Peter Metro
Encyclopedia
Peter Metro is a reggae
deejay
, who released five albums in the 1980s.
, and he is acknowledged as the first multilingual reggae toaster. His work with Yellowman
and Fathead
on the albums Yellowman, Fathead, and the one Peter Metro (1982) and Live With Yellowman and Sassafrass (1984) kept his profile high through to the mid-1980s. He appeared at the Reggae Sunsplash
festival in 1987 with English deejay Dominic, captured on the Reggae Sunsplash Dancehall X '87 video. In 1989, he appeared as a guest on the CD Bora, Bora by the Brazilian super rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso (The Mudflaps of Success). He performed the song "Reagee" and "Don't Give Me that." The former was an anti-cocaine statement which made reference to Richard Pryor's mishap with crack in 1980.
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...
deejay
Deejay
A deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...
, who released five albums in the 1980s.
Biography
Initially performing under the name Peter Ranking, he changed his name when he discovered that another deejay was using that name, and since he was resident deejay on the Metromedia sound system, he chose the name Peter Metro. His use of Spanish gained him many fans in South AmericaSouth America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and he is acknowledged as the first multilingual reggae toaster. His work with Yellowman
Yellowman
Yellowman is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay, widely known as King Yellowman...
and Fathead
Fathead (musician)
Fathead , was a dancehall deejay best known for his collaborations with Yellowman in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
on the albums Yellowman, Fathead, and the one Peter Metro (1982) and Live With Yellowman and Sassafrass (1984) kept his profile high through to the mid-1980s. He appeared at the Reggae Sunsplash
Reggae Sunsplash
Reggae Sunsplash is a reggae music festival first staged in 1978 in the northern part of Jamaica. In 1985 it expanded with the addition of an international touring festival...
festival in 1987 with English deejay Dominic, captured on the Reggae Sunsplash Dancehall X '87 video. In 1989, he appeared as a guest on the CD Bora, Bora by the Brazilian super rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso (The Mudflaps of Success). He performed the song "Reagee" and "Don't Give Me that." The former was an anti-cocaine statement which made reference to Richard Pryor's mishap with crack in 1980.
Albums
- Yellowman, Fathead & The One Peter Metro (1982) Abissa
- Sinbad & the Metric System (1983) CSA (Peter Metro & Captain SinbadCaptain SinbadCaptain Sinbad was the deejay alter ego of Jamaican record producer Carl Dwyer .-Biography:Dwyer was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and entered the music industry as a deejay under the name Captain Sinbad on the Sound of Silence sound system, which at the time also featured Sugar Minott, with whom he...
With Little JohnLittle John (musician)John McMorris , better known as Little John, is a Jamaican dancehall musician best known for his 1980s recordings.-History:Born 1970 in Kingston, Jamaica, Litle John was so called as he began performing and recording at the age of nine...
) - Dedicated to You (1984) CSA (with YellowmanYellowmanYellowman is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay, widely known as King Yellowman...
, Lady Anne, and Squiddly Ranking) - Live with Yellowman and Sassafrass (1984)
- No Problem (1985) Power House
- The D.J. Don (1986) Black Solidarity