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Winston Foster , (born 15 January 1956) better known by the stage name Yellowman and also known as King Yellowman, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He first became popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, rising to prominence with a series of singles that established his reputation.

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1956-01-15

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"King" Yellowman as he is known, is one of the most popular reggae artists to have come from Jamaica. Born as Winston Foster in 1959, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was also an alumnus of the Alpha Boy's school where many reggae artists and musicians got their early musical training. Yellowman, nicknamed for his albino appearance, got his start in the late 1970's as a young DJ (toaster or rapper). He built his early career around the fact that he was an albino, and his audiences accepted him for his s

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Musical artist.name
Yellowman
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.image
Yellowman backed by Sagittarius Band, Bersenbrueck 2007 -1 (cropped).jpg
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Yellowman performing in 2007
Musical artist.birth_name
Winston Foster
Musical artist.alias
King Yellowman
Musical artist.birth_place
Kingston, Jamaica
Musical artist.years_active
1974–present

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www.kingyellowman.com
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Yellowman backed by Sagittarius Band, Bersenbrueck 2007 -1 (cropped).jpg
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Yellowman
date of birth
1959-01-15
start of work period
1974-00-00
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  • Career
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Winston Foster , (born 15 January 1956) better known by the stage name Yellowman and also known as King Yellowman, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He first became popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, rising to prominence with a series of singles that established his reputation.

Yellowman is considered to be one of the genre's pioneers and has been credited with "almost single-handedly [creating] the coarse, crude and fearlessly direct sound of today's dancehall." Spearheading the first generation of dancehall deejays, he brought the genre to an international audience.

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