Willie Stewart’s Have A Little Faith tops South Florida Reggae chart

Willie Stewart’s Have A Little Faith has done what most reggae singles do not: it kept building after release and then climbed to No. 1 on the South Florida Top 25 Reggae Chart. Released on February 6, 2026, the humanitarian track entered the chart in February and is now holding the kind of traction that turns a strong first push into a real run.

That staying power matters because the song was built as more than a studio exercise. Stewart, the former Third World drummer who spent 23 years as the band’s principal drummer and percussionist, co-produced the track with Sean Wedderburn and serves as co-executive producer with Steve Lane. Digital 1 Media Service is distributing it, and the record’s all-star cast gives it the kind of cross-generation reach that reggae listeners notice right away. Leroy Sibbles, Carlene Davis, J C Lodge, Gem Myers, Dwisdom, Glen Washington, Wayne Armond, Alecia Marie, Carl McDonald and Patrick Ulysees Pinkney all appear on the song.

The record also carries the weight of the moment that inspired it. Have A Little Faith was shaped by the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and the resilience Jamaicans showed in the recovery effort after the storm made landfall on October 28, 2025. Stewart has said the song also entered the Foundation Radio Network Chart in the tri-state area, a sign that the cut is moving beyond South Florida and finding ears in another major reggae market.

That wider pull lines up with Stewart’s own community work in Miramar, where he has used Rhythms Of Africa as both a performance platform and a mentoring space for young percussion students. The event first began in 2010 at Miramar Cultural Center, and the 2026 edition, Run di Riddim: Every Beat For Jamaica, was held on April 18 and 19 and dedicated to Jamaica’s resilience after Hurricane Melissa. Stewart and his orchestra performed there alongside Richie Stephens, J C Lodge and Gem Myers, with tribute segments for Jimmy Cliff, Stephen Cat Coore and the late Sly Dunbar.

For reggae, that is the real story behind the chart move. Have A Little Faith is not just peaking and disappearing; it is traveling through radio, live performance and community memory at the same time. That is how a humanitarian track stays alive long enough to become a regional favorite.