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barrington levy official website home media store tour bio booking barrington levy medias virus promo barrington levy times hard love the way feat mr vegas bad boy feat shyne the voices of sweet jamaica feat various artists no war feat kardinal offishal broadway feat shaggy living dangerously feat bounty killer mus come a road feat mr vegas caan hold us down feat gentleman daddy rings here i come work free tempo feat tempo fat joe vice versa love bonnie and shyne feat shyne top of the world feat rascalz k os broder than broadway store 2012 reggae anthology sweet reggae music 1979 84 vp records 2008 teach the youth barrington levy friends at joe gibbs 17 north parade 2006 the best of barrington levy universal 2005 in dub the lost mixes from king tubby s studio auralux recordings 2005 wanted live in san fransisco cd dvd 2b1 2005 love your brother man the early years sanctuary records earmark get back 2004 this is crucial reggae barrington levy ras records sanctuary records 2002 gold cactus 2001 jah the creator dressed to kill metrodome 1999 barrington levy frankie paul back to back bmg specials 1998 too experienced vp records 1998 living dangerously breakaway records 1997 ras portraits ras records 1997 original ragga muffin part one jah life 1997 renegade life music 1996 live in concert bare back 1996 time capsule ras records 1995 dj counteraction greensleeves records rsa records 1994 barrington levy sammy dread reggae vibes joe gibbs 1993 barrington mca records 1992 20 vintage hits sonic sounds 1992 turning point greensleeves records 1991 barrington levy tenor saw lives on a tribute to tenor saw sky high 1991 divine island records 1990 broader than broadway the best of barrington levy time 1 records 1990 live and learn presents beres hammond barrington levy live and learn 1988 love the life you live time 1 records 1986 the barrington levy collection time 1 records 1986 clash of the 80s with cocoa tea cornerstone 1984 open book tuff gong records 1984 barrington levy meets frankie paul arrival 1984 here i come time 1 records 1983 money move power house 1983 prison oval rock volcano 1983 hunter man burning sounds 1983 teach me culture live learn 1983 lifestyle gg s 1982 poor man style clocktower 1982 21 girls salute jah life record 1981 run come ya jah life records 1980 doh ray me jb 1980 robin hood volcano 1979 english man jah life 1979 shaolin temple jah guidance 1979 shine eye gal burning sounds 1979 bounty hunter jah life records tour saturday 07 11 2026 reggae therapy martinique mq friday 07 24 2026 womad festival neston gb sunday 07 26 2026 oasis festival toronto ca friday 07 31 2026 uppsala festival uppsala se saturday 08 01 2026 reggaeland festival milton keynes gb sunday 08 02 2026 all together now festival curraghmore ie bio the evolution of barrington levy a brief history one of the great success stories of the 80 s arrived on the dancehall scene and swiftly remodeled it in his own image although numerous dj s and vocalist would rise and fall during this decade levy was one of the few with staying power and he continued releasing massive hits well into the 90 s born in kingston jamaica as a youngster barrington levy formed the mighty multitude with his cousin everton dacres they started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single my black girl in 1977 all of 14 levy broke out his own the next year and recorded his debut solo single a long time since we don t have no love it didn t have much of an impact however the teen s appearances in the dancehalls were eagerly awaited events it was at one of these that levy met former singer turned producer junjo lawes and mew york based producer hyman jah life wright the pair took the youth into king tubby s studio accompanied by the roots radics and recorded a clutch of cuts the first fruits of this union were ah yah we deh quickly followed by looking my love and wedding ring aside success was immediate but it was the mighty collie weed that really cemented the teen s hold of dancehall shine eye girl was a smash follow up and the young levy was now in great demand a stream of singles followed jumpy girl a lovely version of horace andy s skylarking reggae music levy joined forces with producer alvin ranglin for another sting of hits never tear my love apart jah you made me so happy and when you re young and in love levy s rich vocals were made for duets both with other vocalists and dj s and it wasn t long before the young star was also recording collaborative singles toyan was a great foil on call you on the phone he paired with jah thomas on moonlight lover and sister debby and joined forces with trinity for lose respect and a follow up i need a girl in 1980 that same year levy made a sensational appearance at reggae sunsplash then returned in 1981 during these early years the singer seemingly spent all of his time between the recording studios and the dancehalls amidst the deluge of singles four albums arrived as well between 1979 and 1980 first up was bounty hunter which boosted three smash singles reggae music shine eye girl and looking my love and a clutch of other tracks that were just about as good in britain the burning sounds label released shine eye gal also a hits heavy package which included the title track track collie weed and ah yah we deh it was swiftly followed by the mighty englishman an absolutely fabulous record which was overseen by the unbeatable studio grouping of junjo lawes and two of king tubby s protégés scientist and prince jammy a veteran of the clubs he brought the spontaneity of the dj to his records while returning vocals back to the sound system scene which had been purely the realm of the djs utilizing old roots rhythms revitalized by the radics and giving the songs a hard but danceable edge lawes and levy together helped establish a whole new dancehall sound 1980 s robin hood merely affirmed that everyone in jamaica already knew that levy was now the biggest star on t he island with a talent that was unbeatable or more accurately he was king of the singers because ruling beside him was dj yellowman another lawes discovery that was brought to him by barrington levy robin hood was as big as its predecessor and was beginning to have an impact in britain as well where both it and englishman had been released by the greensleeves label not surprisingly both albums heavy rhythms would provide the building blocks for the scientist v prince jammy dub clash album unfortunately levy s very popularity was now beginning to have some serious drawbacks even before stardom arrived the singer had noticed with delight fans tapping his sets at the dancehalls and these tapes were coming back to haunt him suddenly the shelves were buckling under the weight of the bootlegged albums featuring not just older pirated live material but also unreleased outtakes and recycled older singles in response levy didn t release a new album for two years but in the meantime new singles more then made up for it from 1980 came such hits as the haunting lawes produced mary long tongue producer linval thompson s too poor and a string if hits cut with karl pitterson including i have a problem and even tide fire a disaster and as the decade progressed the flood hits continued i m not in love you have it tomorrow is another day robberman blackrose my women and money move were just a small number of the hits released between 1981 and 1983 with the latter song the biggest smash of the batch levy even tried his hand at self production recording such excellent songs as in the dark and love of jah amongst there were fabulous singles recorded for joe gibbs my women included the reggae vibes album would bundle up levy s best with the producer s well a number of cuts from fellow dancehall singer sammy dread 1983 finally saw the release of levy album money move the latter was excellently overseen by george phang and boasted a stupendous group of rhythms that sly robbie had specifically made for the producer in the u k the burning sounds label also released hunter man a greatest hits collection but the hits were still coming on strong in 1984 none were bigger then levy and jah screw produced under mi sensi the pair would also record a new album that year here i come whose title track would the top 50 in the u k the album itself took britain by storm and ensured that levy walked away with the best vocalist award at britain s reggae awards it was also these songs that secured his spot in the guinness book of world records as the first reggae artist to hold both 1st and 2nd place slots in the charts the same year the singer also joined forces with another young singer who was tearing up the dance floors frankie paul for the intriguing sound clash set barrington levy meets frankie paul 1985 brought prison oval rock the volcano jamaican label release and not to be confused with the ras label s u s compilation of the same title which found the singer joining forces with lawes again for another roots fired set equal to its predecessors it had been six years since levy burst onto the scene with all the force of a nuclear weapon now in his early twenties the singer s output significantly began to slow he did return to reggae sunsplash in 1987 and would remain a top attraction at the festival until 1985 he also released love the life you live in 1988 a rather patchy effort compared to previous releases it was to be his last new album until 1991 but levy wasn t a spent force yet before the 80 s were over he scored tow more hits with my time and too experience both under the aegis of producer jah screw and both covers of songs written by bob andy ex paragons and also of bob marcia fame signing with mca in t he u s levy attempted to cross over into the north american market with 1983 s barrington produced by lee jaffe the album featured a re recorded under mi sensi and boasted strong songs as murderer and vice versa love and be strong a major hit in the caribbean and south america however the relationship with mca was not a happy one and levy quickly departed meanwhile back in britain the singer was chalking up another hit with work in 1994 levy was joined by beenie man on the singles two sounds and murderer both soon reappeared as fiery jungles remixes with sensi in particular mashing up the dance floors under jack scorpio s direction the singer next paired with mega banton for she s mine jah screw took these collaborations to the next logical step and recorded an entire album and recorded and entire album of shared songs duets this is its american title and it was released in the u s by ras and in the u k levy s relationship with greensleeves continued where the album there was titled barrington levy s dj counteraction from this set living dangerously with bounty killer rocketed up the jamaican charts and set pace at clubs around the world time capsule came hot on its heels in 1996 a short album a mere eight tracks plus five dubs which more than made up for lack of quantity with quality over the next two years his circle of friends was obviously growing and 1998 s re make of murderer featured such diverse artists as rap master snoop doggy dogg and southern california punk reggae heroes long beach dub all stars in 2003 his debut album bounty hunter was reordered and reissued as moonlight lover on the burning bush label two years later the sanctuary label collected his recordings with henry lawes and alvin ranglin for love your brother man the early tear numerous compilations have continued to appear featuring much of the singer s greatest work he was also featured in 2000 on rapper on shyne s debut album bad boyz with two singles bad boyz which was number 1 on the hip hop charts and bonnie and shynz barrington levy continues to tour extensively selling out shows all over the world he is currently working in an album which will be titled its about time and he has said it will be his last this album will feature artist like damion marley buji banton beres hammond heavy d and a lot more surprises he expresses love and appreciation to all his fans across the world and looks forward to seeing you in future events media store tour bio booking are you interested in booking barrington levy contact us black roses entertainment 2026 website powered by