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Antwon Pitt (songwriter, arranger, keyboardist) and Clinarke "Dillinjah" Dill (songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, singer) formed African Descendants in 2003 but they have been friends since elementary school days. They have been next door neighbours all their lives so it was no surprise that they ended up playing in the same Youth Creation band which was formed in 1982. Dillinjah was 16 when he started the band with some of his neighbourhood friends. Pitt joined the band at the tender age of 13 and since he was the youngest member, he was only playing keyboards at first, but he soon found himself taking care of the musical arrangements and writing several of the band's songs. Youth Creation were very popular in Bermuda, supporting acts like Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Yellowman, Maxi Priest and many others that played on the island. In 1991 Dillinjah and some former members of Youth Creation formed a band called Studio Six. They played the club circuit throughout Bermuda, playing all types of music from reggae, to soca, jazz, and R&B. Dillinjah reunited with Pitt in a band called Jahstice in 1995. Once again, they opened for most of the reggae artists that visited the island and appeared at the 1996 and 1997 Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide conferences in the USA. Shortly after Pitt and Dillinjah left Jahstice. In 2003 the two musicians got together as African Descendants. Influenced by reggae greats like Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Aswad, Steel Pulse and Beres Hammond, the music of African Descendants is an authentic expression of peace and love, powerful songs from the heart for all the nations' souls.