Buju Banton

Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973), professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Banton has collaborated with many international artists, including those in the hip hop, Latin and punk rock genres, as well as the sons of Bob Marley.
Banton released a number of dancehall singles as early as 1987 but came to prominence in 1992 with two albums, Stamina Daddy and Mr. Mention, the latter becoming the best-selling album in Jamaican history upon its release. That year he also broke the record for No. 1 singles in Jamaica, previously held by Bob Marley and the Wailers. He signed with the major label Mercury Records and released Voice of Jamaica in 1993. By the mid-1990s, Banton's music became more influenced by his Rastafari faith, as heard on the seminal albums 'Til Shiloh and Inna Heights.
In 2009, he was arrested on drug-related charges in the United States, his first trial resulting in a hung jury. His 2010 album Before the Dawn won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2011, he was convicted on the aforementioned criminal charge and was imprisoned in the U.S. until December 2018, whereupon he was released, and deported home to Jamaica.
==Links to Peel==
Peel discovered the singer in 1991 when he played a track called 'Do Dem Supm', which was his collaboration with Ernest Wilson & Major Christie. Further tracks from the singer were played on his radio programmes until the end of the 90's. Buju along with Shabba Ranks and many dancehall artists in the 90's were notorious for anti-gay lyrics on some of their songs, which Peel seemed to have noticed when listeners complained about this, although the DJ tried to avoid playing tracks that had homophobic lyrics.
==Shows Played==
;1991
*09 November 1991: Do Dem Sup'm (7") Techniques 
*08 December 1991: Do Dem Supm (7") Techniques
;thumb|220x220px1992
*29 August 1992: Who Say (7") Penthouse 
*27 September 1992 (BFBS): Yardie (7") Blacker Dread 
*24 October 1992: Massa God World A Run (7") Penthouse
*06 November 1992: Massa God World A Run (7") Penthouse
;1993
*30 July 1993: Too Young Version by Xterminator Crew (version on Cocoa Tea & Buju Banton – Too Young single)
;1997
*15 February 1997: ‘Love Sponge (7 inch)’ Gargamel Music
;1998
*17 June 1998: Hills And Valleys (7") Penthouse
*01 July 1998 (BFBS): 'Hills And Valleys (7")' (Penthouse)
;1999
*20 February 1999 (BFBS): 'Pull It Up (7")' (Penthouse)
*23 February 1999: Pull It Up (7") Penthouse
*04 March 1999 (Radio Eins): Pull It Up (7") Penthouse
*24 June 1999: Fake Smile (7") Greensleeves
*June 1999 (FSK): Fake Smile (7") Greensleeves
*20 July 1999: Fake Smile (7") Greensleeves
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists