Kashief Lindo

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KashieF Lindo
BornKingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae
Years active1984–present
LabelsHeavyBeat, Jet Star, VP

KashieF Lindo is a Jamaican reggae singer. Born in Jamaica, he migrated to the United States when he was 6. [1]

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Career

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Kashief is the son of guitarist and producer Willie Lindo. [2] He moved with his family to Miami as a child. [3] Kashief's first recording was produced by his father in 1992. [2] He had a successful Jamaican single in 1993 with "Hard Times", based on the "Satta Massagana" rhythm, and recorded a popular version of "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1996. [2]

In 1999 he released the album We Need Love, described in The Rough Guide to Reggae as "a lovely album of smooth romantic material sung in the purest of voices". [4]

In 2012 he released the album A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson, featuring 18 reggae cover versions of Jackson's songs, with contributions from Robbie Shakespeare and Robbie Lyn. [5]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ Dinham, Philip (22 April 2021). "'Time To Pay Attention To Blatant Racism,' An Interview With Reggae Singer Kashief Lindo". DancehallMag. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Larkin, Colin (1998) "Kashief Lindo" in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN   0-7535-0242-9, p. 170
  3. ↑ Quattro, M. Peggy (1993) "Dancehall, Rising Stars Propel Reggae in Miami", Billboard , 10 July 1993, p. 1, 49
  4. ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, ISBN   1-84353-329-4, p. 436
  5. ↑ Campbell, Howard (2012) "Kashief does MJ tribute album", Jamaica Observer , 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013


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