Jahna Sebastian is a 24-year old singer/songwriter/producer based in Croydon, Surrey. Jahna started performing professionally in 2004, performing on stage together with artists like Mad Professor, Uwe Bunton, Jah Meek etc. Jahna was singing and writing lyrics for bands like "Muzungu" (reggae), "Jah Soldiers"(reggae/hip hop) and "Clean Tone" (p-funk).
She started her career as an artist in Russia as a reggae singer – in 2004 at the age of 18, she immediately took the spot of the “Princess of Russian Reggae”, rocking the stage at numerous venues and festivals of up to 15 000 people.
She moved to London in 2006 as it started to get more dangerous for her as a mixed-race artist with social themes to live and perform in Russia.
Jahna has been exposed to music from very young age, from singing in a choir while attending prestigious kindergarten of Bolshoy Theatre, to starting to play her first instrument at the age of 8 – she joined children’s orchestra which played at major concert halls in Russia. Playing domra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domra) in the orchestra was the first step to learning about music production as it gave her an insight on how different instruments can play together. She learned to play piano when she enrolled into Russian Academy of Music at the age of 16. Her first paid job was at the age of 13 in a music video by Russian rock star Anatoliy Krupnov and at that time she gave her first interview on MTV Russia while on set.
In December 2009 Jahna's debut album "Emancipation" has been released on iTunes.
Being a highly energetic performer the stage and a natural raver, she goes into the studio and spends long hours on her Mac with Logic and Pro Tools, she is the classic example of when “beauty and brains” do come together. She is also an aspiring actress and she is using this approach in her music and videos. Jahna produces for various artists and her sound is distinctive but very versatile.