Big Youth
Jamaica
Born: 19 April 1949
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Reggae, International
Styles: DJ/Toasting, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Contemporary Reggae, Political Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dub
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A man with a message, Big Youth arrived on the music scene in the wake of U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, and I-Roy, but quickly established his own style, threatening to eclipse them all. The consummate cultural toaster, the DJ ruled the dancehalls across the '70s, and although his career flagged in the next decade, he returned with a vengeance in the '90s, and continues to have an impact on both his own nation and beyond. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 19, 1949, Manley Augustus Buchanan had his moniker long before he had picked up a mic. He was ...
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