Anthony Moses Davis (also
known by his nickname Beenie
Man) is a Grammy award winning
Jamaican reggae artist. He was
born in August 22, 1973 in the
Waterhouse district of
Kingston. He considered
himself as the "King of the
DanceHall".
He enter in the music industry
at a young age and was
inspired by his uncle Sydney
Wolfe whose playing drums for
Jimmy Cliff. In 1981, he won
the Tastee Talent contest and
the Radio DJ (Barry G)
recommend him to local sound
system operators who helped
him to build the popularity of
the young deejay who later
became known as "Beenie Man".
In 1981, Bennie recorded his
debut single, "Too Fancy" with
the record producer Henry
"Junjo" Lawes. Lawes also
include him on the 1983 album
"Junjo Presents Two Big
Sounds" together with
organized stars such as
Fathead, Ring,and Dillinger.
Bennie Man's debut album "The
Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten
Year Old DJ Wonder" is
produced by Bunny Lee and it
is released in 1983. His first
hit single also released in
that same year with the
producer Winston Holness "Over
the Sea". He recorded some
material with Barrington Levy
(which was released after ten
years), although his music
career was stop in a little
time while he finished his
studies and spent time
travelling to several
countries like United Kingdom,
United States, and Canada.
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