Willie Stewart & Friends

Willie Stewart is a prolific Musician/Director/Producer, born in England to Jamaican parents, the family moved to Jamaica when Willie was a young boy where he gained his love of music leading him into an illustrious career that has included being a member of the popular band Inner Circle, touring with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires as their youngest member and for 23 years performed as Director and Member of the internationally known band Third World. During that time Third World produced 13 albums of which 5 received Grammy nominations. Willie has recorded and performed with such renowned artists as Stevie Wonder, Eddy Grant, Carlos Santana and Bob Marley. Over the years other notable performances included sharing the same stage bill with Quincy Jones, Sting, Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams and U2.

Willie Stewart & Friends has now produced a clear new sound that embraces a wide spectrum of music that defies the narrow definitions of some of today’s music industry. As foundation members of Third World, Willie continues to carry the distinctive sounds as a part of the essence of Third World but adding a new dimension of a unique melodic tapestry and cutting edge sound with rhythmic harmonious energy to feed the souls of mankind.