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Buju Banton (born Mark Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. He was born in a slum near Kingston, Jamaica called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname which is of Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame and large head, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone with a superior attitude and a gift with speech, but it was also the name of a local artist Burro Banton that Buju admired as a child. It was Burro's rough...

Jamal Banton is a British house music producer/DJ hailing from London. He had a release on Funk Butcher's Houseology under the name Hardhouse Banton in 2012, but dropped "Hardhouse" for his follow-up release on the same labe in June 2013. .

Uwe Banton is from Lage/Lippe near Bielefeld. In 1981 he travelled to Jamaica for the first time. He was 15 then and he obtained first hand experience through contact with the local people and the music scene which dominated life on the island and still does. But he had already been introduced to reggae music by a school friend who made him listen to a record of Bob Marley. And it was the reggae kings rhythm that decisively influenced Uwes orientation as an artist later on [...] .

Pato Banton is a reggae artist from Birmingham, England who peaked in the early 1990s with the number one hit "Baby Come Back", a cover of the classic The Equals song. He first began recording in 1982 regularly teaming up with Ranking Roger of The Beat (sometimes referred to outside the UK as The English Beat). Pato also appeared as a guest artist on UB40's 1985 album "Baggariddim". His solo debut was 1987's "Never Give In". An EP entitled "Visions Of The World" followed in 1988, and in 1990 came "Wize Up (No Compromise)" which featured a cover of The...

Nino Galogaza aka Junior Banton. First sight to this world was in Solingen (Germany),14th of May when the two sevens clashed. Though born in Germany, his parents are from former Yugoslavia (Banja Luka, Republika Srpska). Shortly after his birth the nurses stated that he is going to be a singer,since he was the loudest of all children. Before he was able to walk,he was already playing with his parents 7" records. Later he nearly became a professional Soccer player, but destiny had prepared a different route for him. In the year 2000 Junior and his good friend Selector Don Raggamore...