From selling cologne to making music: JahFragrance shares his story

According to Jamaica Observer (Entertainment), Before he began introducing himself as JahFragrance, Roger Grant was making a living selling cologne. His customers had their own ideas about what to call him, too, offering up names that would eventually help shape the identity he carries today as a Jamaican singer. What began as a familiar name in the fragrance business has since taken on a new meaning, as Grant channels his experiences into music and promotes his latest single, Girl . “It’s an extension of an old name I went by, Jah Scent. My customers called me Fragrance or Fresh A Scent, so I did a play on them both,” he explained. For JahFragrance, however, the journey into music began long before the name took shape. Raised off St John’s Road in St Catherine, he grew up in an environment where music was woven into everyday life, describing it as “the heartbeat of the town”. Still, a deep-rooted love for music did not guarantee an