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ALBUMThis Is How We Roll - SingleBL Tha Hook Slaya, Buju Banton & Capleton
Albums by Buju Banton
ALBUMBORN FOR GREATNESSBuju Banton
ALBUMUpside Down 2020Buju Banton
ALBUMBefore the DawnBuju Banton
ALBUMGonna Bring YaBuju Banton
ALBUMFriends for LifeBuju Banton
ALBUMWant It!Buju Banton
ALBUMUnchained SpiritBuju Banton
ALBUMQuickBuju Banton
ALBUMInna HeightsBuju Banton
ALBUMCell Block Retro PlaySimpleton, Faby Dolly, Delly Ranks, Goofy, Blacka Ranks & Bedrock, Future Troubles, DJ Culture, Josie Stepper, Cham, Clement Irie, General Degree, Singing Sweet, Buju Banton, Silver Cat, Flourgon, Don Yute & Singing Sweet
Buju Banton's Popular Music Videos
Holy Mountain (feat. Buju Banton, Sizzla, Mavado & 070 Shake)
DJ Khaled
WHERE YOU COME FROM (feat. Buju Banton, Capleton & Bounty Killer)
DJ Khaled
Party Girls (feat. Buju Banton)
Victoria Monét
Trust
Buju Banton
THESE STREETS KNOW MY NAME (feat. Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer & Sizzla)
DJ Khaled
Party Girls (feat. Buju Banton) [Rehearsal Video]
Victoria Monét
Blessed
Buju Banton
Wanna Be Loved
Buju Banton
Steppa
Buju Banton
Champion
Buju Banton
Artist Playlists
Buju Banton Essentials
This contentious artist would bring reggae to the masses.
At Home With Buju Banton: The Playlist
From Dennis Brown to Gladys Knight, songs that inspire the Jamaican reggae mainstay.
Artist Biography
Reggae star Mark Anthony Myrie was nicknamed Buju (“chubby child”) by his mother, and he took the surname Banton as an homage to dancehall reggae deejay Burro Banton.
∙ Local audiences first knew him as Gargamel—his stage name when he began toasting at age 12.
∙ In 1992, he not only released the best-selling album in Jamaican history, Mr. Mention, but he also charted the most No. 1 singles in one year—an honor previously held by Bob Marley & The Wailers.
∙ After he embraced Rastafarianism in the mid-’90s, his lyrics took a turn toward spirituality and social activism.
∙ A musical ambassador, Banton has worked with a wide range of artists, including John Legend, Rancid, and Malian singer-songwriter Salif Keita.
∙ He has been nominated six times for Grammy awards in the Best Reggae Album category, and he won in 2011 for his LP Before the Dawn.
∙ In 2019, he became the first solo artist to sell out Jamaica’s 35,000-capacity National Stadium since Bob Marley did it in 1978.
Hometown
Kingston, Jamaica
Genre
Reggae