Prince Blanco

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Prince Blanco is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, Canada. Performing and recording mainly as a reggae and ska artist, he also draws inspiration from punk rock and cumbia. [1]

In 2010 Blanco won a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year [2] along with producer Dubmatix for their single, "Gonna Be Alright" (7 Arts).

Prince Blanco is also known for being the executive producer of Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer, a compilation album whose proceeds benefitted The Joe Strummer Foundation.

From 2013 until 2015 Blanco co-hosted The Bassment Sessions, a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix. [3]

As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other producers.

In 2021 he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022. [4]

In the late 1990s, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with the Toronto ska band, The Skanksters. [5] From 2001 to 2005 he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.

Selected discography

YearGroupTitleFormatLabel
1997The SkankstersDub CookeryAlbumSimmerdown USA
2003The LiquidairesLooking UpAlbumMojobrand
2005Boogiewall SoundsystemSupermyownband AlbumOhmGrown/Universal
2005The LiquidairesMeeting PlaceAlbumMojobrand
2006Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady AllstarsPrince Blanco & The Rocksteady AllstarsE.P.Mojobrand
2008Prince BlancoRebel DiscothèqueAlbumMojoBrand
2008Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Don't Pressurize Me"Single7 Arts
2008Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Gonna Be Alright"Single7 Arts
2009Prince Blanco"Tuff Dub"SingleCitizen Sound
2014Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Anarchy In The UK"Single7 Arts
2020Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Israelites"Single7 Arts

References

  1. ↑ "Prince Blanco". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sneak Peek: In the winner's circle at the Junos". The Vancouver Observer . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Bassment Sessions - CIUT.FM". Ciut.fm. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cachada". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dub Cookery, by The Skanksters". Theskankstersreggae.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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