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Reggae Gold 1998
''Reggae Gold 1998'' is a compilation album of reggae artists released in 1998. The album spent 82 weeks on ''Billboard's'' Reggae Album chart after debuting at #1. Reggae Gold also spent 8 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing # "She Nuh Ready Yet" - Spragga Benz # "Gal Pon de Side" - Frisco Kid # "Tell Me" - Beenie Man # "Infiltrate" - Sean Paul # "Cry for Die For" - Bounty Killer # "Heads High" - Mr. Vegas # "Babylon Ah Listen" - Sizzla # "Destiny" - Buju Banton # "Sweep over My Soul" - Luciano # "Boom Boom" - Degree # "We Nuh Like" - Spragga Benz # "Tight up Skirt" - Red Rat # "Bad Man Nuh Dress Like Girl" - Harry Toddler #"Hold On" - Beres Hammond #"Going Away" - Beenie Man, Sanchez #"Don't Follow Rumours" - Carlton Livingston, Shabba Ranks Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; 17 January 1966) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggae
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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973),Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is considered to be one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Banton has collaborated with many international artists, including those in the hip hop, Latin and punk rock genres, as well as the sons of Bob Marley. Banton released a number of dancehall singles as early as 1987 but came to prominence in 1992 with two albums, '' Stamina Daddy'' and '' Mr. Mention'', the latter becoming the best-selling album in Jamaican history upon its release. That year he also broke the record for No. 1 singles in Jamaica, previously held by Bob Marley and the Wailers. He signed with the major label Mercury Records and released ''Voice of Jamaica'' in 1993. By the mid-1990s, Banton's music became more influenced by his Rastafari faith, as heard on the semina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; 17 January 1966) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his prominence in his home country as a dancehall artist, he gained popularity in North America with his studio album, ''Just Reality'', in 1990. He released two studio albums, ''As Raw as Ever'' and '' X-tra Naked'', which both won a Grammy Award as Best Reggae Album in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He is notoriously popular for "Mr. Loverman" and "Ting-A-Ling", which were globally acclaimed and deemed his signature songs. Early life and family Shabba Ranks was born in Sturge Town, Saint Ann, Jamaica, and raised in Seaview Gardens, Kingston. He and his wife, Michelle, have two sons Rexton Jr and Jahwon. He currently resides in the New York City area. His father, Ivan Gordon, was a mason who died in 1990. His mother, Constance "Mama Christie" Christie, remained in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Livingston
Carlton Livingston (born 1962) is a Jamaican reggae vocalist, known for his 1984 hit "100 Weight of Collie Weed". Early life Livingston was born in St. Mary, Jamaica. He grew up singing in church. In high school at Trenchtown Cooperative, he heard Bob Marley perform. He started a sound system "Fantastic Three" with Lone Ranger. Tony Walcott discovered the sound system and invited Livingston and Lone Ranger to record with him. Career Livingston's recording career began in 1978 with his first recording at Channel One. This was the album "The Tale of Two Cities." He has recorded with producers including Coxone Dodd, Winston Riley, Sly& Robbie, Clive Jarrett, and King Jammy. Livingston gained success with his 1984 hit "100 Weight of Collie Weed." In the 1990s, he recorded "Rumors" with Shabba Ranks, produced by Bobby Digital. Livingston moved to Brooklyn in the 1980s, where he lives to this day. Livingston's music has been covered by Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanchez (singer)
Kevin Anthony Jackson (born 30 November 1964),Ankeny, JasonSanchez Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 9 September 2012 also known by his stage name Sanchez, is a Jamaican reggae and gospel reggae singer-songwriter and record producer. Biography Born in Kingston, Jackson grew up in the Stony Hill and Waterford areas. He was given the nickname 'Sanchez' due to his skills – a reference to a footballer of that name.Henry, Krista (2006)Glory Days – Sanchez in harmony with life", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 31 December 2006, retrieved 9 May 2011 He sang from an early age in the Rehoboth Apostolic Church choir in St Catherine.Sanchez set to release new album in February , '' |
Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond Order of Jamaica, OJ (born Hugh Beresford Hammond; 28 August 1955, in Annotto Bay, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, Saint Mary, Jamaica)Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 128-9Huey, Steve "[ Beres Hammond Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2 February 2010 is a Jamaican reggae singer known in particular for his lovers rock music. While his career began in the 1970s, he reached his greatest success in the 1990s. Biography Born the ninth of ten children, Hammond grew up listening to his father's collection of American soul (music), soul and jazz music including Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. He was further influenced by the native music of ska and rocksteady, in particular Alton Ellis. Hammond began participating in local talent contests from 1972 to 1973, which led to his first sound recording and reproduction, recording, of Ellis' "Wanderer". In 1975 he joined the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Toddler
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Red Rat
Wallace Wilson (born 17 January 1978), better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist.Kellman, AndyRed Rat Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-02-15 He is known for his up-beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase "Oh, no!" Early life Wilson was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Wilson's father was the guitarist of Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and two of his older brothers were also professional musicians. Red Rat's debut album, ''Oh, No.. It's Red Rat'' (1997), featured songs such as "Shelly Ann", "Dwayne", "Tight-Up Skirt", "Cruise" (featured in the movie ''The Big Hit''), and "Big Man, Little Yute". It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records. His second album, ''I’m a Big Kid Now'', followed in 2000, with more hits and critical acclaim. His musical diversity and mainstream popularity led to a series of collaborations with artists such as Treach of Naughty by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degree (reggae Band)
Degree may refer to: As a unit of measurement * Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement ** Degree of geographical latitude ** Degree of geographical longitude * Degree symbol (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathematics * Degree (temperature), any of various units of temperature measurement * Degree API, a measure of density in the petroleum industry * Degree Baumé, a pair of density scales * Degree Brix, a measure of sugar concentration * Degree Gay-Lussac, a measure of the alcohol content of a liquid by volume, ranging from 0° to 100° * Degree proof, or simply proof, the alcohol content of a liquid, ranging from 0° to 175° in the UK, and from 0° to 200° in the U.S. * Degree of curvature, a unit of curvature measurement, used in civil engineering * Degrees of freedom (mechanics), the number of displacements or rotations needed to define the position and orientation of a body * Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry), a concept describing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano (singer)
Jepther McClymont OD (born 20 October 1964),Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 157–158. better known as Luciano, is a Jamaican second-generation roots reggae singer. Career Born in Davyton, Manchester Parish, and raised as the seventh of nine children in a strict Adventist family, Luciano began recording in 1992, with his first single "Ebony & Ivory" (on which he was credited as 'Stepper John') on the Aquarius Record label, followed by a split album with DJ Presley (now credited as 'Luciana') for producer Sky High. His first releases as Luciano included the hit single "Give My Love a Try", produced at Castro Brown's New Name Studio, followed by others produced by Brown, Freddie McGregor, Blacka Dread, and Sly and Robbie, including the 1993 no. 1 UK reggae hit "Shake It Up Tonight".Luciano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sizzla
Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is noted for his high number of releases. As of 2018 he has released 56 solo albums. Biography Sizzla was born in St. Mary, Jamaica, to devout Rastafarian parents.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 375 Like them, Sizzla subscribes to the Bobo Ashanti branch of the Rastafari movement. He was raised in August Town, Kingston, Jamaica where he studied mechanical engineering at Dunoon High School. Career Sizzla began to develop his own style whilst serving his musical apprenticeship with the Caveman Hi-Fi sound system. He has used his music as a vehicle for his message, kickstarting his recording career in 1995 with a release through the Zagalou label, he then teamed up with "Bobby Digital" Dixon for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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