Category:Jamaican musicFrom Jamaica Wiki[edit] Jamaican SongWritersThere are many famous Jamaican Songwriters. Buju Banton, Desmond Dekker, Bunny Wailer, William Layton Nelson are just some of all bright songwriters who was born and worked in Jamaica. Buju Banton was born in 1972. He is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer & producer. His original name was Mark Anthony Myrie and Buju Banton was the nickname he received years later. 'Buju' was a nickname given to chubby kids and 'Banton' means someone who has superior behavior towards others. Buju Banton loved watching his favorite musicians perform at the sound systems and the local dancehalls. He began toasting when he was 12 years old. His first song was "The Ruler", released in 1987 by Robert French. Banton has several albums - Voice of Jamaica (1993), Til Shiloh (1995), Inna Heights (1997). Desmond Dekker was born in 1941 in St. Andrews and grew up in Kingston. He was a well known Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. He ha one of the first international Jamaican hits - “Israelites”. His original name was Desmond Adolphus Dacres. His first audition was in 1961 for Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid (Treasure Isle). However the producers did not like him and that is how Dekker went to Derrick Morgan. This was the start of his career as a Jamaican music star. Desmond Dekker released many albums, some of which are This Is Desmond Dekker (1969), Israelites (1969), You Can Get It If You Really Want (1970), Black And Dekker (1980), Compass Point (1981), King of Ska with The Specials (1993). The next famous Jamaican artist is Bunny Wailer. He was born in 1947. Bunny Wailer is a singer, songwriter and percussionist. He was a member of the Bob Marley's band and also has several solo albums - Blackheart Man, Dubd'sco, Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley, Sings the Wailers, Communication, etc. After the end of his musical career he became focused in his spiritual growth. Bunny became a member of the Rastafari movement. Currently he lives in Kingston and is on of the two survived members of the original Wailers. William Layton Nelson was born in 1945. He is a singer, songwriter, poet and musician. His unofficial nickname was "The Forest Man" as he always was with his black cowboy hat. William Nelson was born is a small Jamaican village called Providence. He began writing poems at the age of 15 while working at his father's tailor workshop. The music of William Nelson is unique to Jamaica. It is a mixture of Christian country music and Jamaican folklore. This combination is quite uncommon in Jamaica. Since the early 70s Nelson was part of the group The Pleiades. He was the one who was writing the songs' lyrics. Later in 2002 he released his solo album with religious music called I Promised God. William Nelson is a Jamaican Songwriter and singer well known for his poets and short stories as well. The focal point of all of his works is the Christian religion. Don't you forget to listen to raggae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--Bulld 10:27, 25 February 2008 (EST)D.J. Bull dhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjsgfajfgjfadhgjvfah [edit] See AlsoArticles in category "Jamaican music"There are 4 articles in this category. BMRT |
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