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One-half of ragga/hip-hop duo Given birth to Jamericans, Notch (given birth to Norman Howell in Hartford, CT) played an integral component ushering in dancehall to American metropolitan radio in the ’90s with singles like “Boom Shak-a-Tak” and “Send My Like.” Known after that as Mr. Notch, he offered as the …

Soca feeling Rupee (born Rupert Clarke) got his focus on the Barbadian reggae group Coalishun, which he joined in 1997 after solid showings at area talent contests. Though he started being a chanter within the dancehall design, Rupee soon uncovered calypso melody, and in 1998 composed the worldwide soca strike …

Along with his unique fusion of hip-hop, R&B, and Bollywood, the multi-talented Raghav became one of the primary Asian crossover artists within the U.K., having a string of strike singles. Given birth to in Toronto in 1981 and elevated in Calgary by his Kayastha Uttar Pradesh Indian parents, Raghav began …

An affable entertainer since his years as a child, Clarendon, Jamaica indigenous OMI (Omar Samuel Pasley), the boy of musician Jah Ken, was discovered by Clifton “Specialist” Dillon, who is a major element in the professions of Shabba Rates and Patra. OMI debuted in 2011 with “Sitting on All Threes.” …

Watching the neighborhood Calypsonians marching by from his mother’s shoulder blades and then heading home and viewing Michael Jackson execute “Billie Jean” on tv was an influential combine for the seven-year-old Kevin Lyttle, a combination that trapped with him. Soca was the predominant music in Lyttle’s indigenous isle of St. …