Burning Spear
Sign in to saveJamaican roots reggae musician
Person
- Born
- 1945-03-01
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Burning Spear: Live in Germany — Self1981
- Rockers — Burning Spear1979
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 541,679
- Total plays
- 6,267,876
Tags
reggaeroots reggaedubjamaicanroots
Winston Rodney (born March 1, 1945), also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages. Rodney was born in Saint Ann's Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, as were Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey; who both had a great influence on Rodney's life. Garvey in his philosophy, which Burning Spear greatly took to, and Marley in directly helping Burning Spear get started in the music industry.
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 March 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Winston
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Saint Ann's Bay
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- dub music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.burningspearwebsite.com
- Image
- Burning Spear Live.jpg
Connections
Categories
1945 births20th-century Jamaican male singers21st-century Jamaican male singersCapo Records artistsConverts to the Rastafari movementGrammy Award winnersIsland Records artistsJamaican dub musiciansJamaican expatriates in the United StatesJamaican male songwritersJamaican RastafariansJamaican reggae singers