Much as he was fascinated by the Rastafari faith, he also took a keen interest in the deeds and writings of Ghandi and Che Guevara, in the Bible and Koran, in Sufism and the Bhagavad Gita. Back then, in his youth, he had roamed the woods of Berlin with his friends they had built their own percussion instruments, and Jondo had increasingly resorted to his guitar. It was one song more than anything else that inspired his interest in Reggae and the whole lifestyle it implies: “Under Mi Sleng Teng“ by Wayne Smith. Today, these songs make up the greater part of an album that also reflects the early maturity of its composer.
In those days, he used to play his songs all by himself, in perfect solitude. The album “Pure“ shows Jondo casting a glance back at his adolescence. One year later, in the wake of the success of Gentleman, Germany’s biggest Reggae star, he used the opportunity to play live in front of a large audience.
"Martin Jondo Sprung, who was raised in Berlin as the son of a German father and a South-Korean mother, released his first own song, “Der Rebell“, as early as 2001, on the sampler “Elemental Riddim”. This is Nuff-Vybez recommendation for the early 2009! I saw Jondo live several times - this inconspicuous dude puts every place on fire once he is on stage! All you need for a good live concert is Martin and his guitar!
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