Buju Banton
Biography Buju Banton
Buju Banton
іѕ а wеll-knоwn rеggае dаnсеhаll rесоrdіng аrtіѕt frоm Јаmаіса whо іѕ knоwn аѕ оnе оf thе mоѕt ѕіgnіfісаnt аnd wеll-rеgаrdеd аrtіѕtѕ іn Јаmаісаn muѕіс. Не hаѕ wоrkеd wіth mаnу fаmоuѕ іntеrnаtіоnаl muѕісіаnѕ аnd аrtіѕtѕ, іnсludіng thоѕе іn thе Нір Нор, Lаtіn аnd рunk rосk gеnrеѕ.
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 admired as a child. It was Burro's rough gravelly vocals that Buju emulated and ultimately made his own.
Buju's mother was a higgler, or street vendor while his father worked as a labourer at a tile factory. He was one of fifteen children born into a family which was directly descended from the Maroons, a group of escaped slaves who proudly fought off the British colonialists.
Buju is one of the most popular musicians in Jamaican history, having burst onto the charts there suddenly in 1992, with "Bogle" and "Love Me Browning/Love Black Woman", both massive hits in Jamaica. Controversy erupted over Love Me Browning which spoke of Banton's preference for light-skinned women: "Mi love mi car mi love mi house mi love mi money and ting, but most of all mi love mi browning. ...
