Ras Kimono
b. Nigeria. Kimono served a long apprenticeship on the Nigerian music circuit, experimenting with a number of styles, before making his late 80s breakthrough as a reggae singer. Together with his Massive Dread Reggae Band, Kimono released his debut album, Under Pressure, in 1989. Accompanied by the popular single, ‘Rum-Bar Stylee’, this revealed both a Jamaican and native African influence (the latter particularly evident in his ‘patois’ delivery, as frequently employed by Fela Kuti to communicate with the urban underclass). His strongly polemical lyrics produced album sales of over 100, 000 copies, and a fervent following for his advocacy of social change. What’s Gwan proved even more successful, with the topics selected including legalisation of marijuana, and the need for Africans to intellectually repel colonialism and its arbitrary boundaries between tribes. Most controversially, he was not averse to naming directly those in power he saw as synonymous with backdoor imperialism.
© TiVo
Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
-
Under Pressure
Reggae - Released by Premier Records Ltd on Jun 27, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
What's Gwan?
R&B - Released by Premier Records Ltd on Jun 1, 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lone Ranger
Africa - Released by Premier Records Africa on Feb 27, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
51Lex Presents Babylon Burning
Reggae - Released by 51 Lex (PR) Records Ltd on Jan 19, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
51Lex Presents Rastafri Chant
Reggae - Released by 51 Lex (PR) Records Ltd on Jan 19, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Whats Gwan?
Reggae - Released by Planet Blue Records on Dec 4, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Run Fi Cover
World - Released by Premier Records on Feb 27, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Under Pressure
World - Released by Premier Records on May 9, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Whats A Gwan
World - Released by Premier Records on Feb 27, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Under Pressure
Africa - Released by Premier Records Africa on Feb 27, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Under Pressure (EP)
Africa - Released by Premier Records Africa on May 9, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo