Buju Banton

Biography

Mark Anthony Myrie, 15 July 1973, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Banton was raised in Denham Town and began to learn the craft of the DJ at the age of 13 with the Rambo Mango and Sweet Love sound systems. The name Buju, meaning breadfruit, was given to him by his mother when he was a baby because of his chubbiness. DJ Clement Irie introduced him to Robert Ffrench, who produced his 1986 debut single ‘The Ruler’. In 1987, he worked with Red Dragon, Bunny Lee and Winston Riley, the... Read more

Genres

Dance Reggae

Tags

reggae

dancehall

ragga

roots reggae

jamaica

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