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Considered one of the most promising artists of the new generation, both for his flows and his lyrics, Busy Signal understood very early on, as a young artist, that he had to capture the public's atte |
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Considered one of the most promising artists of the new generation, both for his flows and his lyrics, Busy Signal understood very early on, as a young artist, that he had to capture the public's attention. Developing his music around concepts since his first success, Born & grow, he won over an audience that was first local, then international. Busy Signal is now presented as one of the future stars of dancehall, and 2008 will undoubtedly be a landmark year for him with the release of a much-awaited second solo album, not to mention the collective opus of the Alliance, of which he is a member.
Born Reano Gordon in Tivoli Gardens, in the heart of west Kingston, Busy Signal grew up between the parish of St Ann and the communities of Papine, Standpipe and Tivoli. A classic start to his career: he first cut his teeth singing in church, encouraged by his mother. At school, he continued his apprenticeship by drumming his fists in rhythm on his desk, running through the Bounty Killer songs he knew by heart and honing his own style. The name Busy Signal (literally, the engaged tone), in reference to his temperament, was given to him by a friend. He launched himself on the dancehall scene in 2003 with his own perspective, determined to chart his own musical path. His first single Born and grow (Stainless records) caught the public's attention, because it depicts the everyday reality of Jamaicans without compromise. But it was with the track Step out (Gravi-T label, from selector Jazzy T of the Renaissance sound system) that he really got himself noticed. 2005 was a pivotal year: his track Step out was one of the most played on the island and he multiplied his stage performances. Whether at the Smirnoff Experience, at Sting or by opening the first show on the cable channel MTV Tempo, he left his audience with an explosive memory every time.
Rarely one to do so, Busy began to record on riddims with other artists: his combination Full clip on the Anger management riddim (Daseca productions) with Mavado, then an up-and-coming artist, made a lasting impression. He followed with a string of singles: Pharmacy (Sweat riddim) and So busy for Don Corleon, Too much guns (Man fi dead riddim) for the H2O label, his duet Because of you with the much sought-after Tami Chynn for the producers Leftside & Esco (Young legends label), My highness on the Inspector riddim from the Stainless label and the hit Not going down (Ice breaka riddim, again for Jazzy T but this time on the Renaissance label). All his singles built his reputation, but it was after his performance at Sumfest 2006, when he was invited by G-Unit, that things sped up... Busy went to play in England and Japan to win new audiences and, above all, he joined Bounty Killer's Alliance crew, a crowning moment for him as he had long admired the "Warlord". He released his first solo effort "Step out" (distributed by Greensleeves) in the wake of this. The album, produced largely through his own label, Network, met with far more than a critical success: he is now an essential artist who has to be reckoned with!
The first months of 2007 were mainly devoted to recording new tracks, whether on series of riddims (Rising on Don Corleon's Raging bull riddim, Tool on Black Chiney's Drumline), with new producers (Powercut on the riddim of the same name and Jah protect me on Stephen McGregor's Dark again riddim for the Big Ship label, Rescue me on John John's Shoot out) or with long-time partners, as with the Daseca label, for whom he cut one of the most played tracks of the year, These days. His track Jail for the Jam 2 label enjoyed the same success and enabled Busy Signal to reach number one in the charts for the second time that year, matching the scores of Beenie Man and Vybz Kartel.
2008 was the year of consecration for the deejay: spurred on by the producer, artist and beatmaker Demarco, he landed his first number one of the year with Pon di edge (Star Kutt productions). Now managed by Shane Brown, via his Juke Box label (for whom he recorded a host of new tracks such as Nicky titty on the Warning riddim, Unknown number and Run dem with Morgan Heritage), he released his second album, "Loaded".
Packed with hits (The days, Jail, People so evil...), this second album confirmed his status as a safe bet of Jamaican dancehall. In 2010, his third album, "D.O.B", marked a break. Far from the dark moods, the rhythms were formatted for clubs and radio. More sanitised and mainstream, Busy Signal left his fans baffled. Still on the edge of crossover, he promises a 100% reggae album for 2012, again produced by Shane Brown.
Author: Cyril Le Tallec |
DISCOGRAPHY
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REGGAE MUSIC AGAIN
Release date: 04-24-2012
Label : VP Records
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Tracklist :
01. Busy Thoughts: Positive Music
02. Run Weh
03. Modern Day Slavery
04. Reggae Music Again
05. Come Over
06. Royal Night
07. Kingston Town
08. 119 ft. Anthony Redrose & Joe Lickshot
09. Fire Ball
10. Wicked Man
11. Running From The Law
12. Busy Thoughts: Music From The Heart
13. Jah Love
14. Part Of Life
15. Sweetest Life
16. Comfort Zone (Acoustic)
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D.O.B
Release date: 07-12-2010
Label : VP Records
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Tracklist :01. How U bad so
02. Picante
03. My money (money tree)
04. Yes dawg
05. Busy latino
06. Gal dem song
07. Sweet love (night shift)
08. Hi grade
09. Opera
10. One more night
11. Summn' a guh gwaan feat. Bounty Killer
12. Hair dresser shop
13. Nuh fraid
14. Peace reign
15. Nuh boy caan buy wi out
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LOADED
Release date: 10-20-2008
Label : VP Records
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Tracklist :1. People so evil
2. Jail
3. Tic toc
4. Wine pon di edge
5. Fast, fast, fast, fast
6. Hey girl
7. Real Jamaican feat. Michael Rose
8. Unknown number
9. These are the days
10. Hustle hard
11. My world
12. Strappings
13. Cool baby
14. Knocking at your door
15. Murderer feat. Alborosie
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STEP OUT
Release date: 09-26-2006
Label : Greensleeves
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Tracklist :1. Step Out
2. Where I'm From
3. Everybody Busy
4. That Bad
5. I Love Yuh feat. Alaine
6. Do The Maths feat. Bounty Killer
7. Badman Place feat. Mavado
8. Bare Tings
9. Love Me Not? feat. Reanno . Gordon
10. Ava Interlude
11. Mammy
12. Born And Grow
13. Guns Fi Dubs Interlude
14. Full Clip feat. Mavado
15. Relationship Interlude
16. Since U Been Away feat. Kris Kelly
17. Full A Talk
18. Not Going Down
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| Nationality |
| Jamaican |
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| First name / Surname |
| Glendale Gordon |
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| 01-24-1982 |
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| Kingston (JA) |
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| Website |
| www.myspace.com/busysigna... |
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| - | First artists announced for Reggae Sun Ska Festival (Mar 2014)
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| - | Packed programme at Rototom Sunsplash 2013 (Jul 2013)
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| - | Busy Signal is well and truly back (Mar 2013)
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| - | The Reggae Sun Ska line-up keeps growing (Mar 2013)
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| - | New names at Garance Reggae Festival 2013 (Mar 2013)
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| - | Busy Signal and Shane Brown (Jukeboxx) part ways (Mar 2013)
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| - | Major Lazer, ''Free The Universe'' (Mar 2013)
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| - | The first names at Reggae Sun Ska (Feb 2013)
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| - | Garance Reggae Festival 2013, first names revealed (Feb 2013)
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| - | Busy Signal back in court (Feb 2013)
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| - | Snoop Lion joins the Summerjam line-up (Jan 2013)
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| - | Roach answers Busy Signal (Jan 2013)
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| - | Kiprich and Busy Signal, stars of Sting 2012 (Dec 2012)
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| - | Watch the Sting online (Dec 2012)
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| - | Busy Signal back in France in April (Dec 2012)
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| - | Busy Signal, Popcaan and Biga Ranx at Summerjam (Dec 2012)
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| - | Busy Signal soon to be extradited to the USA (Jun 2012)
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| - | Reggae Vibes #24 on newsstands (May 2012)
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| - | Garance Reggae Festival unveils its line-up (Apr 2012)
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| - | Busy Signal, an EP for Record Store Day (Apr 2012)
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| - | ''Reggae Music Again'', Busy Signal's new album (Feb 2012)
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| - | The Reggae Splash Tour will not take place (Feb 2012)
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| - | The fine line-up of the Reggae Splash Tour (Dec 2011)
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| - | Summerjam: line-up finalised (May 2011)
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| - | The Mist Riddim now on vinyl (Feb 2011)
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| - | Busy Signal in Paris and Montpellier (Oct 2010)
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| - | Busy Signal on European tour (Sep 2010)
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| - | Busy Signal's newborn (Jun 2010)
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| - | Collector 45s from Soul Vybz (Apr 2010)
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| - | The Soul Vybz catalogue available online (Jan 2010)
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| - | Shaggy launches a major charity concert (Oct 2009)
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| - | Booba: dancehall on the autopsy table (Jun 2009)
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| - | Dancehall Draft Picks, part two (Nov 2008)
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| - | Booba is popular in Jamaica (Oct 2008)
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| - | MOBO Awards: the reggae nominees (Sep 2008)
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| - | A busy summer for Busy Signal (Jul 2008)
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| - | Mr Vegas and Busy Signal in place of Buju Banton (May 2008)
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| - | Wayne Marshall tells his story (May 2008)
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| - | Status quo at the top of the charts (Apr 2008)
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| - | Tarrus Riley crowned by Jamaica (Feb 2008)
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| - | Rebel Salute celebrates its 15th year (Jan 2008)
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| - | Charts: the new order of 2008 (Jan 2008)
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| - | Scare Dem Crew reformed (Dec 2007)
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| - | A Turbulent December for the Dancehall Stars (Dec 2006)
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| - | Only the Big Names at Sting 2006 (Dec 2006)
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| - | Sting 2006: Love & Happiness (Nov 2006)
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| - | First labum for Busy Signal (Sep 2006)
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| - | Desperado hits back at T.O.K (Mar 2006)
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| - | Sting 2005 line-up finally revealed (Dec 2005)
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| - | Stone Love celebrates its 33rd anniversary (Nov 2005)
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