Since the release of his album, Infinity, in August, Colombian roots-reggae singer Ras Mista Fyah has done the promotional rounds, pressing flesh with fans and doing multiple media interviews.

Based in Miami, he has also done several shows, some of them with roots-reggae legend Mykal Rose. Those appearances have whetted his appetite to perform in Jamaica, the home of reggae.

“Mi got a dream one day! Mi not going to Jamaica like a regular guest or visitor. I’m gonna be there with my whole family and people, and all di world gonna listen that my life is reggae music,” the Bogota-born artiste told Observer Online.

As a youth in the Colombian capital, Ras Mista Fyah listened to the songs of Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Aswad and Black Uhuru. Produced by Fela Roland of Argentina, Infinity is the most rootsy of his four albums.

It hears him working with stalwart musicians like Bernard “Touter” Harvey, keyboardist of Inner Circle, who has played on many classic albums including Marley’s Natty Dread and Rastaman Vibration.

Bass guitarist Dennis Burt, whose credits include songs by Garnet Silk, Buju Banton and Ky-Mani Marley, also played on the nine-song set which is being considered for a Best Reggae Album Grammy nomination.

There are 73 albums and EPs in the Recording Academy’s provisional list for Best Reggae Album, including releases by Israel Vibration and The Meditations, roots-reggae groups whose music Ras Mista Fyah was raised on in Colombia.

“That is an important moment in my career. Just to be considered for a Grammy nomination is an important part in my life and RMF (Ras Mista Fyah) reggae music! It took years of hard work and dedication and I am grateful for the love and support of all the people,” he said.

The Recording Academy will announce the official nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on November 7.

— Howard Campbell