Sugar Minott

Lincoln Barrington “Sugar” Minott is a singer, producer and musician of Reggae jamaïcain born the May 25th 1956 with Kingston. It is one of the founders of the group African Brothers.

Biography

Sugar Minott off began in the Sound system Sound Keytone Silence where it came to make its first weapons after the school. Then, one finds it into 1969 within the group African Brothers with Tony Tuff and Derrik Howard with which it left the titles like Party Time . In 1974, after No Cup No Broke , the group separates. Then it connects with a great number of resumptions of American standards for Studio One and Clement “Coxsone” Dodd.

At the time, the reggae is not well accepted on the island and the radios pass practically only from the American Soul. Studio One goes back at the time of the departures of Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe and John Holt. Sugar Minott contributed largely to the revival of the label with titles like Vanity (its first hit, in 1978), Oh Mr. cd. or Hang one Natty . Its career solo with original pieces, really starts with the title Hard Time Pressure into 1979 which is a strong success in England. It settles at the time in the United Kingdom where it contributes to develop the reggae.

Of return in Jamaica it creates its own label Black Roots and a structure of promotion: Youth Promotion. It signs artists like Barry Brown, Tristan Palmer, Tony Tuff or more recently Yanmi Bolo, Junior Reid, Steelie & Clevie or Fire Fox. But its greater success with Black Roots was to have produced the first piece of Garnett Silk.

Always also prolific, Sugar Minott does not cease recording, working with great names of the reggae: Fatiss Burrel, Bobby DIGITAL, King Jammy, Signal Ranking, Typed Zukie, King Tubby, or Bullwackies.

Discography

Albums

1977 - Live Loving
1977 - Showcase
1979 - Bitter Sweet (aka Give The People )
1979 - Ghetto-ology
1979 - Ghetto-ology + Dub
1980 - Black Roots
1980 - Roots Lovers
1981 - African Girl
1981 - Sweeter Than Sugar
1981 - Meet The People In has Lovers Dubbers Style (Sugar Minott & The Black Roots Players)
1982 - Dancehall Showcase
1982 - More Sugar
1983 - Dancehall Showcase vol. 2
1983 - Sufferer' S Choice
1983 - With Batches Off Extra
1983 - Showdown vol. 2 (Sugar Minott & Frankie Paul)
1984 - Buy Off The Bar
1984 - Herbman Hustling
1984 - Slice Off The Cake
1984 - Wicked has Go Feel It
1984 - Rockers Awards Winners (Sugar Minott & Leroy Smart)
1985 - has Touch Of Class
1985 - has True
1985 - Rydim
1985 - Time Longer Than Rope
1986 - Double Dose (Gregory Isaacs & Sugar Minott)
1986 - Jamming In The Street
1986 - Sugar & Spice
198X - Dancehall Business
198X - Good Thing Going
198X - Uptempo Showcase 10 '

Compilations

198X - 20 Super Hits
1983-85 - African Soldier
197X-9X - Ghetto Pickney Style
197X-8X - Good Thing Going - Best off
1983 - In has Pretty Good Shape (Sugar Minott & Various Artists)
197X-8X - King Its
1979-86 - Rare Gems
198X - Reggae max
197X - Sugar Minott At Studio One
197X-8X - The Artist Volume 1
197X-8X - The Artist Volume 2
1978-83 - The Roots Lover

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