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Yellowman
Winston Foster , (born 15 January 1956) better known by the stage name Yellowman and also known as King Yellowman, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He first became popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, rising to prominence with a series of singles that established his reputation.
Yellowman is considered to be one of the genre's pioneers and has been credited with "almost single-handedly [creating] the coarse, crude and fearlessly direct sound of today's dancehall." Spearheading the first generation of dancehall deejays, he brought the genre to an international audience.
Career
Winston Foster was abandoned by his parents and grew up in the Maxfield Children's Home and the Catholic orphanage Alpha Boys School in Kingston, the latter known for its musical alumni. He was shunned due to having albinism, which was not typically socially accepted in Jamaica.
Yellowman attributes his early success to the encouragement of well-known PNP-affiliated gangster General Starky aka Anthony Tingle. He recalls that it was Starky who ensured that he got his chance on the ‘mike’, so that he could show his skills, giving him the space to develop into the superstar he became.
In the late 1970s...
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Albums
New York
A Very, Very Yellow Christmas
Chronic
Freedom of Speech
Yellowman Meets the Paragons
Yellowman's Good Sex Guide
Kiss Me
Prayer
Mello Yellow
Reggae On Top
A Man You Want
In Bed With Yellowman
Fantastic Yellowman
Reggae on the Move
Life in the Ghetto
Mi Hot
Party
Bad Boy Skanking
King of the Dancehall
Strikes Again
Don't Burn It Down
Yellowman Rides Again
A Reggae Calypso Encounter
Yellow Like Cheese
Blueberry Hill
Going to the Chapel
Rambo
Galong Galong Galong
Under Mi Fat Thing
Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
King Yellowman
Two Giants Clash
Divorced! (For Your Eyes Only)
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng!
Jack Sprat
Mister Yellowman
Just Cool
One Yellowman
Operation Radication
Them a Mad Over Me
The Yellow, The Purple, The Nancy
Duppy or Gunman
Sings The Blues
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- 1 Soldier Take Over
Yellowman · Reggae
- 2 'Tis the Season
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- 3 Sugar Darling
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- 7 Ready For Me
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- 8 Green Green Grass Of Home
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- 9 Higher Than The Highest Mountain
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- 11 Mexican Divorce
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- 12 Stand By Me
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Riddims Yellowman voiced
Answer Riddim
33 versions · 1993
Real Rock Riddim
33 versions · 1995 · Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Sleng Teng Riddim
23 versions · 2013
Shank I Sheck Riddim
21 versions · 1981 · Greensleeves
Stalag Riddim
20 versions · 2010 · Techniques Records
Heavenless Riddim
20 versions · versions from 1983
Cuss Cuss Riddim
17 versions · 2002
Full Up Riddim
16 versions · 1994 · VP Records
Songs on JamaicansMusic
331 playable tracks in the catalog.
- 1 Jack Sprat
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 2 Baby Father
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 3 Mash It Up Now
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 4 Natty Sat Upon the Rock
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 5 Lost Mi Love
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 6 Mister Chin
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 7 Morning Ride
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 8 How You Keep a Dance
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 9 Jamaica a Little Miami
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 10 Yellowman Getting Married
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 11 Duppy or Gunman
Yellowman · Dancehall
- 12 I'm Getting Married
Yellowman · Dancehall
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