CONROY  SMITH.  Original  singer  and  song  writer.\nBorn.  1966  in  Canterbury\,  Jamaica)  is  a  reggae  musician\,   currently  living  in  New  York  City.\nSmith  was  involved  in  the  music  business  from  an  early  age\;;  at  the  age  of   8\,  he  was  a  deejay  for  the  local  sound  Observer.  Like  many  other  great  reggae  musicians\,  Smith  learned  his   musical  skills  from  a  combination  of  sound  system  culture  and  schoolwork.  At  age  15  he  sang  in  school  with   Nadine  Sutherland\,  who  urged  him  to  move  to  Kingston  to  pursue  a  singing  career.  It  took  five  years  for  Smith   to  follow  this  advice  as  he  had  difficulty  leaving  his  mother\,  with  whom  he  had  a  very  close  and  loving   relationship.\n\nArriving  in  Kingston  at  the  age  of  20\,  Smith  was  thrown  into  the  digital  revolution  of  reggae   music.  His  first  track\,  "Indian  Lady\,"  was  released  on  George  Phang's  Powerhouse  label