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Track: Shank I Sheck
Artist: U Brown
Album: Tu Sheng Peng
Artist Bio
Name: U Brown
Spotify Genres: roots reggae, reggae, dub, ragga
Followers: 14,224
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Biography
Huford Benjamin Brown (born 8 June 1956, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by the stage name U Brown, is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984. Brown grew up in Bond Street in Kingston, living two doors away from Duke Reid's Treasure Isle studio. Heavily influenced by U-Roy, but also citing Big Youth, Dennis Alcapone, Prince Jazzbo and I-Roy as influences, Brown began his career on the Silver Bullet sound system in the early 1970s, moving on to Sound of Music and replacing U-Roy on the King Tubby's Hi-Fi system in 1975. Brown was initially given a chance to record by Winston Edwards and then Yabby You, and had a local hit in 1976 with "Starsky and Hutch", which was followed by a series of albums produced by Bunny Lee. He was signed to Virgin Records in the late 1970s, releasing two albums on their Front Line label. The Virgin contract enabled Brown to travel frequently to the United Kingdom, where he performed with the Unity Hi Power sound system. Brown returned to prominence in 1982, with "Tu Sheng Peng" (a version of Dennis Brown's "If This World Were Mine"). Brown set up his own [l147186] label in 1977 as an outlet for his work as a producer. In the 1980s, Brown relocated to Miami, returning to Jamaica in 1990. Blood & Fire released a compilation of Brown's 1970s work in 1997, raising his profile and leading to new recordings, working with Jah Warrior among others.
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3.Tu Sheng PengBest of Reggae, Vol. III (Original Artists)
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5.The BorderThe African Museum + Tad's Collection, Vol.3
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6.Whip Dem Jah JahStill Chanting Rub-A-Dub
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7.Tu Shung PengTu Shung Peng
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9.Ting A LingStill Chanting Rub-A-Dub
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10.Rub-A-Dub SchoolRub-A-Dub School
Discogs Release Info
Release: U. Brown* - Tu Sheng Peng
Year: 1983
Genres: Reggae