King Kong
b. Dennis Anthony Thomas, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Thomas began his career as Junior Kong working as a DJ at Tuff Gong, releasing his debut ‘Pink Eye’ in 1982. After working briefly with GT and his own Love Bunch sound system, he recorded for King Tubby’s Firehouse label, with a strident, gospel-inspired wail somewhat like Tenor Saw. Tubby’s prototype digital ‘riddims’ complemented the realism of Kong’s early songs such as ‘Aids’ and ‘Babylon’, and he soon earned his place alongside Anthony Red Rose with whom he recorded Two Big Bull Inna One Pen. In 1986, King Kong had hits with King Jammy (‘Trouble Again’, ‘Mix Up’ and ‘Legal We Legal’) and the following year his first solo album was released in the UK on Greensleeves Records. He worked with many producers between 1986 and 1987, including King Jammy, Black Scorpio, Harry J. (‘Musical Terrorist’), Errol T, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Jazzbo, Java (‘Toots Boops’) and Jah Life.
Before he relocated to New York, then Canada at the end of the 80s, King Kong made albums for Bunny Lee, Black Solidarity and King Jammy. He also recorded sporadically on his own Conscious Music label. The death of Tenor Saw in 1988 prompted him to record ‘He Was A Friend’. In the early 90s he moved to England and tried to make a comeback, working with Mafia And Fluxy and Gussie P. After a long absence from the music scene, he hooked up with the Massive B label in 2005 and released a new album, Rumble Jumble Life. (NB: Not to be confused with the US indie rock band of the same name.)
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Power
King Kong, Massive B, Bobby Konders
Reggae - Released by Massive B on 8 Dec 2023
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Trouble Again
Reggae - Released by Greensleeves Records on 9 Apr 2024
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Bun Babylon / Serious Time
Iron Dubz, King Kong, Daddy Freddy
Dub - Released by Evidence Music on 29 May 2020
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King of Kings - Single
Dancehall - Released by Tabou 1 on 27 Aug 2015
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Old School
Dancehall - Released by Irie Ites Records on 24 Nov 2023
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Turbo Charged / Trouble Again
Reggae - Released by Greensleeves Records on 4 Nov 2016
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Kingdom of Kong
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drag City Records on 14 Oct 1997
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The Big Bang
Rock - Released by Drag City Records on 22 Apr 2002
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Buncha Beans
Rock - Released by Drag City Records on 20 Mar 2007
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Breeding Ground
Rock - Released by Drag City Records on 5 Nov 2001
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Wake Up The Town
King Kong, Eek A Mouse, Irie Ites
Reggae - Released by Evidence Music on 29 Sep 2023
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Old School
King Kong, Burro Banton, Irie Ites
Reggae - Released by Evidence Music on 24 Nov 2023
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Money Could A Buy (Edit)
Reggae - Released by Evidence Music on 12 Jan 2024
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Don't Tell Me Your Loving
Reggae - Released by Prince Jammys Dub - Dub Store Records on 23 Oct 2015
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