters of a Woman’s Heart,” is produced, arranged and written by Hill, who is also featured on bass and synthesizer. Other members of the band include: Moziah Saleem on drums and percussion, DeAndre Shaiffer on fender rhodes (piano), Matthew Chase on guitar, and Daya providing...