SOJA (“Soldiers of Jah Army”) was established around 2006 after their frontman Jacob Hemphill moved back to US from Liberia where his father had worked as an IMF representative. He immediately teamed up with his new schoolmate from college and later bass player of SOJA, Bobby Lee. Thanks to common passion for African roots, hip hop and of course reggae they decided to set on a musical career and before they managed to graduate, three more members – Ryan Berty, Kenneth Brownell and Patrick O’Shea joined in, too.

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