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"Bam Bam" is a 1982 song by Jamaican dancehall recording artist Sister Nancy. The song's chorus was inspired by the 1966 song of the same name, by The Maytals and Byron Lee and the Dragonaires . [ 1 ]
Sister Nancy's classic "Bam Bam" has been re-recorded and sampled over 80 times [18] since its release in 1982 including: "Badd" by Stylo G in 2013. "Famous" by Kanye West on the album The Life of Pablo (2016). [19] "Bam" featuring Damian Marley on the Jay-Z album 4:44 (2017). Unknown track by Main Source in 1996.
With Lee, the Maytals won the first-ever Jamaican Independence Festival Popular Song Competition in 1966 with their original song "Bam Bam". "Bam Bam" was later covered in a Dancehall style by Sister Nancy and also by Yellowman in 1982, but Toots and the Maytals were not credited or issued royalties for use of the song by either artist.
Bam Marley debuted in 2009 with the single "Live It Inna Fear", produced by Damian Marley. [3] In 2010, he collaborated with his cousin Jo Mersa Marley on the single "My Girl". [4] In 2011, he collaborated with his father Ziggy Marley, on the song "Changes". [5]
Bim and Bam was the stage name of the Jamaican comedy double-act Ed Lewis (1914–1976) and Aston Wynter (1913–1978). They made a name for themselves in Jamaica in the 1930s performing at hotels and clubs, initially adopting the blackface Minstrel show format of the era.
The lead single from Level Up was Shake Your Bam Bam, an interpretation of Sister Nancy's classic reggae hit song 'Bam Bam'. The duo has since split in 2020 amidst a very public feud between both Renegade (now known as Renigad) and Delomar over various issues including their perception and image as dancehall artistes, song crediting, and ...
Everton Bonner (born 4 April 1963), better known as Pliers, is a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his collaborations with deejay Chaka Demus under the name Chaka Demus & Pliers. He is one of the Bonner brothers, all of whom are reggae artists, including Richie Spice and Spanner Banner .
The festival now includes the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Contest, a national mento band competition, and a gospel song competition. [ 2 ] One of the highlights of the festival is the Popular Song Competition (before 1990 known as the Independence Festival Song Competition), which first took place in 1966, and has been won by artists such as ...