Roach Killa is an
award-winning Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

n-born recording artist resident in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Born in the Sahara

Sahara

The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...

n city of Sabha, Libya, Roach Killa migrated with his family to Canada at the age of ten. He is a muslim. At 12 he developed an interest in urban music and particularly reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

, inspiring him to become a reggae artist.

Roach Killa has toured Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has an international fan following. His songs have received airtime on commercial radio stations across Europe, and his single "Yaara Dildaara" reached the number one ranking on the BBC Asian Network

BBC Asian Network

BBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...

 Music Chart in October 2009. Another song, "Bomp", was produced and recorded in Milan, Italy by Articolo 31

Articolo 31

Articolo 31 is a popular band from Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms. They are one of the most popular Italian rock/hip hop groups.-Band history:...

, released by Sony/BMG, and reached 15th place in the Italian Dance Charts. A third song, "Talkin", was released by EMI/Virgin UK on the Dancehall Selecta CD, alongside artists including Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...

, Beenie Man

Beenie Man

Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

, and Elephant Man.

Roach Killa also collaborated with Jamaican reggae musician Spragga Benz

Spragga Benz

-Career:He began his career around 1991. Once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" , but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a Dubplate...

 and British multi-platinum selling artist Apache Indian on his debut album, Revolution, which was released in summer 2008.

Singles

• 2004: "Talkin feat Rishi Rich"
• 2005: "Overdose"
• 2005: "Bomp"
• 2006: "Roach Killa Mixtape"
• 2007: "Jadoo"
• 2008: "Jai Ho Remix"
• 2009: "Yaara Dildaara"
• 2010: "Hey Gal feat Apache Indian"
• 2010: "Ghora"
• 2010: "Killin DEM"
• 2010: "Revolutio"

Collaborations with other artists

• "Hey Gal" (Roach Killa feat. Apache Indian)
• "Good Luck Charm" (K.S. Makhan feat. Roach Killa)
• "Dil De De" (Garry Sandhu feat. Roach Killa)
• "Heart Beat"(Geeta Zaildar feat. Roach Killa)
• "Hathiyar" (Gippy Grewal feat. Roach Killa)
• "Romantic Jatt (Miss Pooja feat Roach killa)
• "Akh Largi (H-dhami feat Roach Killa)
• "Juliet or Heer" (Blitz feat Roach Killa)
• "Akh Largye (Shin DCS feat Roach Killa)
• "Din Raat" (Garry Sandhu feat. Roach Killa)

External links

www.roachkilla.com www.twitter.com/roachkilla1 www.facebook.com/roachkilla1