Buju Banton · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Reasonings of Buju Banton, Bounty Killer & Sizzla
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1973-07-15
dancehalljamaicanreggaeroots reggaesoul
Discography
- Voice Of Jamaica
- Stamina Daddy1992
- Mr. Mention1993
- Voice of Jamaica1993
- ’Til Shiloh1995
- Inna Heights1997
- Unchained Spirit2000
- Friends for Life2003
- Too Bad2006
- Rasta Got Soul2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 495,364
- Total plays
- 4,848,835
Tags
reggaedancehallraggaroots reggaejamaica
Buju Banton (born Mark Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. He was born in a slum near Kingston, Jamaica called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname which is of Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame and large head, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone with a superior attitude and a gift with speech, but it was also the name of a local artist Burro Banton that Buju
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- www.gargamelmusic.com
- Image
- Buju Banton at Ilosaarirock, Joensuu, July 2006.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buju Banton
- date of birth
- 1973-07-17
- Commons gallery
- Buju Banton
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- social media followers
- 17900
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