King Yellowman
King Yellowman has an incredible history in Reggae music. His upbringing at the Maxfield Home
orphanage in Kingston and being albino in Jamaica were two obstacles the he overcame and went on to be
(at one time) the biggest reggae artist since Bob Marley.
After winning a talent contest at Tastee Patties in Kingston, Yellow went on to excite reggae crowds all
over Jamaica and the rest of the world with his boastful and sometimes bodacious lyrics. His ability to
ride rhythm and excite a crowd made Yellow an instant hit in Jamaica. He also began to work with the
Ace Sound System in St. Thomas and drew big crowds at his dancehall performances. Later in his career,
Yellow began to spread out and work for a number of different producers, sometimes releasing as many as
five albums per year. This led to a recording contract with CBS Records. Yellowman recorded one album
with them before he was diagnosed with jaw cancer and was given six months to live. This was in 1986.
After surgery an extended leave of absence from the record industry, Yellowman began his comeback
with the song "Blueberry Hill", and his career was re-launched. His first album for RAS came from
producer Phillip 'Fatis' Burrell and was called "Yellow Like Cheese". Coincidentally this was the start of a
long and fruitful relationship with RAS and Yellowman and also RAS and 'Fatis' and his exterminator
production.
Yellowman has always been very professional to work with and always a respectful and
reliable human being. He has managed to outlive his predicted fate of death and his performances are
incredibly lively as he seems to have an unlimited amount of stage energy. We can only hope for the best
for Yellowman. He has continued his hard work and his devotion to his family is to be complimented.
The rudest Dancehall toaster of the 1980s, Jamaica's albino son Yellowman made as many enemies as
fans with his controversial, often overtly sexist (if tongue in cheek) lyrics. Now back on the Ragga scene,
singing at a slightly slower pace, Yellowman's witticisms are as cheeky, spirited and intelligent as ever,
and delivered with his customary sharp, melodic style.
K'reema
K’reema is one of the fresh new melodic voices on the international music scene. She is a very powerful
vocalist ,a creative songwriter and producer. After quitting her 9-5 job as an EMT New York based singer/
songwriter K'reema has been taking the music scene by storm. With her sultry fusion of pop/r&b sound to
her hard core reggae roots K’reema continues to leave her fans mesmerized and captivated with her power
vocals and performance.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, K’reema has been surrounded by music all her life. Being the daughter of one
of Jamaica’s most revered Dancehall stars, the legendary King Yellowman, she was born in it! She is also
the niece of the “Revelations” fame, Reggae singer Abijah, and her late maternal grandfather, Winston
Smith, is also a founding drummer in the legendary The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. Music is literally
in her blood.
From a very young age, it was evident that K’reema was destined for greatness. While growing up she
would parade around the house singing the songs of her favorite singers, often mimicking her idols, such
as the late Whitney Houston. Her family and friends were always impressed with K’reema’s ability to
showcase her talent at such a young age.
K’reema began writing poetry at the age of nine. By the time she was 11 years old, she began writing
songs, the first titled ‘One More Chance’. In the ensuing years, she pursued her music career by
performing in local talent shows, including the famous Tastee’s Talent Show, which happened to be the
very same show that catapulted her father to his fame.
Since then K’reema continue on to tour in the US, Japan , Europe and most recently the UK. K’reema
didn’t stop there as she continues to carve her name in the music industry by being one of the first female
artist to own her own label titled Yellow Baby. No surprise there this name was inspired by one of her
father’s hit songs. After creating this family label her first line of action was to release her father King
Yellowman first album in over 15 years.
K’reema later released music of her own as well as her recently-launched line of apparel branded
‘zunguzunguguzunguzeng’, a phrase made popular by her father Yellowman. The apparel was launched to
continue and refresh her father’s legacy.