Jonathan Sutter (7 July 1967 – 17 June 2016), better known by his stage name Tenor Fly, was a British singer and rapper. He rose to prominence in the

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movement of the early 1990s. Sutter was a solo artist and later a member of

Freestylers The Freestylers are a British electronic music group, consisting of producers Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey. They have released five studio albums and a number of mix compilations for, among others, Fabric and BBC Radio. The group took their ...

. Fly was active in the music business from 1988, and was best known for his work with other artists, such as

Rebel MC Michael Alec Anthony West (born 27 August 1964 in Islington, London, England), better known as Rebel MC and Congo Natty, is a British jungle producer and toaster. He has also gone by aliases including Conquering Lion, Blackstar, Tribe of Issac ...

, Top Cat,

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and Sir Coxson Sound. Sutter died on 17 June 2016 with no details regarding his death made public.

Discography

Note: ''selective listing''

Albums

;As lead/main artist *''Tenor Fly Meets Congo Natty'' (with Rebel MC a.k.a. Congo Natty) (2003) *''Tenor Fly Meets Top Cat – Two Veterans'' (with Top Cat) (2006) ;As collaborating/featuring artist *''

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(1998) *''

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'' by Freestylers (2001)

Singles

*"Roughneck Fashion", Blacka Dread (1989) *"No More Agony", Ghetto Clappers (1989) *"Town Ah Run Hot", Tribal Bass (1991) *"Pose Up",

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(1992) *"Sight Mi Nozzle", Gussie P (1993) *" Bright Side of Life"

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(1994) *"Bump and Grine", 9LD (1994) *"Mi Darlin'", Gussie P (1994) *"Mind Weh Yu Seh", Fashion (1994) *"I Get My Kicks" 9LD (1995) *"Don't Dis The Jungle", Fashion, (1995) *"Sorry If I Hurt Your Feelings", 9LD (1996) *"Jah Give Me Energy", Kaya's Music (1998) ;As collaborating/featuring artist *"Dance Hall Clash" with Daddy Freddy (1989) *"Culture"/"Coming on Strong" by

(1990) *"Tribal Base" by Rebel MC (1991) *"The Wickedest Sound" by Rebel MC, Desire (1991) *"Tease Dem" with Top Cat, Fashion, 1994 *"Let's Play" by Nerious Joseph, Big Orange (1995) *"Sunshine" by Nerious Joseph, Song Star (1995) *"Inna City" by Prizna (1995) *"Alaska Ride" by

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(1996) *"B-Boy Stance" by Freestylers (1998) *"

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(2005) *"Born Again" by Rebel MC, Congo Natty (2010) *"Positive People" by

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(2011)

References

External links

Tenor Fly Myspace page

Discogs discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tenor Fly 1967 births 2016 deaths Black British male rappers English male rappers People from Brixton Rappers from London