Burro Banton
Burro Banton (* 27. December 1956 in Kingston as Donovan Spalding ) is a Jamaican dancehall - reggae singer who especially in the 1980s and 1990s aggressive for his style and his deep, gravelly voice was known. His best known song is "Boom wah dis" on the Street Sweeper - Riddim . He influenced many current dancehall singers like Buju Banton , Bounty Killer and Elephant Man .
Career
Burro Banton grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. There he belonged to the dancehall scene and visited the hip clubs in Jamaica. He mimicked the gestures of DJs and singers and danced to reggae and dancehall. In 1976 his friends convinced him to embark on a career as a DJ . In the late 70s Banton began to sing, since 1978 with the Black-Hoover - sound system , later with Roots Unlimited , Gemini , Volcano and Killamanjaro . At Killamanjaro, he also worked for the first time with Supercat and Nicodemus . In particular with Joey Wales from Roots Unlimited, he delivered DJ battles .
Banton became famous for his deep voice, which makes his numbers stand out from the other tracks recorded on the same riddim . The voice was reminiscent of Prince Jazzbo . He describes himself as an "Original Veteran (Deejay)". He was the first DJ to use the name Banton , a patois word that means "full of lyrics," which is an honor for good lyricists in the Jamaican dancehall scene. His first name Buro was simply a nickname he'd received in his youth.
Banton became known in the mid-1980s in the digital dancehall environment of King Jammy . It was produced by Henry "Junjo" Lawes . He sang on riddims that were recorded with real instruments, but digitally reworked. Until the mid-1980s, his art only took place on the recordings of the DJ tapes, while artists from the same sound system such as Barrington Levy , Yellowman and Eek a Mouse already had successful albums. He released his first LP Buro in 1983, but this was lost in the Yellowman hype.
In the early 1990s, Supercat founded the Wild Apache label , where Banton released his first hit, Boom wah dis , which became his signature track. His second hit was Washington Session. When Supercat went to Columbia Records in 1992 , Banton moved to the Massive B label , where his second album The Original Banton was released. In the same year he had an appearance on Shinehead's song Jamaican in New York.
In 1998, Steely and Cleevie , a well-known producer duo in Jamaica, suggested that he re-record "Boom wah dis" on Steelie and Clevie's current riddim, the Street Sweeper. Banton agreed.
Since 2000, he has in Massive B the title Politicians , which is about the life in the ghettos of Kingston goes Phenomenon 2 , a Ganja -tune, and Jah Jah Rules published. This was followed by Heavenless Riddim ( In da Ghetto ) on Massive B from 2004 and the 2005 reissue of Truth & Rights (originally on Studio One ), where he was represented in a duet with Johnny Osbourne .
Banton tours Europe, Asia and North America regularly. He was on stage with Capleton and Bounty Killer , among others . In 2006 he could also be seen in Germany, Italy and Austria.
meaning
Both Mega Banton , who was considered his successor, and Buju Banton named themselves after Burro Banton and described him as a great influence. Buju Banton sneaked into the clubs at the age of twelve to listen to Burru Banton's DJing and his lyrics.
Private life
He describes himself as a Rastafarian , although he does not see the religion as pragmatic: he does not wear dreadlocks and drinks alcohol, "albeit in moderation" ("I drink a guinness or two, but not more").
Discography
Albums
- 1983: Buro (CSA Records)
- 1995: Da Original Banton (Massive B)
Compilations
- 2012: Greatest Hits (Massive B)
Singles
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Split singles
- 1982: Big Bout Yah / Tradition (12 '' with Tony Tuff, Reggae Sound)
- 1983: Hold Me Darling (12 '' with trills, Darace Music)
- 1989: No Competition / A Sound Boy Dead (with Papa D, Sixth Revelation & Papa D, Dub Party)
- 1991: Material World (12 '' with Super Cat , Wild Apache)
- 1993: Attention / Informer Mus Die (12 '' with Professor Grizzly , Massive B)
- 1995: Dem Gangster / Sit and Wonder (12 '' with Prisoner of War, Massive B)
- 2000: Posses with the Best (with Power Man, Shines Production)
- 2001: Settle Yourself / Times Hard (with Gringo, Massive B)
- 2003: Money Friend / Facilitate War (with Assassin, Massive B)
- 2004: Ya Dun Do (Remix) / Burn a Hypocrit (with Choppa Chop, Massive B)
- 2004: The System / Sabbath Days (with Warrior King, First Name Music)
- 2005: Cold / Kick It Off (with Beniton, Massive B)
- 2006: Da Streetz / Tun It Up (with Benneton, Massive B)
- 2006: Rise N Shine / Ethipoia (with King Kong, Massive B)
- 2006: MC Peggy Part 2 / Kangaroo Dance (with Kangaroo, One Love Records)
- 2006: Idiot Killing / Tom Drunk (with Future Trouble, Studio 2000)
- 2008: Chat & Show Off / Your Love (with Chantel, Total Statisfaction)
- 2008: Cut Nuh Dash / Got It Right (with Elephant Man , Open Ear Music)
- 2008: Clean Air Country / By the Way (with Vida Sun-Shye, Savona Records)
- 2008: Cross da Board / Huslin (with Dr. Evil, Massive B)
- 2009: Love Me Sensimilia / One Cup a Day (with Lukie D, Maximum Sound)
- 2009: Energy Baton / Rest in Peace (with Majah Hype, Massive B)
- 2009: What U Fightin For / Informa (with Kharri Kill, Massive B)
- 2009: Ghetto Living / Remix (with Cali P. , Weedy G Soundforce)
- 2010: Blaze It (feat.Tony Curtis) / Fighting Soldiers (with Mark Wonder, Greenyard Records)
- 2011: No Fake Freind / Mr. Polite (with Lady Chann, Sound Quake)
- 2013: Can't Get Me Out / We No Worry Bout Them (with Konshens & Romain Virgom Maximum Sound Bounty Killers)
- 2015: Lef Them to Time (Russ D Remix) (with The Disciples, Calabash Records)
- 2017: Say So / They Don't Know (with Cosmos Ray, Happy as a Lark)
Guest Posts
- 1982: Untitled on the album Junjo - A Live Session with Aces International (Greensleeves Records)
- 1983: Various on the album Bibow Posse - Live Inna Dance Hall Style (Gorgon Records)
- 1984: Untitled on the album George Pang - George Pang and Friends at Skateland (Power House)
- 1992: Shinehead - Jamaican in New York ( 12`` , Elektra Records )
- 2006: Burro Banton & Pinchers & The Scrucialists - Cross The Board (7 ", One Ton)
- 2007: Cooh - Ganja Lighta (Single, Bass Rejects)
- 2008: Collie Buddz feat. Choppa - Pompatay - Bust It Pon Dem / Good Goodie (7 ", Massive B)
- 2008: Boom Wha Dis (Dub) on the album Tester - Dangerous (Soundtest Records)
- 2008: Pick Di Plum on the album DJ Pharfar - Presents a Rubadub Sundy in Copenhagen (PanAmericana Records)
- 2009: Trust None of Dem on Poirier - Run the Ridim (MCD, Ninja Tune)
- 2010: Various on the album Poirier - Running High (Ninja Tune)
- 2010: Clean Air Country on Mista Savona - Warn the Nation (Elefant Traks)
- 2011: Blaze It on Tony Curtis - Fight It (EP, Greenyard Records)
- 2012: Stickybuds vs Mista Savona - Clean Air (Download, Sub Funk)
- 2012: Must Affi Survive on the album Babaman - La Nuova Era (Produzioni Oblio)
- 2013: Can't Stop Wi on the album Dirty Dubsters - Fire It Up (Irish Moss)
- 2014: Leave It Alone on the album OBF - Wild (Dubquake Records)
- 2015: Damian Marley , Mr. Vegas , Alozade, Danny English, Cham, O, Elephant Man , The Beatnuts - No Coke Reloaded MEGAreMIXX (No Coke Reloaded Riddim) (MP3, Sued Massiv Production)
- 2015: The Bug - Zim Zim Zim (Single, Ninja Tune)
- 2017: Dub-Stuy Presents Kunta Kinte Riddim 2017 (with Rider Shafique, Shanti D, DJ Madd, Dub-Stuy Records)
Sampler contributions
- 1983: Out of Hand on The CSA Collection Volume 1 or Reggae Music All Right (CSA Records)
- 1984: Diverse on Dee-jay Super Clash (Or Gimme The Music) (CSA Records)
- 1989: Ruler on Stamina (France)
- 1990: Out of Hand on Reggae Rappers (CSA Records)
- 1992: El Salvador on Big Up (24x7 Records)
- 1993: Diverse on Massive B Allstars (Massive B)
- 1995: Diverse on Bobby Konders / Massive B - Reggae Meets Hip Hop
- 1995: Sensi Love That Cheeba on Dancehall Kings II (Blunt Recordings)
- 1995: Sensi Love That Cheeba on 8 Joints from Blunt Recordings (Blunt Recordings)
- 1995: Warm Dem (Hip Hop Mix) on The Best of Hip Hop 1995 (Cutting Edge)
- 1995: The Don on Stalag (Massive B)
- 1998: Diverse on On da Reggae Tip (Blunt Recordings)
- 2000: One for the Money on Bitter Blood (VP Records)
- 2000: Order of Distinction on Bad Weather (VP Records)
- 2001: Diverse on Yard Bounce (Massive B)
- 2002: Exodus Dubplate on Cornerstones (Pillars of the Dancehall) (Heart to Art Music)
Web links
- Burro Banton at Discogs (English)
- Burro Banton on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adrian Room: Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2 , pp. 45 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2018]).
- ↑ a b Rob Kenner: Boom Shots . In: Vibe . Vibe Media Group, August 1995, pp. 124 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2018]).
- ↑ a b Burro Banton at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ David Vlado Moskowitz: Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall . Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 978-0-313-33158-9 , pp. 19 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2018]).
- ↑ No Apologies, Nor Regrets . In: Vibe . Vibe Media Group, October 1993, p. 80 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Banton, Burro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spalding, Donovan (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican dancehall and reggae singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |