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Bobby Digital (Jamaican Producer)
Robert Dixon (March 11, 1961 – May 21, 2020), known as Bobby Digital, was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer. He was given his nickname "Bobby Digital" because King Jammy, with whom he worked in the mid-1980s, had begun experimenting with digital rhythms at around the same time. He owned the Digital B label, and among the artists with hits on the label are Shabba Ranks and Sizzla. He has influenced reggae artists such as Admiral Tibet. Biography Dixon was born on March 11, 1961, the third of five children in the Waterhouse district of Kingston. He grew up attending dances in the 1970s, which featured sound systems such as Socialist Roots and Tippertone. Dixon began working with King Jammy in Kingston in 1985.Campbell, Howard (2018)Wicked Times: VP Revisits the Legacy of Bobby Digital, ''Jamaica Observer'', 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018 He struck out on his own in 1988, opening the Heatwave studio and forming the Digital B label,Thompson, Dave (2002) '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city in the Caribbean. The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 89,057, and St. Andrew Parish had a population of 573,369 in 2011 Kingston is only bordered by Saint Andrew to the east, west and north. The geographical border for the parish of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers Rock
Lovers' rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, History The roots of lovers' rock lies in the last days of the rocksteady era and early days of reggae, with Jamaican and American singers such as Ken Boothe, Johnny Nash "I Can See Clearly Now"(1972) and John Holt enjoying international hits with versions of well-known love songs.Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, A style suited to the London reggae scene, lovers rock represented an apolitical counterpoint to the conscious Rastafarian sound dominant in Jamaica at the time, a continuation of the soulful and commonly love-themed rocksteady style, based on singers like Alton Ellis, who were not very optimistic about the rise of Rastafarian reggae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Births
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Musicians From Kingston, Jamaica
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaican Reggae Musicians
Jamaican may refer to: * Something or someone of, from, or related to the country of Jamaica * Jamaicans, people from Jamaica * Jamaican English, a variety of English spoken in Jamaica * Jamaican Patois, an English-based creole language * Culture of Jamaica * Jamaican cuisine See also * *Demographics of Jamaica *List of Jamaicans *Languages of Jamaica This is a demography of the population of Jamaica including population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population According to the total population w ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Spice
Michael Theophilus Johnson (born 21 July 1965), better known as Mikey Spice, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Biography Spice sang in his father's church from age seven and learned to play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, and harp as a youngster. Spice began a career as a reggae musician in 1985. One of his best-known singles was a cover of Barry White's "Practice What You Preach". Discography Singles & EPs *Tony Rebel / Mikey Spice - ''Who You Are'' / ''Acting Like Strangers'' ((12") Roof International, 1992) *Apache Scratchie / Mikey Spice - ''Me No Powder'' / ''You Caught Me'' ((12") Roof International, 1992 *''You Make Me'' ((12") Big Ship, 1993) *''I'll Be There'' ((12") Juggling Records, 1994 *Mikey Spice & Luciano - ''Let's Work It Out'' ((12") Big Ship, 1994) *''Cheat On Me'' ((7") Black Scorpio, 1994) *''Never Say Goodbye'' ((12") Big Ship,1994) *''Practice What You Preach'' (RAS Records, 1995) *''When Your Lonely'' (Digital-B, 1995) * Smokey Joe / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Shiloh
Ras Shiloh (born Thomas Williams; January 6, 1975 in Brooklyn, United States)Album Review: Ras Shiloh 'Coming Home' , YardFlex.com, June 09, 2007, retrieved 30 December 2009 is a artist who made ''From Rasta to you'' in 2002 and ''Only King Selassie I'' in 2007 concerning the God reincarnate or the king by holy appointment of the . His |
Chezidek
Chezidek (born Desbert Johnson, 1973, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica) is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles, "Call Pon Dem" (featured in ''Grand Theft Auto IV''), "Can't Hear Must Feel", "Inna Di Road", and "Leave De Trees". Biography Chezidek started singing from an early age at school concerts, and was a member of St. Ann's Bay Marching Band. After finishing school he performed on sound systems in the area, as Chilla Rinch, singing and DJing at various dance and talent shows. He left St. Ann's Bay for Kingston where he linked up with record producer Philip "Fatis" Burrell from Xterminator Production. He recorded his first album in 2002, entitled ''Harvest Time'' (distributed by VP Records), with popular tracks such as "Can't Hear Must Feel", "Breakfree" and the title track "Harvest Time". His first number one hit single "Leave De Trees" on the Our Promotion label, produced by Hugh Miller (aka Bunny Dan) went on BBC Top 10 dancehall chart. Since then he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggae Sam
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word "reggae", effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term ''reggae'' more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary. It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument. Reggae is deeply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Woman And Child
''Black Woman & Child'' is the second studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Sizzla. It was released on September 16, 1997 on VP Records and produced by Robert "Bobby Digital" Dixon. The title track still remains as one of his most successful hits and is regarded as a classic. The album was listed in the 1999 book ''The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs''. Track listing #"Give Them the Ride" – 3:27 #"Love Is Divine" – 3:47 #"Make It Secure" – 3:38 #"Blackwoman & Child" – 3:50 #"Guide Over Us" – 3:38 #"Hard Ground" – 3:38 #"One Away" – 3:58 #"Oh What a Joy" – 3:58 #"Babylon a Use Dem Brain" (featuring Capleton Clifton George Bailey III (born 13 April 1967),Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 67–69 better known by his stage name Capleton, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician. He is also referred to as Kin ...) – 3:54 #"Princess Black" – 4:36 #"No Time to Gaze" – 3:43 #"More Guidance" – 3:47 #"Mi Lord" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Spice
Richell Bonner (born 8 September 1971), better known as Richie Spice, is a Jamaican reggae artist. He is a member of the Rastafari movement. Some of his most famous songs include, "Brown Skin", "Youth Dem Cold Rel Bad", "Grooving' My Girl", "Earth a Run Red", "Marijuana" ,"The Plane Land" and "King and Queen" (which he did with Barbadian Queen of Soca Alison Hinds). Three of his brothers are also reggae artists – Pliers, Spanner Banner and Snatcha Lion. Biography Bonner was born in Rock Hall, St. Andrew, Jamaica. He is the brother of Pliers, Spanner Banner and Snatcha Lion. His first Jamaican single "Killing a Sound" was produced by Dennis "Star" Hayes. This was followed by "Shine", produced by Clive Hunt. Bonner also teamed up with Hunt for his debut album on the Island Jamaica label from which came his first major hit "Grooving my girl". His second album included hits such as "Earth a Run Red", "Living Ain't Easy", "Land of Jamaica", "Time So Rough", the aforementioned "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony B
Keith Blair (born 31 March 1976), better known by the stage name Anthony B, is a Jamaican DJ and member of the Rastafari movement.Moskowitz, David V (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.13-14 Biography Early life Blair grew up in rural Clark's Town in the northwestern parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. His deeply religious family life (his mother was a Seventh-day Adventist and his grandmother a Revivalist) imbued him with a profound spirituality. During his youth, his favourite singers were reggae legends Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, musicians who strongly influenced his own style.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.17 Peter Tosh's influence can definitely be heard in Anthony B's vocal delivery and revolutionary stance. Anthony B adopted Rastafari movement beliefs as a teenager, a decision which was not well received by his family. The stubborn and determ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
