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Burning Spear
Fomerly known as Winston Rodney, Burning Spear took his stage name from a Kenyan freedom fighter and got his start under the wing of reggae superstar Bob Marley. After recording some early singles for Jamaica's Studio One label in the late 60s, Spear would make a splash in 1975 with the spare, powerful roots reggae classic Marcus Garvey (followed later by an equally groundbreaking dub album, Garvey's Ghost). Signed to Island Records, Spear released a series of albums in a similar, hard-hitting vein -- among them Man In The Hills and Dry and Heavy. Since the mid-80s, his sound has smoothed out, frequently including horns and female backing vocals, but his Rastafarian message remains as strong as ever. He's received six Grammy nominations and is one of reggae's best-known -- and best-loved -- stars. Burning Spear's latest album, Calling Rastafari, was released on Heartbeat Records in summer 1999, as was the fourth volume of his popular "Living Dub" series, which offers dub versions of tunes from his back catalog. |
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