Alwin Oswald Nurse, known professionally as NEGUS, is a
Guyanese reggae dancehall
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recording artist, composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and tattoo artist. Nurse owns the Madd Art Tattoo shop in Toronto. He is a father of two boys and has eight siblings.
Background
Born in
Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is t ...
, Nurse's early exposure to music came from his father Kenneth Nurse, known as "Small Man", who was in the Guyanese band Mingles Sound Machine in the late 1990s.
In 1990, Nurse moved to Trinidad and Tobago with his mother Sabrina Waddle, a songwriter from
Port of Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
. He spent time in both Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago during his school years.
Career
Before focusing on music, Nurse worked at Signature Selection in
Macoya, Trinidad, where he encountered artists such as Oscar B, Leon Coldero, Iwer George, and
Bunji Garlin. In 2003, Nurse relocated to Canada to concentrate on his music career.
Nurse has performed with artists like Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Mr. Vegas, and Red Rat. In 2012, he collaborated with
Konshens on the song “Dah Wine Deh”. He founded Street Platinum Records, producing music for artists including
Tommy Lee Sparta, Sikka Rymes,
Jahvillani
Jahvillani, born Dujon Mario Edwards is a Jamaican and dancehall artist from Great Pond, St.Ann, a parish in Jamaica. He has two sisters and was raised by a single parent.
Biography
As a student, Jahvillani started writing verses. He decided ...
,
Kalado, and Navino.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Guyanese reggae musicians
Guyanese reggae singers
Guyanese male singers
Guyanese people of Canadian descent
Musicians from Georgetown, Guyana
Reggae fusion artists
21st-century male singers