RALPH AMESBURY

Ralph has been making music for 32 years now and is a household name in Seychelles. Having started his career at the tender age of 17, he has now recorded 11 studio albums and his love and passion for music is stronger than ever. 
Ralph fell in love with music at a very young age. At the age of 11 he remembers writing poetry, which he then began to put to music at 15 whilst in the National Youth Service (NYS). 
At that particular time he could not play any musical instruments but after being disappointed one too many times with the music being produced for his songs by other musicians, he decided that he would start learning the guitar in order that he could produce the accompaniment to his lyrics himself. 
Whilst growing up in music, Ralph admitted that he was inspired by old records and tapes. “Bob Marley is a well-respected artist, not only does he have the roar of a lion on the musical scene but listening to his music has helped me to hone my skills, thus he has been an influential figure for me”. 
In his musical career Ralph has taken up some key positions to ensure that local traditional music is being valued, such as being the former chairman of the Seychelles Music Association (Sey-Mas), whose members are dedicated to preserving and promoting Seychelles’ musical heritage.