The Informative History Man

You may know him for his chronological music background, where he sings about 
the biography of Hail Selassie I,our own pioneers, Bob Marley – the legacy of 
reggae music, Marcus Garvey Africans Inventors and their Iventions and the 
forty-three presidents of the United States and many other topical issues. The 
man who sings this monikers himself as The Informative History Man.

Born Andrew Kiffin in Kingston, Jamaica, to parents Bernice Stewart and Dalbert 
Kiffin, the informative singer grew up in Kingston St, James and Clarendon, 
Andrew father had migrated to the states and left him and his sister with there 
mother to raise growing up without a father was ruff, Andrew first Schooling 
started at a private institution in Kingston, after moving to St James he 
attended the Chatsworth All Age School, then he moved onto the Marldon High 
School.

However, History Man then decided to sharpen his skill, which was deejaying . 
This gave him the opportunity to DJ on the Soul Shack Disco in his community. 
Then in 1987 after moving to Frankfield in Clarendon, he hooked up with two 
other sounds 'Destroyer' and 'Zion Roots'. While in Clarendon, he attended Knox 
College for only three months, due to lack of funding.

In all of this,after History man return to Kingston he decided to concentrate 
on his spiritual development with the Ethiopian Coptic Rite School and Church 
of Vision, which carved out the direction of his writing. According to History 
Man, the religious experience provided the foundation for his future in the 
entertainment world.

 In the year 1992, the singer recorded his first single 'I cry, what do you cry' 
at Kilamanjaro recording studio.got His frist air play on irie fm radio station 
History Man, in wanting to establish himself, as a singer had not much help, 
nevertheless he was self- motivated. The Tastee talent competition in 1992 was 
the channel that would have led History man into his zeal for eminence in the 
musical arena. Although not successful at his first attempt, he kept at it, 
until the year 2000, he claimed the first place victory. Then again, in 2003, 
he placed third in the finals. Since then the informative singer as been making 
a name for himself on the musical scene, performing at several stage shows over 
the years. These included Rebel Salute, Sting, Saggle to the East, St. Mary wi 
come from and many others. ver the years, he has done multiple recordings and 
several singles for producers. During 2004, when the hurricane Ivan was 
approaching, he penned the song 'When Di hurricane a come', which were played 
on the local television. The video was also shot for the song. Not only is the 
singer inclined to writing songs about our pioneers, but also involved in 
enlightening and educating the public on the deadly disease aids. He did a song 
entitled 'Positive in mind, positive in spirit, which Jamaica Aids Support used 
as their theme song. With History Man being a regular supporter of the Jamaica 
Aids Support, he has performed at many fund raising events. He has also 
performed at shows put on by the Ministry of Health island wide. The 
chronological singer also elaborated that he always found history irresistible 
while attending school. He also emphasized that the history is the blue print 
of where we are coming from and where we are going.

Armed with information, in the year 2005, History Man Knocked into lyrical 
shape his hit song Bob Marley Story, telling the tale of Bob's life. The song 
was done on the Taxi Rhythm, created by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. For 
this, he was well received by Bob Marley's family and close friend, Allan Skill 
Cole and Bunny Wailer with much enthusiasm. With his album now in store 
entitled Chronology vol 1, the Bob Marley Story is also located on the album; 
with this you can get a comprehensive look on the singers life. In the same 
year 2005, he represented Jamaica as an activist at the Champion for Change in 
Guyana. He was privilege to be the only artiste to perform at the Guyanese 
Prime Ministers Ball. History Man just completed his video called 'strap up' 
informing and depicting to persons about the preventative measures to keep them 
safe. That is using a condom every time. It has gotten major plays on the local 
cable stations. The song was done under the Kings and Queens production. 
History Man will continue to sing his way into history and he will educate the 
people about our history