Biography
read full storyDj on sounds throughout the 80s and early 90s.93 saw my first relase "lover dread" then "black awareness" start doing many stageshows all over england "Nuh dis di ras" was first real hit in 94 followed by the massive "Jungle Bungle" in 95 followed by many more hits from then Starkey Banton name get global first Lp "powers youth" was released in 96 many big tunes including I&I Saw Dem Coming and a combination with Mykal Roze "Love King Selassie".Stirred up a lot a controversy with a tune called "Nah wear versace". Toured Scadinavia with Freddie Mcgregor also the Carribean and Africa with Gregory Isaacs causing a storm in st lucia same year did reggae sunsplash in Jamaica got a big response from the crowd as well as other artist and musicians.97 i was nominated for a reggae mobo award, was just as succesful touring Uganda as the headline with my band the powers band.Done most festivals in europe always getting good crowd response Geel festival,Rototom festival the most memorable.France,Spain,Italy,Germany,Switzerland,Croatia,Slovenia,Holland,Belgium,Norway,Sweden,Austria, all felt the fire of Starkey Banton.98 done the GuinessFestival in Nairobi Kenya alongside Earl 16 Johnnie Clarke Jah Shaka Sista Aisha Maxi Priest and the late Lucky Dube suprised a lot of people with my performance. Got a gold disc for collaboration with french group Raggasonic toured France extensively with Ruff Cutt band and Mykal Roze also toured with Cocoa Tea Barrington Levy and General Degree. Also with Buju Banton.Did a video for columbia records called "rolling stone girl" filmed in portland jamaica.Next lp was for Mad Professor in 99 entitled "Rasta Mystic" same year i moved to Gambia West Africa carried my sound Stereo Love Muzik.Had a club called Reggae Yard kept dances and stageshows.building the reggae vibes that all who came after me benifited from.Stayed for a few years then came back to england a lot of people said wat happen they wanna hear some new songs so i decided to record again "Joy Of The World" my first self produced works Was released in 2005 on my own label Bantonic records.Toured Grenada with Michel Prophet, Sweetie Irie and Judy Boucher again suprising many with my performance.Did a tour of South Africa in the eastern cape it was so succesful i was requested the following year to do a bigger tour kicking up Cape Town,Johannesburg Bloemfontein and Umtata home of Nelson Mandela.Right now got some new material soon to be released some getiing very good air play "smoking ban" "lion roar" all self produced all who thought i was done think again starkey banton the real ancient lion chanting Rastafari from that time up to the time and more time Jah bless