Kesi Asher, Staff Reporter
DJ NICHOLAS
DJ NICHOLAS went from Haile Selassie to Jesus Christ. He was drawn to Rastafarianism through a dream in which he saw fire falling from heaven. In that dream a Rastafarian said to him sternly that he must know himself. As a result he sought refuge in the Rastafarian faith, believing that Haile Selassie was God.
"From a teenager, I always had a desire to know God. I became a Rastafarian as I was exposed to the teachings. But, I was always in search for the true God. Later, I was convicted to Christianity at first by a scripture, Acts 4:12," said DJ Nicholas.
DRASTIC TRANSFORMATION
His saviour came several days later. "A few days after that, I was passing a church where Errol Hall was preaching and I got saved and baptised the same night," he said.
This drastic transformation in early 2000 raised more issues. "Later that year, I was questioning whether it was right to deejay in the church. But I realised that it was just another method of ministry, and God had blessed me with that method," DJ Nicholas said.
GRACING MANY STAGES
His new-found blessing led him to Glory Music's Tommy Cowan, with whom he recorded the single Barrier. Subsequently, his musical ministry has taken him on many stages, performing with CeCe Winans and Papa San, among others. He has worked on projects with Kerron Ennis, Bless, Chevelle Franklyn, Robert and Jeneve Bailey and Danny Browne.
DJ Nicholas does not restrict himself to the stage. "I do a lot of street ministry. I've gone to Matthews Lane, Tivoli, South Side, Denham Town and others. I'm going to Matthews Lane this Saturday to do another street ministry," he said.
He believes that it is his deejaying skill that makes people in the inner city receptive to his ministry.
"Since I deejay in patois, they can relate to what I'm saying and understand me better. The young people are very receptive because of this. Older persons are receptive because of the word," she said.
"I even do inner-city shows free, because some people can't afford to pay for the regular shows. I get a lot of support from young people in the church," DJ Nicholas said.
SPREADING THE WORD
There are other shows on which he has also spread his ministry, including the annual Genesis show, for which he is booked this year. He will also perform at shows islandwide, including shows in Kingston, Mandeville, Trelawny, and St. Ann.
He will have a lot of material to perform, as his album, On The Shout, was released about three weeks ago. And last week, a compilation called Scroll 2, which he contributes to, was also released. DJ Nicholas also has a song entitled How, on Danny Browne's Christmas album, and Daddy O on Kerron Ennis' album.
