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King Kong (musician)
Musical artist
Dennis Anthony Thomas (born 26 March 1962), better known as King Kong, is a Jamaican deejay/singer best known for his work in the 1980s.
Biography
[edit]Born in Kingston, Thomas first recorded as a deejay at Tuff Gong studios in 1982, initially working under the name Junior Kong, named after his father.[1] His debut single was "Pink Eye". He worked with GT and then his own Love Bunch sound system and then recorded for King Tubby's Firehouse label, now singing in a similar style to Tenor Saw.[1] The early King Kong recordings for Tubby were over early digital rhythms, and included songs such as "AIDS" and "Babylon", and established him as a popular artist.[1] His first album release was split with another of Tubby's singers, Anthony Red Rose, with Two Big Bull Inna One Pen issued on Firehouse.[1] During 1986 and 1987, Kong recorded for several of Jamaica's top producers, including Prince Jammy, with whom he enjoyed his biggest hits with "Trouble Again" (the title track from his Jammy-produced debut album proper) and "Legal We Legal",[2]Black Scorpio, Harry J, Errol Thompson, Ossie Hibbert, Bunny Lee, and Prince Jazzbo.[1] While many of his songs were typical in content
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Sugar Minott
Jamaican reggae singer (1956–2010)
Musical artist
Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott (25 May 1956 – 10 July 2010)[1][2] was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, record producer and sound-system operator.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]After working as a selector on the Sound of Silence Keystonesound system, and then his own Gathering of Youth system, he began his singing career as part of The African Brothers in 1969, along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard.[4][5] The group released several singles in the first half of the 1970s on labels such as Micron and their own Ital label, and were an early example of the Rastafari movement's influence on the Jamaican music scene, taking a clear lead from The Abyssinians.[3] After recording "Mysterious Nature" for producer Rupie Edwards, the group recorded 1974's "No Cup No Broke" for Studio One, breaking up shortly after.[4] Minott then teamed up with the producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, as studio apprentice at Dodd's Studio One, working as a singer, guitarist and percussionist, and soon began recording his own singles.[4][6] Minott developed a talent for writing new songs to fit over existing rhythms (which at th
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Tenor Saw
Clive Bright (2 Dec 1966 – August 1988), better make public as Tenor Saw, was a Jamaican dancehall singjay imprisoned the Decennium, considered helpful of rendering most powerful singers make famous the anciently digital reggae era. His best-known put a label on was depiction 1985 strike "Ring interpretation Alarm" mood the "Stalag" riddim.
Biography
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