Ninja man reggae biography examples
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From Nanny To Ninja Man: The Role of Revolution In Jamaican Music and Society
Revolutionary political and musical concepts have transformed Jamaica and its relations with the outside world for centuries. From colonial times to the present day, Jamaicans have engaged in revolutionary acts of political and creative expression. In each instance, these activities have been imbued with a profound Jamaican cultural, ethnic and national pride, and made the most of dire circumstances. Jamaica’s history is filled with rebel heroes, including Queen Nanny, a runaway slave whose Maroon encampment in the Jamaican mountains was never conquered bygd the British colonial slavemasters, and remained an autonomous region. Her example, as well as that of slave rebellion leader Paul Bogle, human rights activist Marcus Garvey, Prime Minister Michael Manley and other political figures continually challenged the Western social and political establishment throughout the island’s development.
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Born in Annotto Bay, Jamaica, Ballentine moved to Kingston at the age of He launched his deejay career with the Black Culture Sound System at age 14 as "Double Ugly". In , he joined the Killamanjaro sound system, there got the chance to learn from established deejays Super Cat and Early B, and released his debut single as "Uglyman". Yet another name change made him the now well known Ninjaman.[2] In , Ninjaman recorded - and produced himself - his first hit single "Protection", a duett with Courtney Melody. The following years brought many prolific collaborations with producers like King Jammy, Lloyd Pickout Dennis, Witty, Xterminator, Philip "Fatis" Burrell, Redman, Ini Kamoze, Bobby Digital, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, and Steely & Clevie and Henry "Junjo" Lawes. It has been said that Ninjaman comes up with all of his lyrics on the prick in the recording studio, in a freestyle manner.
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Dancehall reggae
From the first hard hitting digital beats of Shabba’s "Gal Yuh' Good" I was hooked. It was Ninjaman was a rising star and a year later, in , Buju Banton would release the album ‘Mr. Mention’ produced by Donovan Germain.
By the early s reggae music had evolved into dancehall with influenzal producers like Bobby Digital and King Jammy. Years before in King Jammy and Wayne Smith developed the first computerized sound based on a pattern found on the Casio MT home keyboard. The Sleng Teng riddim was an instant hit in the dancehall.
By the early s riddims were often digital, performances more aggressive and extravagant. The lyrics explicite, Yellowman experimented with slackness, Ninjaman adopted gun talk lyrics, not perse glorifying violence, but as a metaphorical language. Dancehall reggae is machismo in overdrive.
My favourite, but controversial, artist is Ninjaman, born as Desmond John Ballentine in Ninjaman recorded his first hit single in Between and Des