Buju Banton

Buju Banton (born with the
name Mark Anthony Myrie) is a
Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and
reggae musician. He was born
in Kingston, Jamaica in July
15, 1973. "Buju" is a petname
given to chubby children in
Jamaica which means breadfruit
and it is given to him by his
mother as a child. "Banton" is
a Jamaican word which refer to
someone whose an admired
storyteller, and it was accept
by Myrie in tribute to the dj
(Burro Banton) whom Buju
respected as a child.He
recorded songs (Pop and
Dance), and songs that deals
with political issue. He is
politically abrupt and was
influenced by Marcus Garvey
and the Rastafari movement.

He was brought out to producer
Robert Ffrench by friend
deejay Clement Irie in 1986.
In 1987, his first single "The
Ruler" was released. It makes
a way to recording sessions
with producers such as Patrick
Roberts, Bunny Lee, Winston
Riley, and Digital B. In 1988,
at the aged of 15, he recorded
the quetionable song "Boom Bye
Bye" which contain the
homophobic lyrics. This song
was written to respond to a
widely reported man/boy rape
case in Jamaica.

Buju signed Donovan Germain's
Penthouse Records label in
1991 and began a good
partnership with producer Dave
Kelly which launched his own
Madhouse Records label. He is
one of the most famous
musicians in Jamaican music
history that have a major
chart success in 1992 with the
song "Bogle" and "Love me
Browning", both become
successful hits in Jamaica.

Videos In The Playlist:

Buju Banton - Boom Bye Bye
Buju Banton - "Driver A"
Buju Banton - Wanna Be Loved
Buju Banton - Champion
Buju Banton - Destiny
Buju Banton - Not an easy Road
Buju Banton - Untold Stories
Buju Banton - Til I'm Laid To Rest
Buju Banton - Make My Day
BUJU BANTON--SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
buju banton - hills and valleys
Buju Banton - Love Sponge
Buju Banton - Magic City
Buju Banton - Love Me Browning
Buju Banton - Champion