Bost & Bim
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Bost & Bim are a French dancehall
reggae
production duo: Matthieu Bost and Jérémie Dessus. The duo has worked with the biggest Jamaican & European reggae artists such as Capleton
, Morgan Heritage
, Sizzla
, Gentleman
and Admiral T
.
Both of them debuted in the early 90's respectively as a saxophonist and guitarist in many bands and they still play on tour with lots of Jamaican and European artists. Since 1999, Bost & Bim were established as producers and following the work on international line up riddims (with the label special delivery music and with their own label "the bombist") and many collaborations on albums from others artists.
They also collaborated with Brisa Roché
and Lone Ranger
to release the song "Jamaican Boy", an early-reggae
cover of Estelle
's "American Boy". It was played in the honour of Usain Bolt
at the Berlin Stadium just after his 100m victory at the world championship.
Bost & Bim also tour as DJs in Europe.
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
production duo: Matthieu Bost and Jérémie Dessus. The duo has worked with the biggest Jamaican & European reggae artists such as Capleton
Capleton
Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
, Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. In two decades, they have had a number of successful reggae albums.-Career:Morgan...
, Sizzla
Sizzla
Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy...
, Gentleman
Gentleman
The term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...
and Admiral T
Admiral T
Admiral T, whose real name is Christy Campbell, is a French singer of reggae-dancehall music. Besides Francky Vincent, he is one of most popular and successful Guadeloupean singers.He is also a designer and the creator of WOK LINE.-Biography:...
.
Both of them debuted in the early 90's respectively as a saxophonist and guitarist in many bands and they still play on tour with lots of Jamaican and European artists. Since 1999, Bost & Bim were established as producers and following the work on international line up riddims (with the label special delivery music and with their own label "the bombist") and many collaborations on albums from others artists.
They also collaborated with Brisa Roché
Brisa Roché
Brisa Roché is an American singer-songwriter, currently residing in France. She mostly sings in English, but she sometimes sings in French.- Discography :* Soothe Me...
and Lone Ranger
Lone Ranger (musician)
Lone Ranger is a Jamaican reggae deejay who recorded nine albums between the late 1970s and mid-1980s.-Biography:...
to release the song "Jamaican Boy", an early-reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
cover of Estelle
Estelle (musician)
Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...
's "American Boy". It was played in the honour of Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...
at the Berlin Stadium just after his 100m victory at the world championship.
Bost & Bim also tour as DJs in Europe.
Charts
- Fairtilizer.com (#1 all times reggae tune: Brisa Roché/Lone Ranger "Jamaican boy")
- Admiral T CD "Toucher l'horizon" n°9 (20/05/2006)
- Tunisiano "Le regard des gens" n°11(fr)n°35(ch)n°24 (be) (01/03/2008)
- Beatsource.com (Jamaican boy in the top 10 all styles tunes for few month)
- itunes charts (Jamaican boy in the top 10 reggae tunes for few month)
- Juno.co.uk - (www.juno.co.uk) several times number 1 and best sells ever reggae singles (number 9, 17, 48, 64...)
- trendcharts.de - several times number 1
- Other charts: soundquake.com, africanbeat.de, ernie.b, riddim.de, reggae-vibes.com, vynil-distribution, caribbeanvibesradio.com