Sizzla

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Sizzla is a prominent Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist known for his prolific output and influential role in the modern roots reggae and Rastafarian music movement.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sizzla canonical 7
Sizzla Kalonji 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dancehall artist
human
recording artist
reggae artist
activeYearsStart 1990s
alsoKnownAs Sizzla
surface form: Sizzla Kalonji
associatedWith Bobo Ashanti
birthName Miguel Orlando Collins
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica
dateOfBirth 1976-04-17
genre conscious reggae
dancehall
reggae
roots reggae
hasMusicalRole vocalist
hasTheme African identity
anti-oppression
social justice
spirituality
influenced conscious dancehall artists
modern roots reggae artists
influencedBy Rastafarian teachings
roots reggae
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Rastafari movement
surface form: Rastafari
name Sizzla self-link
nativeLanguage Jamaican Patois
notableFor influential role in modern roots reggae
prolific musical output
promotion of Rastafarian values in music
notableSong Dry Cry
Just One of Those Days
Thank U Mamma
notableWork Black Woman & Child
Burning Up
Da Real Thing
Praise Ye Jah
Royal Son of Ethiopia
occupation musician
singer
songwriter
origin August Town, Kingston, Jamaica
placeOfBirth Kingston, Jamaica
recordLabel Greensleeves Records
VP Records
Xterminator
religion Rastafari

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VP Records signedArtist Sizzla
Grateful hasGuestArtist Sizzla
God Did featuresArtist Sizzla
Popcaan associatedAct Sizzla
Mr. Vegas associatedAct Sizzla
Sizzla name Sizzla self-link
Sizzla alsoKnownAs Sizzla
this entity surface form: Sizzla Kalonji