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Brigadier Jerry
14,775 listeners
Whenever the name Brigadier Jerry is brought up in reggae music circles, there is always overwhelming agreement that Briggy is a DJ to be h… read moreWhenever the name Brigadier Jerry is brought up in reggae music circles, there is always overwhelming agreement that Briggy is a DJ to be held in the utmost respect. Since the late 1970's, when he rose through the ranks on culture … read moreWhenever the name Brigadier Jerry is brought up in reggae music circles, there is always overwhelming agreement that Briggy is a DJ to be held in the utmost respect. Since the late 1970's, when he rose through the ranks on culture soundsystems such as Sturgav (Stereograph) and JahLoveMuzik,… read more -
Captain Sinbad
6,573 listeners
CAPTAIN SINBAD Also known as Sinbad. Releases 1982 - The Seven Voyages Of Captain Sinbad (Greensleeves) 1983 - Sinbad & The Metric Syst… read moreCAPTAIN SINBAD Also known as Sinbad. Releases 1982 - The Seven Voyages Of Captain Sinbad (Greensleeves) 1983 - Sinbad & The Metric System (with Peter Metro & Little John) (CSA) 198X - Again (Oak Sounds) 198X - Want Some Money (Be… read moreCAPTAIN SINBAD Also known as Sinbad. Releases 1982 - The Seven Voyages Of Captain Sinbad (Greensleeves) 1983 - Sinbad & The Metric System (with Peter Metro & Little John) (CSA) 198X - Again (Oak Sounds) 198X - Want Some Money (Bebo's) http://www.discogs.com/artist/Captain+Sinbad View wiki -
Michael Palmer
16,987 listeners
This lastfm page has tracks by two different artists, both with the name Michael Palmer 1, Michael Palmer a London based film & televis… read moreThis lastfm page has tracks by two different artists, both with the name Michael Palmer 1, Michael Palmer a London based film & television composer/artist 2, Michael Palmer, a Jamaican dancehall / reggare artist of the 1980's ( … read moreThis lastfm page has tracks by two different artists, both with the name Michael Palmer 1, Michael Palmer a London based film & television composer/artist 2, Michael Palmer, a Jamaican dancehall / reggare artist of the 1980's ( see below) A household name in the early and mid 80's d… read more -
Ranking Toyan
4,911 listeners
Toyan - or Ranking Toyan as he is also called - emerged in the mid-seventies when he started to appear on the sound system scene of Kingsto… read moreToyan - or Ranking Toyan as he is also called - emerged in the mid-seventies when he started to appear on the sound system scene of Kingston JA, soon becoming a highly rated live performer with local sounds like Social Roots and Romantic… read moreToyan - or Ranking Toyan as he is also called - emerged in the mid-seventies when he started to appear on the sound system scene of Kingston JA, soon becoming a highly rated live performer with local sounds like Social Roots and Romantic Hi-Fi. He was heavily influenced by the deejays Big Youth a… read more -
Sammy Dread
8,134 listeners
One of the first reggae artists to embrace dancehall, Sammy Dread (born: Stewart Farquaharson) has continued to take a hard-edged, roughhou… read moreOne of the first reggae artists to embrace dancehall, Sammy Dread (born: Stewart Farquaharson) has continued to take a hard-edged, roughhouse, approach to reggae. While he scored minor solo hits with "Talk It Over" and "Tr… read moreOne of the first reggae artists to embrace dancehall, Sammy Dread (born: Stewart Farquaharson) has continued to take a hard-edged, roughhouse, approach to reggae. While he scored minor solo hits with "Talk It Over" and "Trying To Conquer Natty Dreadlocks", and an album, Stereo… read more -
Jah Thomas
17,948 listeners
Jah Thomas was an important figure on the Jamaican music scene during both the roots era of the '70s and the subsequent dancehall deca… read moreJah Thomas was an important figure on the Jamaican music scene during both the roots era of the '70s and the subsequent dancehall decade of the '80s. Besides releasing several DJ sides of his own in the latter half of the '… read moreJah Thomas was an important figure on the Jamaican music scene during both the roots era of the '70s and the subsequent dancehall decade of the '80s. Besides releasing several DJ sides of his own in the latter half of the '70s, Thomas also came into his own as one of the island… read more -
Peter Metro
5,476 listeners
Peter Metro (b. Peter Clarke, Kingston, Jamaica, c.1960) is a reggae deejay, who released five albums in the 1980s. Initially performing un… read morePeter Metro (b. Peter Clarke, Kingston, Jamaica, c.1960) is a reggae deejay, who released five albums in the 1980s. Initially performing under the name Peter Ranking, he changed his name when he discovered that another deejay was using t… read morePeter Metro (b. Peter Clarke, Kingston, Jamaica, c.1960) is a reggae deejay, who released five albums in the 1980s. Initially performing under the name Peter Ranking, he changed his name when he discovered that another deejay was using that name, and since he was resident deejay on the Metromedia… read more -
Pad Anthony
9,927 listeners
Born Hartley Anthony Wallace. He was from a musical family; his brothers were part of a group called Rags and Riches who won the 1976 festi… read moreBorn Hartley Anthony Wallace. He was from a musical family; his brothers were part of a group called Rags and Riches who won the 1976 festival song competition entitled "Big Heel Boot and Bellfoot Pants" with late, great Freddie McKay. After moving to the Waterhouse district in Kingston… read more -
Nicodemus
19,247 listeners
Three artists share this name: 1. Reggae singer from Jamaica mostly active in late 70s/early 80s Nicodemus (b. Cecil Wellington, 1957, Jam… read moreThree artists share this name: 1. Reggae singer from Jamaica mostly active in late 70s/early 80s Nicodemus (b. Cecil Wellington, 1957, Jamaica) came to notoriety as a DJ in the late 70's as deejay on the Socialist Roots Sound Syste… read moreThree artists share this name: 1. Reggae singer from Jamaica mostly active in late 70s/early 80s Nicodemus (b. Cecil Wellington, 1957, Jamaica) came to notoriety as a DJ in the late 70's as deejay on the Socialist Roots Sound System alongside the famous selector Danny Dread. His family havi… read more -
Purpleman
8,266 listeners
Purpleman, like Yellowman, with whom he recorded more than one compilation album, was an Albino Jamaican deejay from the 1980s era of dance… read morePurpleman, like Yellowman, with whom he recorded more than one compilation album, was an Albino Jamaican deejay from the 1980s era of dancehall reggae music. View wikiPurpleman, like Yellowman, with whom he recorded more than one compilation album, was an Albino Jamaican deejay from the 1980s era of dancehall reggae music. View wiki