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Visually-impaired dancehall artiste Courage feels that fear is a dream killer, and that's why he embraces challenges and is never afraid to risk failure.
"Risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. I will not allow fear of failure to stop me from doing anything in this world, even though I may be blind," said the artiste whose given name is Winston Callum.
Even though he is visually impaired, Courage is employed in the technology field, but has decided to pursue music professionally. He writes his own lyrics which are based on his life experiences.
"My music name 'Courage' came about as a result of the various things that I am capable of doing and the fact that I love to take on new challenges," he said.
Courage is pushing his latest single, Sweet Jamaica, a combination with his brother, Varel Anthony. He shot a video of the song recently in Jamaica, highlighting tourist spots mentioned in the song.
"People have been asking for the video because I entered the song in the annual festival song contest but it didn't make the top 10," Courage said.
He hails from the Kensington district in St Ann, the home of great musicians such Bob Marley. From a young age, Courage exhibited a keen interest in music. Even though he gained fame as a deejay in his community, Courage attended the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in St Andrew and completed a two-year course in information technology at the Abilities Foundation.
He has recorded songs such as the risque Bedroom Bully, the inspirational How Wi Dweet, and arguably his most popular song, Nuh Like Me. He is signed to the Specialist Sound Production Inc label.
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