Burning Spear
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Greetings (2002 Remastered Version)
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Biography
Jamaican roots reggae artist Winston Rodney, performing under the stage name Burning Spear since the late 1970s, emerged as an influential figure from the 1970s reggae scene. Born in 1945 and a devoted Rastafarian, Rodney drew inspiration from Curtis Mayfield and James Brown alongside Marcus Garvey's Pan-African philosophy.
Origin
Jamaica
Active Since
1948
Genres
roots reggae, dub music
Label
Studio One, Island Records
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Officer of the Order of Distinction
Biography adapted from: Wikipedia — Burning Spear CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credit: Peter Verwimp CC0 Wikimedia Commons
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