Burro Banton

Burro Banton, born 1960 in Western Kingston, Jamaica, was influenced by deejays such as Dillinger, U Brown and Ranking Trevor. He made his stage debut as a deejay in 1976 at a talent contest, but startedhis career in earnest on the "Roots Unlimited" sound system alongside Josey Wales. Then he became the resident deejay for Gemini Sound, before he started to work for Junjo Lawes' Volcano sound system. He went into the studio with this successful dancehall producer and recorded his debut album "Burro". In the early nineties he moved to New York where he teamed up with Massive B producer Bobby Konders. This led to the release of the album "Da Original Banton" in 1995.