Keith "Ajala" Sutherland was born in the East Indian Community of San Juan, Trinidad in the Orisha tradition. His career started at a member of the traditional Indian group Night Wind Rebellions in 1974 then 5 years later with local band Kalyan. Ajala went on to form several bands including Metropolitan Superstars, FireFlight and Taxi that led him to join the popular NYC band Axis. In New York City he worked with Keith Diamond, Michael Bolton, James Ingram and Paul Pesco (Chaka Khan/Madonna's lead guitarist). Several labels began their quest to sign Axis, including Arista, CBS, and Sire, but due to family commitments he had to decline. Ajala is world renowned for such classics as "Bring Down The Rhythm", "Behave", "Doh Rock It So", and more. Fans of Ajala call him Mr Energy, because he thrives on high octane soca performances. Ajala has his place reserved in soca’s pantheon.
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