Oits “ALO VERA” Martin, born the 22nd of August 1973, has been performing from 1992 on the local circuit.

Alo Vera started singing at a tender age, at St. Annies Comprehensive High School. Growing up in the Spoilers community of Central Kingston, from singing on sound systems, fairs, barbeques, and community events. He is noted for being the in-house singer for the local hotels n the corporate area.

Alo Vera has been recording since 2000. He has worked with the likes of Tboots, Naciamaj, Karim from Orange Hill, Dubmaster Pops and the reknown dub poet Oku Onoura. The songs 'Love', 'Love can save the day'and 'Mama Cry' hve been heavily rotated on the local stations curtesy of Roots FM and Best FM. They have been getting rave reviews and rotations on the internet radio statons and he is slowly making moves on the international reggae scene.

Alo Vera has recently registered his own recording label Alos Records. He is a prolific writer, sultry, smooth and charismatic in his delivery. Alo Vera is known for his unique style of singing. His sound is a mix between jazz and reggae with an ancient sound and thrill audiences with his cool and easy flow. His concious lyrics embodies the Jamaican culture with universal slogan of love peace and unity. He is an example to follow, a role model and a leader in every right, a rastafarian in faith.

Alo Vera is one of Jamaica’s promising young artiste; he is part of Jamaica's roots revival and has cemented his place in the music industry. He has just release his debut album ‘Love can save the day’, along with videos shot in St. Maarten. Currently, he is working with several producers in Europe - Cultural Production in france, Da Lion in Portugal, Sentup in Spain, to name a few. He has recently callaborated with artise Don Dread from France, and has a new EP - HEIGHTS, produced by his own lable Alos Records. He has just return from St.Maarten, after living there for two years.