JEMAUL Richmond, a Guyanese entertainer based in Saint Lucia, has been doing great things for himself, racking up the admiration and love of the people there and even landing a few international collaborations.

The Linden-born songwriter, singer, and performer left Guyana when he was just about two years old. He was raised in Saint Lucia.

When he was 15, though, he returned to Guyana and spent five years before leaving again.

In an interview with Buzz this week, Jemaul said he has always been back and forth between Guyana and Saint Lucia. Even though he spent most of his years on the island, Guyana is still very close to his heart.

“I’m always in Guyana,” he said.

Seeing himself as the “frontrunner for Dancehall for Saint Lucia,” Jemaul said he does “hardcore dancehall,” while he shares his time as a businessman with his clothing and footwear store called Popular Trends.

He started writing music in 2012 but began doing it professionally in 2021 when things started looking up for him in St. Lucia with his well-received song ‘Dawg Life.’

“After the video shoot for this song, a few snippets were leaked and it made headlines here. Since then, I have just been releasing tracks and holding my position as the frontrunner for dancehall in St. Lucia,” he shared.

Even as his career has taken off in St. Lucia, Jemaul never forgets where it all started. The first time he recorded a song was in Guyana.

“That’s where my career actually started. Only when I returned to Saint Lucia I started taking it seriously,” he recalled.

While he totally appreciates the love he is receiving from the folks where he is, Jemaul said he’d love if the Guyanese audience can feel the same way.

“The hardest part of it is to know I am the frontrunner for dancehall in Saint. Lucia and my people (in Guyana) are yet to catch on to that. I realised I have to come back home and put in a lot more work.

“I get a lot of love from the people over here. People debate whether I’m a Guyanese or a St. Lucian and whom it is I am representing. But Guyana is where I was born and I am a proud Guyanese,” he continued.
So his plan is to come home and network with certain promoters and DJs so that the audience here can see and appreciate his work as well. He also has the opening of a business here in mind.