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Buju Banton (born Mark Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. He was born in a slum near Kingston, Jamaica called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname which is of Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame and large head, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone with a superior attitude and a gift with speech, but it was also the name of a local artist Burro Banton that Buju admired as a child. It was Burro's rough...

The Cranks is a power duo out to do one thing: control the goddamn rock and roll. With their unpredictable, irresistible, and relentless set of all original tunes, they continue to defy categorization. Crankabilly, swamp jazz, lounge metal, cosmic punk, euro-mex, motordisco, satanic folk, original roots rock....call it what you will. The Cranks sound is chingón, as well as unique to and evocative of the place it comes from: the central coast of Califaztlan. Musically representing this area with pride for what they do. The Cranks will most happily turn your shit upside down any night of the week, cheap!...

Mary Prankster was a singer-songwriter from the Baltimore area from the mid-90's through 2005 when the character was retired. Her music was frequently vulgar and often funny with several literary references and styles ranging from country to jazz. Her self-described genre was cowpunk She collaborated with Colouring Lesson for the song Love Has a Rumble and frequently worked with her friend Val Yumm She's played as a solo artist and in collaboration with a band. The musicians who have played in her band include Phil "The Machine" Tang, Jon "E. Cakes" Seidman, Dave "E. Rocket" Vergauwen, Mike Lackey, Cord Neal,...

Jamal Banton is a British house music producer/DJ hailing from London. He had a release on Funk Butcher's Houseology under the name Hardhouse Banton in 2012, but dropped "Hardhouse" for his follow-up release on the same labe in June 2013. .