T.O.K. (Touch Of Klass) are a Jamaican vocal quartet consisting of Alex "Flexx" McCalla, Roshuan "Bassie" Clarke, Shaun Davidson and Craig Thompson. The group formed in 1993, having nurtured their vocal prowess in school and church choirs. On leaving…

b. Clifton George Bailey III, 13 April 1967, Islington, St. Mary, Jamaica, West Indies. Bailey earned his future stage name by virtue of his sharp reasoning skills, which led his friends to name him after a lawyer in his home town. By 1994, Capleton'…

b. O'Neil Bryan, 11 September 1975, Seaview Gardens, Jamaica, West Indies. One of the more colourful characters on the "glam" dancehall scene, Bryan was originally known as "Dumbo the Elephant" as it was perceived that he had larger than average ears…

Clifford Smith got the nickname Mr Vegas from his schoolmates who thought he high-kicked the soccer ball like a Vegas showgirl The dancehall singjay someone who combines his singing with rapping or toasting started by singing cover versions of popula…

Future ruling ragga DJ Beenie Man cut his first single at the age of 8, and by the time he was 10 had cut a full album with producer Bunny Lee! After a period of woodshedding, he returned to regular recording in the early 90s. In 1994 he began scor…

b. Beresford Hammond, 1955, St. Mary, Jamaica, West Indies. Success came late to Hammond in the form of numerous awards for Best Male Vocalist during the early 90s. He joined Zap Pow as a teenager after singing on local talent shows. By the time Hamm…

Kingston-based dancehall singer Richie Spice aka Richell Bonner comes from a reggae family his brothers include DJ Snatcher Dogg vocalist Spanner Banner and producer Pliers of Chakademus and Pliers Spice began his career opening his brothers shows an…

Shabba Ranks was ragga's figurehead in the early '90s, delivering rude & lewd "slackness" lyrics (sample title: "Hard & Stiff") with a rough gravelly voice over equally aggressive, electronic beats. His international recording deal with Sony did not …

b. Marion Hall, St. Mary's, Jamaica, West Indies. Lady Saw began chatting on the microphone at the age of 15. Being located some distance from the recording studios, she served an apprenticeship on local sound systems before appearing on vinyl. Inspi…

b. Sean Paul Henriques, 8 January 1973, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Paul was educated at Wolmers High School near the National Heroes Stadium, and the exclusive Bel Air High School in uptown Mandeville. His principal vocational research was at th…

Tanto Metro (b. Mark Wolfe, 27 May 1969, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies) and Devonte proved to be the leading sensation of 1999. The duo enjoyed widespread media coverage following the release of "Everyone Falls In Love", although they had previously…

Dancehall and reggae provided a foundation for Jamaica-born singer Wayne Wonder born Von Wayne Charles But his later albums -- Schizophrenic and da Vibe -- veered further and further toward hip-hop and rap His collaborations include work with Json fr…

b. Rupert Clarke, 10 September 1975, Germany. One of the leading vocalists to emerge from the soca scene at the start of the twenty-first century, Rupee enjoyed mainstream crossover success in 2004 with the US hit "Tempted To Touch". Born in Germany …

Jamaican singer Sizzla is one of the most prolific and sought-after performers in dancehall history. Sizzla entered the scene at the cusp of the 1990s conscious movement--a trend in dancehall and reggae that moved away from ghetto thug posturing and …