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He began his music career by performing for different New York City reggae dancehall sound systems in the 1980s, most notably Tony Screw's Downbeat the Ruler, based in The Bronx. His recording debut was in 1986 on the African Love Music independent record label with "Who the Cap Fits (Let Them Wear It)" from the album Rough & Rugged.
Jamaican musician Milton Henry moved to New York in 1976 and worked for Wackie's, and recorded his first album there, Who Do You Think I Am (1985). [ 3 ] In the 1980s the White Plains Road building was sold, and Wackie's moved to Englewood, New Jersey , and around 1998 (when Barnes returned from a lengthy period in Jamaica) moved back, to ...
Leshorn Whitehead (born June 15, 1972), better known by his stage name Chuck Fenda, is a Jamaican American reggae musician and deejay born in Brooklyn, New York City. [1] Raised in Jamaica, [2] Fenda is also known as "The Living Fire", "Poor People Defender" and "Chuck Fender". He has toured in both the United States and Jamaica.
Matisyahu fuses the African-influenced styles of reggae, rap, beatboxing, and hip-hop with vocal disciplines of jazz's scat singing and Judaism's hazzan style of songful prayer. The New York Times ' Kelefa Sanneh wrote that "His sound owes a lot to early dancehall reggae stars like Barrington Levy and Eek-a-Mouse." [68]
Keith Hudson (18 March 1946 – 14 November 1984), [1] was a Jamaican reggae artist and record ... In 1976 he moved to New York City and signed a four-year ...
New Kingston is a progressive reggae group whose members combine their Jamaican heritage with the urban sounds of their New York home, New Kingston are a family band consisting of brothers Tahir, Courtney Jr., and Stephen along with their father, Courtney Panton Sr. A first-generation Jamaican-American, Courtney the elder was active in New York ...
VP Records is an independent Caribbean-owned record label in Queens, New York.The label is known for releasing music by notable artists in reggae, dancehall and soca.VP Records has offices in New York City, Miami, London, Kingston, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro.
Riley was born in The Bronx, New York, United States, and was raised in Jamaica. His father Jimmy Riley was a veteran reggae singer. Tarrus made his recording debut as a teenager. In 2004, he released his debut album, Challenges. Riley has consistently racked up awards for his work.