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Burning Spear

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Burning Spear
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Burning Spear live at Reggae Geel, Belgium, in 2023
Burning Spear live at Reggae Geel, Belgium, in 2023
Background information
Born
Winston Rodney

(1945-03-01) 1 March 1945 (age 81)
Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Genres
Years active1969–present
Labels
Websitewww.burningspearwebsite.com


In 1980, Rodney left Island Records and set up the Burning Music Production Company,[1] which he signed to EMI,[2] debuting on the label with Hail H.I.M., recorded at Marley's Tuff Gong studio and co-produced by Aston Barrett.[3][4] A Sylvan Morris dub version followed in the form of Living Dub Volume Two.[3] In 1982, Rodney signed with Heartbeat Records with a series of well-received albums following, including the 1985 Grammy-nominated Resistance.[3] He returned to Island in the early 1990s, releasing two albums before rejoining Heartbeat. This arrangement in which Burning Music Productions delivered completed albums of music to EMI, Island and Heartbeat Records for worldwide distribution lasted for many years. When Heartbeat ceased releasing new material, Burning Music took matters into their own hands and began to release music solely through their own imprint. Albums released by Heartbeat through an agreement with Burning Music include: The World Should Know (1993), Rasta Business (1995), and Appointment with His Majesty (1997).

Burning Spear spent decades touring extensively, and several live albums have been issued including Burning Spear Live, Live in Paris, Live in South Africa, Live in Vermont, Peace and Love Live, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival and (A)live 1997. Touring the world time and time again, the band's live sound matured and grew more sophisticated. While remaining firmly rooted in reggae, accents of free jazz, funk and psychedelic music were increasingly in evidence.[5]

His 1999 album, Calling Rastafari brought his first Grammy Award in 2000,[6] a feat which he repeated with Jah Is Real in 2009.[7] In 2000 Home to My Roots Tour he performed in Cape Town, South Africa, alongside another reggae musician Joseph Hill with Culture. In 2002 he and his wife, Sonia Rodney who has produced a number of his albums, restarted Burning Music Records, giving him a greater degree of artistic control.[8][9][10] Since the mid-1990s, he has been based in Queens in New York City.[11] Burning Spear was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer on 15 October 2007.[12] Since establishing their own label, Winston and Sonia Rodney have released nearly 40 singles, CDs, DVDs and vinyl albums on the Burning Music imprint. Many of these albums have been deluxe editions of albums previously available on other labels and often include bonus tracks and DVD footage.[13]

In 2016 Rodney announced his retirement, but in 2022 it was announced that he would perform at the Rototom Sunsplash festival in Spain, and on the 'Welcome to Jamrock' cruise in December.[14]

Rodney announced three shows in California in July 2022: San Francisco on 22 July, San Diego on 23 July and Los Angeles on 24 July. He also announced a show at the Levitt Pavilion, Denver, Colorado on 30 July 2022. These shows were followed by dates at Forum Birmingham on 13 August and the O2 Academy, Brixton, London on 14 August. On 14 August 2023 he performed a show in the Barby Club live music venue in Tel Aviv, Israel and on 15 August 2023 in Megiddo, Israel where he appeared together with Ehud Banai.

Discography

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Awards

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Burning Spear in 2013

Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album; one at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 for Calling Rastafari, and one for 2009's Jah Is Real. He has been nominated for a total of 12 Grammy Awards.[10][15]

Nominations for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album:[16]

References

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  1. ↑ "Official Website". Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Greene, Jo-Ann "Burning Spear Biography", AllMusic
  3. 1 2 3 Thompson, Dave: Reggae & Caribbean Music, 2002, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, pp. 51-54
  4. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1994). The Guinness Who's Who of Reggae (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 41/3. ISBN 0-85112-734-7.
  5. ↑ Heselgrave, Douglas, The Burning Spear Experience, January 2007, CD greatest hits liner notes
  6. ↑ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, pp. 45-46
  7. ↑ Rodman, Sarah (2009) "Roots-reggae pioneer keeps it ‘Real’", Boston Globe, 3 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009
  8. ↑ Jackson, Kevin (2004) "Audience appreciation gives Burning Spear the drive to continue", Jamaica Observer, 23 July 2004.
  9. ↑ "Darmik". Darmik.com. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. 1 2 Brooks, Sadeke (2009) "Grammy Nods Burning Spear optimistic Archived 13 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Gleaner, 1 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009
  11. ↑ Baxter, Nicky (1996) "Reggae Torch Bearer: Burning Spear remembers the days of slavery", Metroactive, 15–21 February 1996. Retrieved 20 September 2009
  12. ↑ "Artistes presented with national awards Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 16 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2009
  13. ↑ "Official Website". Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Campbell, Howard (2022) "Fire still burns in Spear", Jamaica Observer, 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022
  15. ↑ "The Envelope – Awards and Industry Insider – latimes.com – latimes.com". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Artist – Burning Spear", grammy.com, retrieved 3 June 2024
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