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Natty King
Natty King, (born Kevin Christopher Roberts; 1977), is a Jamaican roots reggae artist. He is known for the singles " Mr.Greedy" and " No Guns To Town", both from the 2003 ''No Guns To Town'' album. After a short break in his career, King released the 2020 single "JOE". In early January 2022, the roots reggae musician released his second album ''Rebellution'' featuring new anthems like: "Trees", "Early Morning" and the title-song of the album "Rebellution". Life and work Born in Jamaica, King grew up in the countryside in Saint Thomas Parish in the southeast of Jamaica. He is the father of four children. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s. He landed his first hit with the DJ Trinity-produced song "Mr. Greedy", which reached # 1 on the Jamaican charts. His next single "No Guns To Town" debuted at # 1 of the video charts there. After success in Jamaica, he toured through the United States and in Europe in 2003, where he performed at the festivals Rototom Sunsplash (at tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roots Reggae
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of Africans and those in the African Diaspora, including the spiritual side of Rastafari, black liberation, revolution and the honoring of God, called Jah by Rastafarians.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 251-3 It is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer,Barrow, Steve and Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", Rough Guides, 1997 and the rural poor. Lyrical themes include spirituality and religion, struggles by artists, poverty, black pride, social issues, resistance to fascism, capitalism, corrupt government and racial oppression. A spiritual repatriation to Africa is a common theme in roots reggae. History The increasing influence of the Rastafari movement after the visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaica in 1966 played a major part in the development of roots reggae, with spiritual themes becoming more common in reggae lyrics in the late 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Guns To Town
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