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
Title: The Early Years, Vol. 2 (The Reality of Life)
Artist: Buju Banton
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
Collections
Title: Penthouse Combinations 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Gold 1995
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (Complain Riddim)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse 15th Anniversary Dance Live Pt.2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Fatis Presents Best of Best 94 Recap
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems '99
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Dancehall Hits, Vol. 6
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Lovers Rock Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Total Reggae: Dancehall
Genre: Reggae
Title: Caribbean Party: Official 2007 Cricket World Cup
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Strictly the Best Vol. 17
Genre: Reggae
Title: Another - Dimension - Nanny Goat Style
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (1990's), Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Anthology: Penthouse Classics
Genre: Reggae
Title: Back In The 80's Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Lover Rock Roots & Culture Meet Dancehall, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Inspirational Vibes
Title: 5 Star General
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sister Carol & Friends TOGETHERNESS
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Today, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Da Dyre Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Taxi Unlimited
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bogle Mania
Genre: Reggae
Title: Grab Dem Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Freedom Trail Reggae Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Skatta Vol.1 - Big Current Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bruk Wild Vol I
Genre: Reggae
Title: Latino / Boasy Gal
Genre: Reggae
Title: Triple Spin, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Dancehall Hits Vol. 9
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Best of Kesta Records
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sampler 20
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Xterminator Presents The Awakening
Genre: Reggae
Title: Universal Message
Genre: Reggae
Title: 1.2.3 Ragga Dance Hall
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Strictly Reggae Jugglings
Genre: Reggae
Title: Happy Living Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Ultimate 2011
Genre: Reggae
Title: Twice Again
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse: Today, Vol. 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 2004
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 2003
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sampler 21
Genre: Reggae
Title: Nowtime Remixes - Cell Block
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Herbalist / Energy
Genre: Reggae
Title: Jamaica 50 Lovers Rock
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Jungle Stress Transmission
Genre: Electronica
Title: Mr. Brown Meets Number One
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sampler 22
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga Volume 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Hits - Carnival Anthems, Vol.2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Dancehall Hits Vol. 13
Genre: Reggae
Title: Don Corleon Presents - Double Joint Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Retreat
Genre: Reggae
Title: Steppin' Out of Babylon
Genre: Reggae
Title: Lovers Rock PlayList
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Dancehall Madness
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Lovers Rock PlayList
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Just Ragga Volume 7
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Party Mix, Vol. 8
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Loves Jah
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Platynum 2001 (+ Renaissance Mix Tape Vol. III)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Give Praises: Reggae Roots
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae
Title: The Reggae Masters: Vol. 5 (H-k)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dem a Chat, Vol. 1
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