KaliBwoy was born under the name of Natalio Rijssel at the 28th of December at Amsterdam.

Both his parents, born in the Surinam, gave him his South American roots.

While growing up in the streets of Amsterdam, Kali has always been a great fan of music. At a young age he had already been introduced to the Reggae/Dancehall culture and her music. Think about artists like Sizzla, Peter Tosh, Ninja Man, Buju Banton and ofcourse the legendary Bob Marley. KaliBwoy gets his strength from the styles of artists like Sizzla and Vybz Kartel.

Inspired by friends in Surinam, Kali’s love and passion for the music becomes stronger and more serious. Spontaneously he started to write lyrics for reggae/dancehall songs. In the same period Kali is also picking up the “Patwa” language, the Jamaican language, easily and without any help. When people started to give him positive reactions on his writing and mc skills, Kali only got even more motivated and determined. So he kept on writing and writing.

After a while he came in contact with the “Dredda Youthz”, for their first project. KaliBwoy’s During this experience Kali was able to master the skills to perform with a live band.

It didn’t take too much time for several media to notice KaliBwoy’s spark. And so he landed a gig at BNN’s 101 Barz. Netherlands biggest urban radio station called “FunX” soon also picked up Kali’s heat, and got their confirmation when and so they started promoting him. Not long after that Kali performs live on stage at the famous Amsterdam Festival “Uitmarkt”.

It was early 2008 when KaliBwoy started to focus on his solo career. At the same time he crossed path with the gentlemen of StylzMatic Records. As a result, Kali began to work with the multitalented producer “TheprinceOFbeatz”. After this it became very clear that his talent, powerful energy and his tremendous lyrical skills would be a perfect match with the expertise and creativity of StylzMatic Records.

In the same year Kali joins the Jamrock Sounds family as a show host. Jamrock is one of the most promising sound systems of Europe. So every week Kali is sweeping and firing up the crowd at the biggest venues. And he’s sharing the honors with Maikal X, formerly known as Shyrock of Postmen.

In not much time Kali has presented himself as a top class artist and a good host. After months of hard work in the studios, KaliBwoy is finally releasing his first mixtape, under the StylzMatic Records label, called: Mission Tek ovah “Phase one”. While his fame getting bigger and bigger, KaliBwoy’s promising: “2009 will be the year that we’ll make a difference in the Reggae/Dancehall scene. We will take over!”.

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