Big Youth
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Big Youth is a pioneering Jamaican deejay and reggae artist known for his socially conscious lyrics and influential 1970s recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Youth canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican deejay
ⓘ
person ⓘ reggae artist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Manley Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Rastafari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Manley Augustus Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Dennis Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Gussie Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Buster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| genre |
dub
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ roots reggae ⓘ toasting ⓘ |
| influenced |
early dancehall artists
ⓘ
later Jamaican deejays ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dancehall
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
Jamaican Patois ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
ghetto life
ⓘ
politics ⓘ religion ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| nationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential 1970s recordings
ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dread Locks Dread
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hit the Road Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Natty Cultural Dread NERFINISHED ⓘ S-90 Skank NERFINISHED ⓘ Screaming Target NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
deejay
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
distinctive vocal exclamations
ⓘ
improvised toasting over rhythms ⓘ use of Rastafarian imagery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.