Yellowman
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Yellowman (born Winston Foster in 1956 or 1959) is a Jamaican dub, ragga and dancehall musician. He was extremely popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, coming to prominence with a series of funky, sexy singles that established his reputation. His exaggerated sexual prowess, combined with his long-time social outcast status as an albino (who are denigrated in Jamaica), made Yellowman very popular.
Violent and sexually explicit lyrics earned Yellowman some criticism in the mid-1980s, along with most of the rest of the ragga community. By the mid-1990s, though, Yellowman released socially conscious material, rising to international fame as part of a popularization led by singers like Buju Banton.
External links
- Photograph of Yellowman (http://www.reggaephotos.com/images/Yellowman_7-5-03/Yellowman_009.jpg).it:Yellowman
Categories: Dub musicians | Albinos | Reggae musicians | Jamaican musicians | Dancehall musicians | Male singers | Jamaican songwriters | 1956 births
