Bushman

Bushman (born Dwight Duncan, in 1973, in St. Thomas, Jamaica) is a reggae singer. He was raised a Rastafarian.
After hitch-hiking to Kingston, he met Steely & Clevie, who invited him to Studio 2000 and gave him the name “Bushman”. ‘Call The Hearse’ became a big hit in Jamaica, followed by ‘Rude Boy Life’ and his debut album, ‘Nyah Man Chant’ (1997), described in The Rough Guide to Reggae as "as good an example of modern cultural singing as you could hope to find."
Bushman moved on to work with King Jammy, who produced his next two albums - ‘Total Commitment’, which collected most of the early singles he recorded for the producer, and ‘Higher Ground’. ‘A Better Place’ (2001) was the fourth album from Bushman, now teamed up with the UK-based Stingray team.
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel played Bushman regularly on his programmes from the late 90s, after first picking up on the singer's singles with celebrated producer King Jammy, including two separate 7" releases on his 25 February 1999 (Radio Eins) show. On the BBC website, the DJ selected the 'Executioners' single among his top records of the month for May 2000 (Peel's Record Box) and June 2000 (Peel's Record Box).
In changing times, Peel was probably attracted by Bushman's devotion to traditional roots reggae. As noted by AllMusic: "Throughout his career Bushman has remained committed to cultural and conscious roots material, adamantly resisting the slacker side of the contemporary Jamaican dancehall milieu".
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*None
== Other Shows Played ==
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;1998
*23 September 1998: Babylon Dead (7") Jammy's
*30 September 1998 (BFBS): Babylon Dead (7") Jammy's
*07 October 1998: Babylon Dead (7”) Jammy's
;1998
*18 February 1999: Worries And Problem (7") Jammy's
*25 February 1999 (Radio Eins): Can't Please (7") Jammy's
*25 February 1999 (Radio Eins): Worries And Problem (7") Jammy's
*04 March 1999: Can't Please (7") Jammy's
*18 May 1999: Life (7 inch) Pickout International
*10 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Life (7”) Pickout International
*03 August 1999: Mr Gunis (7") Greensleeves
*16 November 1999; 'Jerusalem School (7")' (Penthouse)
*24 November 1999 (BBC World Service): Jerusalem School (7") Penthouse
;2000
*23 May 2000: Extortioners (12") Penthouse
*25 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Extortioners (7 inch) Penthouse
*07 June 2000: Extortioners (7") Penthouse
*20 June 2000: Extortioners (7 inch) Penthouse
*25 July 2000: Naah Go Fall (7") King Jammy’s
*29 August 2000: Naah Go Fall (7") King Jammy’s
;2001
*30 May 2001: "Title Erased" (7") Penthouse
*28 June 2001: Run Away () Militant Muzik
*20 September 2001: Higher (single) Stingray
*20 November 2001: 'Fire Pan A Deadas (7")' (John John)
*November 2001 (FSK): Fire Pan A Deadas (7") John John
;2003
*22 January 2003: This Ya Time (7") King Of Kings
*February 2003 (FSK): This Ya Time (7") Kings of Kings
*05 February 2003: This Ya Time (7") Kings of Kings
*14 February 2003 (BBC World Service): This Ya Time (7") Kings of Kings
== See Also ==
*June 2000 (Peel's Record Box): Extortioners (single) Penthouse
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*AllMusic
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