IN 2012, deejay Dwayno gained much attention with the single Don A Road Don A Jail. The song was an ode to his incarcerated musical mentor Vybz Kartel.
He is hoping to replicate that success with his latest track Longing.
"Longing is a song for the lovers. It's a song about me missing my significant other when I am on the road. It's really catchy and so far it has been building my fan base," the 29-year-old said.
Released in August, Longing is produced by Infinite Records.
Dwayno -- whose given name is Dwayne Forrester -- grew up in Old Harbour, St Catherine. He said he developed a passion for deejaying while attending Vere Technical High School in Clarendon.
The deejay said that in 2007, using the moniker Gangster Wasp, he met the dancehall artiste Famous Face.
"I started hanging around the deejay, but I never recorded. Instead, I penned singles for other artistes," he said,
while noting that he wrote Voicemail's Give Her.
In 2010, he recorded 100 Gyal with Famous Face.
Among his releases are Love Yuh Bad, Wine and Brace, You Me Love, Without Clothes and Any Boy Diss.
Dwayno is slated for several gigs in Guyana and the United States. However, one in Zimbabwe has him really concerned.
"I have a two-week mini tour of Zimbabwe in late January. I am really anticipating this performance but it all boils down to how controlled the Ebola outbreak will be," he said.
