Buju Banton
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Biography
[Edit]Buju Banton was one of the most popular dancehall reggae artists of the '90s. Debuting with a series of popular "slack" singles, which drew criticism for their graphic sexuality and homophobia, Banton converted to Rastafarianism and revolutionized dancehall by employing the live instrumentation and social consciousness of classic roots reggae. He first adopted the approach on his 1995 classic 'Til Shiloh, which raised hopes among his fans that he would become dancehall's great international ambassador, as Bob Marley had been for roots reggae. While that never quite materialized, Banton remained a high-profile star into the new millennium.
Buju Banton was born Mark Anthony Myrie on July 15, 1973, in the Kingston slum of Salt Lane. Buju was his childhood nickname, a word for breadfruit that was often applied to chubby children; he would later adopt Banton in tribute to one of his earliest musical influences, Burro Banton. He was one of 15 children; his mother was a street vendor, and he was directly descended from the colonial-era freedom fighters known as the Maroons. Banton first tried his hand at DJing and toasting at age 13, performing with local sound systems. He made his first recording not long after, with the 1986 Robert Ffrench-produced single "The Ruler." He continued to record through 1987, then took some time off to allow his voice to mature. He returned in the early '90s with a rough growl comparable to that of Shabba Ranks.
In 1991, Banton began recording for Donovan Germain's Penthouse label, often teaming with engineer/producer/songwriter Dave "Rude Boy" Kelly. Debuting for the label with "Man Fi Dead," his first major hit was "Love Mi Browning," an ode to light-skinned women that drew the ire of Jamaica's sizable darker-skinned population. As penance, he released a follow-up single called "Love Black Woman," but courted even more controversy with "Boom Bye Bye," a notoriously homophobic track that seemingly advocated violence against gays. Other hits of the period included "Batty Rider," "Bogle," and "Women Nuh Fret," among many others; in fact, 1992 saw Banton break Marley's record for the most number one singles in one year. His debut album, Mr. Mention, was a smash hit that year as well, and he signed an international major-label deal with Mercury.
The Voice of Jamaica album, released in 1993, introduced Banton to the world outside Jamaica, and gave him a huge hit in the celebratory safe-sex anthem "Willy (Don't Be Silly)." Other singles from the album included "Operation Ardent," a critique of police corruption, and "Deportees (Things Change)," which castigated emigrants who refused to share their overseas earnings with the family back in Jamaica. In early 1994, Banton released the monumental single "Murderer," an impassioned indictment of dancehall culture and gun violence recorded after the shooting deaths of fellow dancehall DJs Panhead and Dirtsman.
As well-received as Voice of Jamaica was, it was the 1995 follow-up, 'Til Shiloh, that would rank as Banton's masterpiece. A fusion of dancehall with live instrumentation and classic roots reggae, 'Til Shiloh consolidated Banton's move into social awareness and adopted a more mature, reflective tone that signaled Banton's arrival as an artist able to make major creative statements. His follow-up, 1997's Inna Heights, continued in a similarly rootsy vein and won only slightly less acclaim than its much-heralded predecessor. In 1999, Banton recorded with the punk band Rancid and subsequently signed with the punk label Epitaph's eclectic Anti subsidiary. In 2000, he delivered his Unchained Spirit, which found him growing more eclectic in a quest to cross over to the international market; it also featured a successful duet with Beres Hammond on "Pull It Up." After a three-year break from album releases, Banton returned on Atlantic in 2003 with Friends for Life, a crossover-friendly record with elements of hip-hop, R&B, and pop (and very little of the roots-dancehall hybrid that had catapulted him to stardom). Unhappy with the support he was given at the major labels, Banton started his own label, Gargamel Music, and released the single "Magic City" in 2004. The single was a preview of his next album, Rasta Got Soul, but an arrest on ganja cultivation charges sent him into legal battle for the next two years. When it all ended in a fine, he unleashed his strictly dancehall album Too Bad featuring the huge Jamaican hit "Driver A." The much more traditional Rasta Got Soul finally appeared in 2009.
Title: 'Til Shiloh (Expanded)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Penthouse Flashback - Buju Banton & Wayne Wonder
Artist: Buju Banton, Wayne Wonder
Genre: Reggae
Title: Young Blood Records Presents: Buju Banton & Beenie Man
Artist: Beenie Man, Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae
Title: Before the Dawn
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Buju Banton - The Early Years (90-95)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Circumstances (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Friends for Life
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Inna Heights 10th Anniversary Edition
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Inna Heights (10th Anniversary Edition) [Audio Version]
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Lonely Night (Remastered) [feat. Jovi Rockwell] - Single
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Mr. Mention
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Mr Mention
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Mr. Mention (Remastered)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Sons of Jamaica
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: The Early Years (90-95)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: The Early Years, Vol. 2 - "The Reality of Life"
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Collections
Title: Riddim Driven: Trafalga
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Cell Block Vinyl Prime Cuts, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall 2004
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Xplosion - The Remix
Title: Penthouse Showcase, Vol. 9
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Dancehall Hits Vol. 9
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall Xplosion '98
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Reggae Masters, Vol. 9 (S)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae House Music, Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (Chase Vampire Riddim)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Hits Of 93
Genre: Reggae
Title: Fat Eyes Delite '05
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rapid Burse Riddim
Title: Greensleeves Official Dancehall Mix-Tape 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Total Reggae: Summer Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae's Perfect Combinations Volume 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits, Vol. 16
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits, Vol. 17
Genre: Reggae
Title: Total Reggae: Island Vibes
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Biggest Reggae One Drop Anthems 2007
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits, Vol. 29
Genre: Reggae
Title: One 2 One - Riddim Rider Vol. 11
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven - Bingie Trod
Genre: Reggae
Title: Morgan Heritage Family & Friends, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Showcase Vol. 7
Genre: Reggae
Title: 4 Riddim Album
Genre: Reggae
Title: Finest Delivery
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ward 21: The brand new riddims
Genre: Reggae
Title: Mouvement Ragga, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits, Vol. 21
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits, Vol. 15
Genre: Reggae
Title: Universal Message, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall 1998
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Cell Block Studios Presents: Linkup Vol. I
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga Volume 10
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven - Giddeon War
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae's Diamond Collection (3 -2 - 1 Mega Mix)
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Ultimate Dancehall Mix (Continuous Mix)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Handle Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (Heavy Rock & MPLA)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Pepperseed Jam
Genre: Reggae
Title: Soul Food Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: 5th Gear Riddim
Title: Penthouse Today, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Germain Presents Party Mix
Genre: Reggae
Title: Voices of Reggae
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Hi Fever
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (1990's), Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Cool and Deadly Riddim
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Get the Ragga Feel Good Factor
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall 1998
Genre: Reggae
Title: Pepperseed
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Rider, Vol. 10: Goldmine
Genre: Reggae
Title: Push Come to Shove Riddim
Title: Outada Riddim
Title: Karukera Sound System Special Request
Genre: Reggae
Title: island Breeze Riddim
Title: Shampoo Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Black Shadow Records Presents: Bad Dog
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga Volume 8
Genre: Reggae
Title: First Semester: Dancehall
Title: Ska-Licious
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven - Tabla
Genre: Reggae
Title: Certified Boomshots Vol.1
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2007
Genre: Reggae
Title: Triple Spin
Genre: Reggae
Featuring albums
Title: Morgan Heritage Family and Friends, Vol. 2
Artist: Morgan Heritage
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Can't Stop a Man - The Best of Beres Hammond
Artist: Beres Hammond
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Reggae Anthology: Melody Life
Artist: Marcia Griffiths
Genre: Rock, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: 3 Wise Men - Love, Peace and Consciousness
Artist: Sizzla, Anthony B, Luciano
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Title: Buju Banton Presents Excalibur Sound, Vol. 1: 100 Watt
Artist: Buju Banton Presents
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Ziggy Marley presents: Dancehall Originators, Volume One
Artist: Ziggy Marley Presents
Genre: Reggae
Title: Collectors Series: Garnett Silk
Artist: Garnett Silk
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Out Of Many - 50 Years of Reggae Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Siren! (Greensleeves Rhythm Album #75)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Morgan Heritage Family & Friends Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin