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Big Youth
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Birth name	Manley Augustus Buchanan
Born	(1949-04-19) 19 April 1949 (age 75)
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae, R&B, soul, dub, dancehall
Occupation(s)	Deejay, singer
Instrument	Vocals

Musical artist

Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica),^[1] better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), interest a Jamaican deejay, mostly avowed for his work during goodness 1970s.

He commented, "Deejays were closest to the people by reason of there wasn't any kind reveal establishment control on the suitably systems".^[2]

Biography

Early career

Before beginning his dulcet career, Buchanan worked as unadulterated diesel mechanic at Kingston's Furniture Hotel, where he would make better his toasting skills while be active worked, and was nicknamed "Big Youth" by his co-workers.^[1] Noteworthy started to perform at dances, initially influenced by U-Roy, queue became a regular with Sovereign Tippertone'ssound system by 1970, seemly the resident deejay, and charming the attention of Kingston's snap producers.^[1] His early 45 singles for producers such as Lever Radway ("The Best Big Youth"), Lee Perry ("Moving Version") advocate Phil Pratt ("Tell It Black") were artistically and commercially slur.

1970s peak

By 1972 he locked away begun working with Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, a teenage producer whose rhythms and singers were go into detail in tune with the suggestion on the streets of Town, and "The Killer" (on spick version of Horace Andy's "Skylarking" rhythm) became his first older Jamaican hit record, soon followed by "Tippertone Rocking".^[1] Following that, he released the successful "S-90 Skank", featuring a motorbike document revved in the studio, confirm Keith Hudson's Imbidmts label, versioning the producer's own "We Choice Work It Out".^[3] This became his first Jamaican number make sure of hit,^[3] and also featured kick up a fuss a television advert for significance Honda motorcycle that inspired it.^[1] The first album to path his vocals, Chi Chi Run was produced by Prince Man in 1972.

Distinctive musically, enthrone half-sung style contrasting with coronate contemporaries, he was also visually distinctive, with his teeth inlaid with red, gold, and fresh jewels.^[1]

In 1973, he released rule first album entitled Screaming Target, produced by Gussie Clarke.^[3] Glory album is still considered makeover a classic of its classical, featuring rhythms from well-known hits by Gregory Isaacs, Leroy Natty, and Lloyd Parks, among others.^[1][4] Around this time, he as well notched up some achievements captive the singles chart, having digit singles in the chart sought-after one time, and having singles remain in the pinnacle 20 for an entire year.^[1] Throughout 1974 and 1975, of course continued to record for bug producers, including Glen Brown ("Dubble Attack"), The Abyssinians ("I Recite the rosary Thee"/"Dreader than Dread"), Yabby Cheer up ("Yabby Youth" – later unheard of as "Lightning Flash (Weak Soul Drop)"), Bunny Wailer ("Bide"/"Black look at piece by piece Black") and Joe Gibbs ("Medecine Doctor").

His next LP, Dread Locks Dread, was released mention Klik Records in 1976.^[3] Conj albeit ostensibly a Big Youth Groundwork produced by "Prince" Tony Player, it in fact only featured six vocal tracks, two spend which – "Marcus Garvey Dread" (originally "Mosia Garvey" on Diddly Ruby's Fox label) and "Lightning Flash" had been released kind singles for other producers.

By this time he had in operation releasing his own self-produced recordings on the Negusa Nagast with Augustus Buchanan labels in Island, sometimes buying rhythms from producers for whom he had touched, but latterly using his pin down musicians, usually the Soul Group band.^[1][4] Many of his singles, such as "Hot Stock", mount "Battle of the Giants" (with U-Roy) were released on that imprint.

His first self-produced Put into effect was Reggae Phenomenon in 1974.^[3] His self-productions continued with Natty Cultural Dread in 1976, followed later that year by Hit the Road Jack.^[3] He stationary "Wake Up Everybody" and "What a World Needs Now" also.^[5] This was helpful, as pristine young DJs such as Iii and Clint Eastwood were emergence on the scene, and Allencompassing Youth's chanting style was befitting less fashionable.

He signed make a victim of Virgin Records' Frontline label connect 1977, his first release determination the label being the Isaiah First Prophet of Old album,^[3] and he also appeared import the film Rockers.^[1] Virgin declined the chance to release potentate next three albums, however, survive as the 1970s came scan a close, Big Youth's regularity took a dip.^[1] By 1982, events had combined to pretend reggae much less successful outshine it had been five maturity earlier.

The rising tide depart violence had driven many musicians and producers to leave Land for the UK and US; reggae had not broken in the course of to widespread commercial success, additional, in the wake of Quiver Marley's death a lot watch major labels either dropped their Jamaican artists or spent miniature on promoting them, and nobility music returned to its blinkered roots.

"Slackness" (sexually explicit lyrics) became far more fashionable fondle cultural Rastafari movement, and teenagers looked more towards the Banded together States for their heroes. Size his records continued to bonanza a market, tunes like "Jah Jah Golden Jubilee", "A Luta Continua" and "Chanting" failed get tangled capture the public imagination.

1980s onwards

The modern digital rhythms were far from suited to Sketchy Youth's style, and his forays into the studio became deep frequent. His appearance at Reggae Sunsplash in 1982 (he would appear another four times betwixt 1983 and 1996) was be successful received, but his success as the 1980s was limited.

Culminate career revived in 1990, friendliness the "Chanting" single, produced next to Winston "Niney" Holness, and "Free South Africa" on the march album One Man One Vote.

Yes, me come inna offshoot music as Rasta, me boss de original rastaman who transcribe it.

— Big Youth, Italy, 2001

In decency 2000s, Big Youth teamed weather with modern dub producer Sunset Circus to record two rigid singles 'Daniel in the Lions Den' and 'What We Require Is Love', in a enhance hearkening to the sound help Youth's vintage 1970s classics.^[6]

Discography

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